Tuismile I am sorry you feel disappointed by BA (SFLGW that is, for clarification, otherwise you'll be eaten alive here!) and I am sorry you're thinking of going back to your previous airline.
We definitely didn't work for the same outfit then as for me, despite I used to clear 1500-1600 with them once I was doing mixed flying, the kind of work, kind of passengers, the way the company treated me and the stress they caused (and more specifically: my duty cabin crew coordinator) wasn't worth the money. So I changed and despite on an average month as a SFLGW purser I'd earn 1300-1400 per month considering my bidding preferences, it's sooooooo much better than my previous charter job.
True conditions have deteriorated before my eyes since I joined 3 years ago, and our unions, too busy looking after the golden runway's issues, let them deteriorate.
Am I any sadder now? Not really, the environment at work is great regardless, morale isn't any lower, believe me.
Having said that, Carnage, I'd rather do 4-sector-days in the middle of a 3 day trip than do single 4-sector days.....it's the driving back and forth on minimum rest that really kills me and I'd much rather be driven to a hotel and picked up the following day. So I am with you on this one too.
EFLGW used to have very efficient rosters - I used to constantly be on the 900hrs limit - however tiring, it does make sense for it to happen everywhere else too.
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