A different perspective:
Slick presentations, DVDs and a polite recruiting team will never prepare you for the move that once made is very hard to reverse.
EK has done everything but enhance a package that has eroded significantly over the past few years. They will have you think that the 'package' has enough in it to save a little extra, invest a little... it won't. The accomodation allowance will not cover renting a home here and you will have to take that supplied by the company or add significantly to it. Education is not covered totally and you will have to add to that when and if you get into the school you want. Allowances down route are just enough to get you fed and watered and off on your next flight.
The presentation doesn't tell you about the countless 'days off' you spend doing medicals, online training, visas, sorting out accomodation issues, getting staff travel to get it right etc etc...
Accomodation, education, health are all prerequisites, mandatory requirements anywhere you move overseas or why would you ever move?
Cut through the spin, the smoke and mirrors intending to bloat the package and focus on the bottom line; the salary and pension, the 'take home/send home' amount excluding the 'package' they try and include above. Factor by the exchange rate of your home country or intended domicile and then see if it is still worth moving away from home.
EK are losing pilots because of this and not getting enough of the ones they want because of the same.
EK are not the only ones out there on the road and it's going to get crowded. EK are heading for a jam...
Last edited by Marooned; 15th Oct 2007 at 14:51.