hmmmmm....i heard most of those stories also.
mr. green,
before you jump into the not so greatwall, better what are they actually giving you. they show you figures that you will "receive" as salary. but it is not true. chinese tax can reach 40%.
gratuity pay, is taxed around 40%. so, whatever amount they show you, deduct 40% of it. they will not tell you that. they will tell you that they can get tax exemptions. but it is not true.
one more thing, as a start-up company in china, you get tax exemption for a few years of operation. but why are they taxing all the money they give their pilots? are they claiming to the tax exemption but aske their pilots to pay tax? makes you think how they do things.
pilots are leaving and they don't care. and before you sign the contract, be it chinese or english, ask your buddies about their contracts. this singapore phyton is known to make different contracts for eacj pilots, thinking that pilots will not share info. now, if you sign a small package and found out that your buddies got something better. he will not give you the difference. he will tell you, you already signed the contract.
home leave? don't expect they honor it. they play around it, try their best to con you to give it up. you can't plan your life. they give and take your home leave as they please. change your COP while in AMS. a supposedly 3 day pattern will end up to be 5-6 days. without perdiem. try asking singapore phyton about per diem, he will tell you you don't need it. one more thing, are you aware that his SVP post is his first management post in his life? that is because his brother is a minister in singapore. that is why he doesn't know how to run things. promise you everything and when you ask him to fulfill his promise, he will tell you that he never promised such a thing.
so, all those thinking of joining the not so great wall, good luck to you.