Exactly right Tbay...
If I had come off a turbo-prop, fair enough turn the page and let's see what happens next.
I'm not Canadian, but I came from the left seat of an MD too, with reasonable expectations based on the information provided by the recruiting team. (Mistake 1)
That combined with direct access to my home base, (which is one of the axed destinations) made for a pretty decent potential existance.
Salary- not fantastic, but with the per diums - we can do it. (Mistake 4173)
Now we don't earn near the numbers discussed a while back.
Now the rest of the "gulf majors" are offering far more attractive salaries in an effort to retain crew.
Can't see an increase on the horizon under present circumstances. Unless they retrench half the redundant staff in HO and distribute the salaries amongst the flight crew....hmmm there's an idea.
It seems the threat of crew leaving has no impact on the management - Bond another thousand lads, the queue is out the door and round the corner, or shake a tree- bound to be suitable chaps up there. The training department can handle it. Oh and the summer schedule is upon us too.
Not anymore amigo that dhow has set sail for calmer waters.
Its early days yet, but the prognosis - she don't look too good cousin!
The concept of "don't like, leave" is also wearing thin. The realistic issue is you cannot afford to lose experienced staff right now or them glass sliding doors are going to seize closed. Address the issues GF, the clock is ticking.