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Old 28th Mar 2008, 00:38
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General Dogsbody
 
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Hi Guys,

Cityjet is a good place to work, however there are some important details being left out by the others people posting here:

Rostering is a Major problem, the 6/3 is an improvement but only slight you are still looking at early start to your week and a late finish. (you can't have the fixed roster in your first year with the company or when you get upgraded for a year)

The company is Very short of Captains, hence I have heard that 15 O/Nights in a 28 day roster is not unheard of and up to 60 sectors. Good money mind you.

Because of the previous point annual leave is a Major problem and it is almost certain that you will not get to use your full entitlement and will end up building up large carry over days for years, I have heard of guys who are due Sixty Days, although how can they use them given the current situation.

Watch out for Management types on the forum they can paint a rosey picture, there is a very high turnover in cityjet at the moment and the main problem is with the roster, given the low crew numbers this is not likely to improve and has been a constant problem for many years.

There is a great bunch of Guys and Galls in Wx though and the work is good fun and interesting just not for people interested in quality of life, family etc.
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