Fear – Seems to be the defining culture of Virgin Atlantic management, reminding me of the kids film ‘Ants’. The film is a moral tale of masses of ants that produce an annual harvest of which the majority is taken from them by a minority of bigger and more menacing locusts. The story revolves around the ants ‘fear’ of the consequences if they do not give up their harvest to the locusts. When an accident causes the loss of their harvest just when the locust turn up for their annual feast they scramble around to find a solution at the detriment of their own wellbeing in fear of the devastating consequences. The ensuing tale is of one individual standing up to their oppressors and the resulting realisation by the others of their strength in numbers and how much in fact their assumed rulers actually rely on them. I guess you can predict the eventual positive ending.
Nice synopsis of the film Ants, but in that scenario it was theft and extortion that the locusts relied on to get the harvest. Crew are employees of the company. As a whole you can see everyone as the ant colony; ideally everyone is working toward the same goal without promoting a 'them and us' culture.
If you really think you are being exploited by the company to such an extent, then clearly you would be doing yourself a favour by getting out as quickly as possible. No one should have to put up with the conditions you describe - that it somewhat akin to a Victorian workhouse.