BongleBear
Your post is what this whole thread is about. Terms and Conditions !!!
You say you take home £3000 a month. Well, good for you.
How much of that do you spend on your own food and water at work? How much of that is your car park pass? How much of that is your uniform and dry cleaning? How much of that is for transport to and from sims? How much of that is for accommodation at the sim?
A not insignificant sum
On top of that, how much do FR pay into your pension? How much do FR contribute to your death in service benefits? How much do FR contribute to loss of licence insurance? How much do FR contribute to PHI income insurance?
Absolutely nothing
You get my drift, the job is cr@p..... and it's because muppets similar to you think that you are well rewarded. You aren't. You are badly paid and work hard for that privilege.
Contrast your position to a legacy carrier, such as Virgin or BA (where all pilots should be aiming their terms and conditions). A first year FO at Virgin takes home £3400 a month (for no more than 760 hours a year) PLUS allowances downroute, gets all the above benefits (and more) and a 15% company contribution to a pension, on ALL pay including flight pay, except overtime.
That's not bragging. It's where terms and conditions should be. If not better.
Wake up and smell the coffee (that you had to provide yourself of course).
Last edited by stansdead; 16th October 2007 at 09:19.
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