In BA the Captain of a shiny jet lives in a nice house (which he owns) with his wife and 2.4 children. He goes to work in a 2 or 3 year old BMW (which he owns) and enjoys decent rostering, a good salary and is well protected by his Union and the Law of the Land.
The First Officer is pretty much the same but lives in a slightly smaller house and drives to work in a 4 or 5 year old BMW - both of which he owns or aspires to own.
Before the age of 30 they may have done many different flying jobs ranging from air taxis to military FJs. They may have shared houses but will always have owned a car since passing their driving test at 17/18.
You see where I'm going with this……………yet still they come to Cathay and very few leave. Amazing really.
Last edited by Arfur Dent; 29th Oct 2016 at 17:30.