THE big move..?!
Good afternoon to all!
I am thankful for this forum which I am following now for a while. Thus I am thankful for all the information I gathered up to now.
Having read nearly 300++ pages of pros and cons concerning EK, QR and EY I came to the conclusion that I ask the community for their opinion.
My situation is as follows:
I am currently with the subsidary of an european legacy carrier, I am single, in my mid 30s, F/O, flying the Fokker 70/100 with >2600TT (>2300 jet). I had to work short-time for the last 18 month and from now on I am forced to work obligatory part-time. As 2012 will be a hard year for the industry and my company is doing everything but healthy, I might want to take the chance for "THE big move".
QR already accepted my application - waiting for interview date.
No pension scheme, a lot of flying and apparently a lot of unhappy people there (as far as my reading on the forum goes) - to name but a few cons
EK - application will be completed when I have received the original ATPL-papers from the authority. For me it seems the best choice (pension scheme etc) but I might be wrong.
EY - application sent despite I do not have the required rating. Although I have heard that people got invited without rating I am pessimistic about that one.
What each and every of these companies have in common: a fairly secure post for the medium-term. So that is the most important issue to me right now. I have bills to pay and I have no idea if I'll be able to continue to be able to after April...
I have been through the thread almost entirely. I am not asking about interview question or for which position each of you applied. Nor do I ask for a general receipt for happiness & prosperity....
The thing I am interested in is your general opinion. Your thoughts for a profile that I have, a hint of where I might get a better chance for a "good life" (whatever a good life means to somebody else).
YES, I am desperate. YES, I am aware that I still have a jet-job within Europe and YES I know for sure that all the up and down right here will -sooner or later- lead to some physical problems (if mentally not already in progress).
I appreciate any suggestions, thoughts and if you like to hit me now for posting that sort of thread - feel free to do so.