digb,
I did not say you will have to pay for the meals, what I did say is that you will have to pay or won't be allowed anything of the carts. I wonder whether you do or have worked for
VB before? Mates at CX were told paxing in economy, and if you have worked at
Vb before, you wont be staying at any great hotels, it will be Holiday Inn style at best. The fact is, the money is sub industry standard, why does everyone want to compare Jet* pays to everyone elses pay, why not compare it to QF or others pay, its easy to compare it to the LCD. Any even if you don't pay for your endorsement, the pay is still substandard for long haul 777 flying.
Just ask anyone who works for a V company and they will fill you in. No rose coloured glasses here. Its amazing that a
VB 737 driver will be on the package as the 777 driver who works for the same division minus the jetlag. And the cabin manager will get payed more than the CRZ FO. What tha. Just the facts!