Dear YYZ guy,
Can you please post your opinions a year from now after you truly begin to understand things? I will guarantee that you will have changed your mind about this job and this place.
I do not mean to sound condescending, just that I was once like you... rationalizing things... but at some point you will reach the same conclusions as me.
This company will treat you like ****e, you will work harder than is reasonable and you will gradually loath many aspects of this society and this job.
Are any of you guys watching the news surrounding the ME and North Africa? This situation is far worse than either of the Gulf Wars and if you think you will not suffer the consequences once you arrive, then you are sadly mistaken.
Almost every pilot I know, either is blindly hoping for the best, or they are activiely making their 'exit' plans. It's about 50/50 there.