IheartMBT,
Thanks for a candid and enlightening response.
I would like to ask one thing regarding this comment from you, below:
A lot of people who joined the airline as crew, did this for life.
I can understand that this would be the case pre-privatisation, (government careers do seem to be treated this way) but who joins any private company with the expectation of it being "for life"?
I expected to be doing my chosen career "for life", and I am doing so, but to be honest I do it nowadays on two-year rolling contracts (which are common in this part of the world), and I am under no illusion that this might not last until retirement, and I might end up doing it elsewhere.