KK…
You said, "I'd be on edge all the time".
THAT is Emirates Airline to a TEE!
It's like flying each sector with a Fed on your jumpseat just watching… waiting for you to make a mistake so they can punish you. At EK, you're only as good as you're last sector. YOu can have a perfect 20 year career here and you make one mistake they think "tarnished the image" of the airline, and you could find yourself unemployed or bumped from your seat.
They honestly do think we are just robots…. we get 8 hours of perfect sleep each night, we could never make a mistake even after doing what is equivalent of doing a coast to coast all night turn-around in your country, etc… you get the picture.
No extra pay for things like: De-icing, holding… which we do probably the equivalent of 2 hours give or take each month.
Remember, the "Contract" you thought you signed at EK is in reality merely "Terms and Conditions" which can be changed. But most westerners don't understand and think the "Contract" they signed with EK can't be changed. Something they just accidentally forgot to mention at the road shows lots of us attended back years ago. Silly us all thinking we had overtime at 78 hours only to wake up to an email one morning saying it had been changed unilaterally to 92 hours.
JB vs EK??? Are you serious??? Not even a decision to be made here!
Enjoy your labor protections and union protections…. neither of which to be found at EK.
K
Last edited by Kapitanleutnant; 25th Oct 2014 at 15:52.