greener Grass... ?
Ams.. love your post.
I Working > 9 hours (at leadt in Finance) =
yep same here, 12hrs, no breaks.
Minimal time for lunch... = lunch ? really ?
try food packed 7 hrs previous in sweaty plastic container, balanced on kneeboard in filthy flight deck, somewhere over franc, whilst trying to speak on radio.
Long dreaded journeys on the Tube.. =
commute, painful time wasting trip from car park to terminal, security, long walk to crew room.
Regular tube delays - 1 hour journey can become 3 hours =
Ok you got me here , never been 3 hours late, but sometime feels like it when you've taken your shoes, belt, jacket off for 13th time this week, emptied, your lunch box, your wallet, your bag, you pencil case onto the conveyor for all important security checks.
No overtime -most cases. =
Overtime, Never. Extension of duty, frequent esp in summer.
minimal wage increases =[B]
likewise with caveat that saving fuel might just save your job!
Mostly no bonus, and if you do - expect 5 - 8% - unless you are in an Investment Bank =
Bonuses for management only. We have profit share... but apparently never make a profit!
Take work home every other night =
work most nights. If not those couple of days off per week are for sim check preperation, command prep, aic's , studying, etc.
Stress about work on the weekends =
1 weekend off in 6.
Have a different Ops and crewing depts - called Senior Management
......shall I continue..
mmmmm yes please !
However, it does mean I could get paid more that a Captain, but what is the point if I cannot enjoy it.
I guess each role will have its pros and cons - but if you enjoy it then great - but if not then like me you are - off
Agreed, i like my job, There is simply too much of it. Its hard for me these days to recommend that someone spend a fortune on training for a job like this. i love flying, and it pays the bills, but when you do too much of it, it feels like any other job. Ask any junior doctor!
Live is for living eh ?