Halas
Good evening Merlin,
I think you're right in the end, more meat for the grinder. As for landing a decent ops job in M.East as a newbie these days, you'd have more luck getting a start with Man Utd.
I still maintain the 'dispatcher factory' is highly culpable for the consistent lowering of T's & C's out this way.
All the best.
D.O.G