Well I never saw any "..daily floggings, abuse & threats..". No, I'm not a manager, I'm a line driver. I've worked at both Qantas & Jetstar (although I've now gone back to Q) & I found Jetstar a great place to work. Admittedly the pay/conditions weren't as rosy as at Q, but it's a LCC, what do you expect? There were a few 'personalities' in management that weren't popular, but never was I encouraged/forced/etc to do the wrong thing. Most of the senior crews had a wealth of experience from many varied carriers, & I found the training excellent. Maybe I was lucky to be based outside of MEL/SYD?