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Vaguely remember a similar post you wrote 3-4 years ago, offereing that same wonderful advice to F/O's here in EK and in other ME carriers.
I, like many here at EK, were Captains at previous airlines. I, like many here, are once again Captains and enjoying the privileges that come with such a position. The failure rate for upgrades here in EK is low. The training has improved and all F/O's are recruited as 'future Captains'. Why shouldn't people come? Sure, the rules have changed. It's upset quite a few here and rightly so but most will still be far better off than if they'd stayed with their last employer.
I shouldn't have to justify my decision coming here to someone as egocentrical and opinionated as yourself but I do. Not to correct you, but to advise potential DEP's to ignore your poor and outdated 'advice'. The industry has changed since the eighties. Being cocooned in your comfy 'ten eleven', you may not have noticed that yet!
Harry