I have to agree with crewsunite. The "thank you for your efforts" might work with the locally employed office workers but the minimum of an annual inflationary pay rise plus financial recognition of any productivity increases would go a long way to solve the underlying unrest that is prevalent within our aircrew body. Three of my colleagues have left or are leaving - fact, not bar talk - and I know of several who are just looking.
Ever the optimist, there are positive moves within our fleet, and there is less of a tendency to eat one's own young. The fact that we've received the biggest bonus this millennium (thank you) is another positive move. However, the "can't have a pay rise because everyone would need one" mentality won't crew the new aircraft arriving, nor address the impending world-wide shortage of qualified pilots.
CX was built on the entrepreneurial spirit of an exciting Hong Kong and the recognition of the experience provided by imported professional aviators. However, in today's short-sighted quick-fix/quick-buck mentality, the good work done before 1993 has been continually eroded.
As I've said before, one just has to find where one fits in. For me, when three-man ULH starts getting programmed on European flights, I'm off.
BB