I'm not even the slightest bit angry Fruet Mich -despite your poor attempts at provoking me. Wasting energy on people that I don't care for and situations I didn't put myself into is not my style. I'm just disgusted at how hard done by you appear to think you are. Typically Gen-Y attitude. You chose to pursue the A-320 or whatever it is you currently fly, wherever it is you currently fly. You accepted the T&C's on offer. I'm guessing that when basings were discussed, you probably chose to live in AKL. Please don't expect me to sympathise with you when you are currently earning 3x the salary I was on, and don't expect me to accept your unfounded ill-informed assertions re the comparable costs of living when it's patently obvious you have no personal experience of what you are talking about and no data to support your assertions.