Too all just giving Karioca reccomendations because you are wanting a job here are giving this person bad advice. Just because you have QR diamonds in your eyes is not addressing the issues that he/you will face here.
Consider:
- Your financial status: can you survive 10months of training wage if your not an F/O or DEC? Rent here is very high and you will have to take out of your wage if you opt for more "wife" friendly accomodation.
- Family status: Is your partner used to outgoing environments? free and capable of more than hanging around in shopping malls?
- Your children status: will you be away from them if your partner does not come? Will that play a major problem for your relashionship with partner and children if you are not capable of coming back to see them..... probably less than once a month!
- Bad communication and support from QR staff? no real open and fair communication..... sometimes no choice with holiday removals or days off in a row.... and many other posts here explaining the realistic life here.
- The money here is ok, but not overly great when you consider reduction in lifestyle, cost of normal drinking (if you do that), 8 days off a month(MAX).
It should not be the only reason you come here! Because it wont be the reason you leave!
- Its not a 5 star airline unfortunately for the people working here..... unless your Qatari or in management.
- If you are not trained in a reasonable time frame (ie 6months) you have to realise that people are getting placed in front of you and that means your FLC (final line check) number is reducing and means that your fleet transfer and/or CMD upgrade is getting pushed back by the day. Sad but true.
- Potential for movement to other fleets is present.... at this time. BUT is NOT set in stone..... you could be stuck on the 320 for a long time. It swings both ways and your never in the loop as to why or if it will happen. Dont count on it.....make the decision on being on fleet allocation for your whole time here.
- Consider going for other corporate positions in countries your used too. OR if you really want to come and breath in dust all year, try around the M.E..... not only QR.
Dont fall for the hype of the young peps here or the desparate people that want to just say they fly jets or join an airline because of the $$...
good luck.... if you do come I wish you the best.