Sickpay, duty rules... to me these are minor things, but nice to know what the real deal is from the guys/gals on the line. But I have to be honest, the biggest issues for me are
1. Living there...temp/treatment of wives fam/feeling like a foriengner/driving/beyond the city.. anything? etc
2. Standard of living...
3. Why are all the Villa's the same.. is there a cash scheme so you can do your own thing?
4. How easy is it to get time off when you want... Mom and Dads 50th Anniversary coming up, and id rather lose my job than take the pain from my folks for missing that shin dig!
5. How easy is it to get out of Dubai/Abu Dhabi monthly if reqd
6. Is there a min duty pay for ultra short flights? Getting paid 3 hours for a 10 hour duty day is just not right.
7. final and biggest negative.... dir entry Commanders. BIG X on the deal breaker there. How do the current FO's feel about this. Why arent they upgraded?? Not good enough? The experience of the guys i've seen going in are much more than normal... should be proficient enough. Or is it just a matter of crew experience demographics... Take note if there are in fact company people parouzing this thread... this is for many the Deal breaker.
Thanks guys.
Orange.