Smirnoff and SNAM
Thank you both for the replies, quite useful. And yeah I have to agree with SNAM that Smirnoff is generalizing a bit too much since the conditions of the company I fly for are not know to him, but then again I didn't explain that originally.
Anyways I feel ready for the UPG, no doubt about that, and the company wouldn't have offered me it had that not been the case. The company is top notch in terms of qulity of aircraft and trainning. Safety is also a big part of the equation, and the people are nice, mostly. The only thing that has people thinking abouth leaving for a better future is the salary. To put this into perpective, a QR F.O. makes 2.5 times more than a Capt. here. Off course costs of living aren't as high here but we pay taxes. In short, savings would be bigger in QR.
That is waht has me thinking...