Hmmm.
10 years ago, was EK recycling staff numbers to try and disguise the number of resignations? That's the latest trick - new joiners (CC, don't know about flight deck) are being issued staff numbers that used to belong to former staff that have subsequently resigned. The HR system has a "shadow" number that is their "real" number used in determining seniority for staff travel boarding, etc. But staff numbers that do not correspond to the actual number of hiring taking place are being detected - and no, they are not of re-joiners. Interesting the lengths EK are going to, to try and prevent the truth about number of resignations from emerging.
10 years ago, were CC ab initio hires resigning during training?
10 years ago, were pilots resigning to return to the likes of Ryanair?
10 years ago, was there even any debate as to whether EK was a preferred employer over Qatar and the unmentionable company?
10 years ago, was EK having difficulty attracting pilots to even attend roadshows? (A recent one in NZ drew....no one.)
And on and on. EK's reputation as an employer has fallen far, and breathtakingly fast.
Sorry, but while employee complaining may be pretty constant, the current situation cannot be compared to 10 years ago any more than the airline itself can be compared to EK in 2005.