The purpose of this short posting is to reach out to any potential new-joiner reading this thread. It would be natural to think twice about Cathay given the comments by regretCX and others.
In my opinion, the most accurate single-paragraph summary of what is required at Cathay is contained within the post above by numero crunchero:
I can say this with absolute certainty...the absolute vast majority that think it is ok here and just get on with it, whilst being aware of CX's shortfalls, have very little problem with the upgrades. Those that notice each and every imperfection seem to continuously have problems. I am not trying to infer that being the 'squeaky wheel' will delay upgrades. I am trying to suggest that having a positive attitude is highly correlated to success within CX. Not a 'kiss-ass' attitude...more of the 'take responsibility for one's own f*#$ups attitude'.
I could not agree more.