I wasn't indicating that things were grim, just merely pointing out that doing your homework before committing won't do you squat if they change contract details in-between transit to your new location.
What am I going to do, arrive, receive an amended watered down contract, give them the finger turn around and fly back home!? Not until I at least re-coup what I spent getting here. I have no doubt that things must change in the future otherwise a certain part of the world is going to be hurting for controllers not too far down the track.
I agree with fox, payrises won't do a fat lot of good. Pay my rent and kids education and I don't care if I didn't get a payrise for the next 5 years.
