Most trips are only a few days and there's a lot of STN work. I spend more nights in my own bed than not. We're not flogged around like some 747 operators do their Loadies.
Those long trips come up once in a blue moon. I volunteered to take them on (with a few perks), made the most of the time I had at each stop and had a whale of a time. Not many companies will pay for you to have holidays like that.
When people are deciding whether to go out drinking in Stortford, Chelmsford or Harlow, I love having the additional choice of a night out in Dubai, Johannesburg, or Hong Kong.
Experience does count here as some of our customers specifically require it, so that has to be taken into account.
If you're interested, get your CV in, come in and talk to the boss (and the guys) you'll get the full rumourless, unadulterated truth about the job and T&C's and you can decide if it's for you.
Matt