Dear What The - could you please tell me all the "better opportunities out there right now."
Jetstar? - don't think they're earning $185k as Capts or $113 as F/Os. And I believe they work quite hard and they work for arseholes.
Virgin? Yep not bad money, but any guy with kids doesn't want 15 overnights a month. And they work for arseholes i'm told.
Qantas? Not many guys in our 40s look at that as an option to bring us back to OZ. And they are arseholes too.
Rex? Hmm don't fancy living in a tent at Kurnell and eating dog food.
Easterns or Sunnies? Ditto. Oh and ultimately they work for Qantas.
NZ?? Jetconnect, Pacific Blue??? Not good T&Cs ther.
So where are the better opportunities in Oz right now???
Not saying Tiger is brilliant (and Singaporeans are arseholes) but can't see that its any worse.
As for earning $180k per year and working hard. Ask aone out there in different fields who earn that sort of money are they working hard for it - damn right they are. Think I'd rather be earning $180k per yer flying my arse off than earning 60k per year for 50 hour weeks as a senior loans officer with NAB.
Awaiting your response on the better opportunities, i shall apply.
trev