Ok, I think it’s now fairly well established that the take-home pay of the guys in Berlin is about 1900 euros on a good month, which equates to about £1500 at the current exchange rate. Some of them have 10 year bank loan repayments of £1200 a month. Yes, I know it’s their own stupid fault, they should have done their homework properly, they’ve only got themselves to blame, nobody sympathises….blah, blah, blah …. nonetheless, it is, what it is now.
… So on my calculations, that leaves ten quid a day in their back pocket, which should just about pay for their food if they eat cheaply. At least they won't have to resort to the soup kitchen. However, it looks like they might end up having to sleep rough in a doorway somewhere, or on some Good Samaritan's floor or couch. Alternatively, they might be better off dossing down in the SFX departure lounge spread-eagled across three or four seats under a blanket. Then at least it would be warm and they wouldn’t need to thumb a lift to work every morning, as they could just roll out of bed. Be quite handy for standby too. If they kept their uniforms on, it would also be great publicity for Easy, and show the paying public what a fantastic effort they have made to keep the ticket price down!.
To the guy at Wizz, who asked the original question about applying for an Parc/Berlin position, I think the answer must by now be fairly self-evident. SFX is the closest EZY base to Siberia, and being posted there on a **** contract (particularly in winter) is the equivalent of being sent down the salt mines. If you are still determined to jump ship from Wizz, make sure it’s to an employer or agency who actually has some scruples. Any company who knowingly and deliberately inflicts this sort of hardship on their contractors / employees, and dresses it up as "an exciting challenge" needs to be given a very wide berth indeed. 
Last edited by flyingpicket; 28th September 2012 at 12:52.