Diabolical stuff indeed! You have just described the past 15 years of management tactics. Everyone should use this latest event to evaluate what type of career they want to commit themselves to. I can assure you that this type of morally vacuous behavior is something that will always be part of your career at CX. Cathay can and will change your conditions at will. They have learned over the past years that there is really no cost to doing so. For those of you who are 35ish or younger, I would strongly suggest you consider a career with a proper airline, in a country that has a strong labor code. CX traps you here with just enough money when you start to make it attractive, then slowly erodes your pay and conditions as the years go by. Eventually you find you are trapped, and have to accept a rather bitter and unsatisfying existance (well done CX mgmt, you have emulated the worst examples of corporate mgmt). If you don't like what you are seeing....be in no doubt that you will see it again and again. Get out now if you can. ps. this time CX mgmt have really outdone themselves in the sheer unfairness of the consequences to individuals and their expected career conditions. Unbelievable.
