Sounds like Capt. America - southern branch, or someone in HR... desperate measures in either case...
Whilst some of us seem to be sowing the seeds of discontent here, the ground is very fertile... Bel-end's fatuous comments will fail to impress anyone actually living here.
We are taking a hell of a beating here with exchange rates, interest rates, general decline in terms and conditions, rosters, leave, "life style"... have a look at the rest of the issues, they are well covered here...
The fact is of course it is all relative. Several years ago EK seemed good enough for me and I jumped. 20/20 hindsight makes that decision a huge mistake. There was just not enough information then as there is now to make a better decision. In fact EK was not that bad a choice then... it is the years of decline thereafter that makes it a mistake. I had faith, very well misplaced as it turns out, that at least I would maintain the level of Ts & Cs on joining... I WAS WRONG. I am at least 30-40% worse off.
Those coming now must see EK as a benefit but they will start on a lower step compared to when I joined and only better relative to what they are leaving behind... Given time the same downward trend will erode any benefit seen by them today to the point where what was left behind won't seem so bad...
Last edited by Marooned; 11th March 2008 at 06:42.