I have just turned down a job because of that. Fair enough the first 6 months I can understand but if this airline offered you a perm contract you are still bonded for 300 for a further 6 months. But if they dont need or like you they will let let you go but you get nothing. Unfair I feel. I understand training and uniform costs but still say you don't like the airline or the rosters etc its a lot of money to leave. These airlines seem to think that we should be privelidged toi work for them. I think not in this day and age they should be thankfull that any of us are mad enough to want to fly through the sky in a missile that mad people want to fly into buildings with or blow us out the sky. Or even that we leave our lives in the hand of overworked ATC with poor computer systems.
Why do we do it eh!