I don't think the bubble will burst just yet. There is still a lot of expansion to come, and I do believe that Emirates is a good job and lifestyle. It has the potential to be GREAT. Unfortunately rules change, and they only seem to change to suite the company never the employee. That there are a lot of unhappy pilots now at Emirates is certain.
In the past the guys were thanked (a computer message when you sign on/off) for putting in the extra mile to help the Airline reach its next goal when it was short of crews. And that we did. Statements like "it's going to be a busy summer, please bear with us...." became only too familiar, but yet we all gave what we could because after all, if the Airline did well so would we. When it came to laying the chips on the table we saw exactly how gratefull the company was for our efforts. Exactly 2% grateful. This when everybody else got 5% and in some cases more!
Yes we want EK to do well, and yes we want to be part of a winning team, but it's hard to stay positive and focused when we are seemingly at best merely numbers in some beancounter's ledger.
This is one example, there are more.
It takes so little to keep morale up and people happy. Thanks to Richard, Frankie, Gareth, Eimer and the other Richard at crew scheduling - your efforts have been noticed!
[This message has been edited by Warlock2000 (edited 09 June 2001).]