Maybe I just got lucky! My first chinese job was a 50% parttime contract with MU starting in CDG and ending in CDg after twelve days! The rest of the month belonged to me (2008/2009). Was too good to be true . Then had the chance to change to HU, frustrating five months until first flight , then full time ex PEK with ten free days in Europe. After 1 1/2 years a 70 percent parttime job with guaranteed 14 days off in Europe (excluding travel/DHC days). Was ok and would have gotten better. The two remaining chaps of my original 11 man group are on 70% respectively 50% parttime contract, but for me it was enough. Not that I was treated unfairly but the commuting was taking its toll and the grey areas that you as Cpt were held responsible got too big for my liking. Money was 30% above my old salary and the scheduling was horror pure but only because we wanted our free days en bloc.