PPRuNe is a reasonable medium to have an exchange of news and points of view. There are some over-fervourous individuals that perhaps take their effort too far and scare others from contributing more often or nothing at all, and there those who somehow got disappointed by the company, based on what they were promised during the recruitment process and find the Ts and Cs versus reality in AUH unacceptable. On the other hand, there are those who just love it and happy they did it. Credit to them.
Without being aggressive or inaccurate, one should let the info flow and counter-act by asking for facts to substantiate a given claim. Perhaps the accuser will not respond and that speaks loads.
I said this before. EY will never shutdown. The less proficient individuals in and all around the Company will eventually find their own fate, however there are those who could not, cannot and will not wait. They either left or are on the way out. For most, the EY tenure was counter-productive professionally and financially let alone the family disruptions where applicable.
Unfortunately, and this is my opinion alone, given the financial and political support the chairperson and his management enjoy, they must have structured the Company much better from Day 1 with an experienced management team well before launch day. It did not happen.
That missed opportunity reflected all the way down to the lower ranks with very few proficient guys being a minority. It is however noticeable but very little publicised, that despite all the troubles, few hardworking department managers have improved, somehow, the local working environment and have fought for a better package.
Generally, contractual Ts and Cs were poor from the beginning and that situation went on for a long time. Frustration grew, people left for better jobs but the recruitment continued with its known faults. One has to remember that there are hundreds if not thousands who have or perhaps believe their Ts and Cs are or were worse in their present or previous job. It is a fair judgement. Thus, they want to join EY...
If one is jobless, with promotion aspirations, single or married with no kids, retired type-rated skippers willing to extend their flying life, etc., have a go!... Ensure you get as much information as you can to help you make that important decision.
There have been recently signs to establish some kind of an overdue order and this is good news. I hope the local government watchs more over EY in order to make it a well-managed brand of Abu Dhabi and UAE in general. The passenger reviews have been good to very good, so this is a good sign.
Enough of this. Time to go. Stay safe and fly safely!