To Qatar from Vancouver
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To Qatar from Vancouver
I'm expecting a formal DEC job offer pretty quick from Qatar. Before I make the final leap, a few questions:
Staff Travel - I live on the West Coast of Canada. I assume there is some decent interline arrangements to get home (or at least past Montreal). Is Air Canada an option? Or do you have to go via the States? When does my family get staff travel?
Per Diems - Are they decent? Do they adequately cover your expenses?
Salary - I've checked the salary, and it seems reasonable. Obviously, you'd have to wait a year to get into training, but is the training department a worthwhile way to boost your income?
Housing - What are the odds that you'll get company housing versus a housing allowance? I understand they may not have enough housing to accommodate the huge increase in hiring.
Thanks for any input!
Staff Travel - I live on the West Coast of Canada. I assume there is some decent interline arrangements to get home (or at least past Montreal). Is Air Canada an option? Or do you have to go via the States? When does my family get staff travel?
Per Diems - Are they decent? Do they adequately cover your expenses?
Salary - I've checked the salary, and it seems reasonable. Obviously, you'd have to wait a year to get into training, but is the training department a worthwhile way to boost your income?
Housing - What are the odds that you'll get company housing versus a housing allowance? I understand they may not have enough housing to accommodate the huge increase in hiring.
Thanks for any input!
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From: Third rock from the sun
Staff Travel - I live on the West Coast of Canada. I assume there is some decent interline arrangements to get home (or at least past Montreal). Is Air Canada an option? Or do you have to go via the States? When does my family get staff travel?
We have zed fare agreement with all of them.
I thinks it's after 6 month.
Per Diems - Are they decent? Do they adequately cover your expenses?
They do just that.
Salary - I've checked the salary, and it seems reasonable. Obviously, you'd have to wait a year to get into training, but is the training department a worthwhile way to boost your income?
Flying a lot IS the way to boost it, not the training.
Housing - What are the odds that you'll get company housing versus a housing allowance? I understand they may not have enough housing to accommodate the huge increase in hiring.
Not sure, but take the housing allowance it's better, because you will have the choice to live where you Wife or familly wishes to live.
Hope it helps
We have zed fare agreement with all of them.
I thinks it's after 6 month.
Per Diems - Are they decent? Do they adequately cover your expenses?
They do just that.
Salary - I've checked the salary, and it seems reasonable. Obviously, you'd have to wait a year to get into training, but is the training department a worthwhile way to boost your income?
Flying a lot IS the way to boost it, not the training.
Housing - What are the odds that you'll get company housing versus a housing allowance? I understand they may not have enough housing to accommodate the huge increase in hiring.
Not sure, but take the housing allowance it's better, because you will have the choice to live where you Wife or familly wishes to live.
Hope it helps
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From: Not Here
Travel, etc
Not to worry about travel. You'll be working such that you won't have any time off to get back there, other than for your leave...if they don't cancel it and buy your time out.
Training department doesn't pay enough to make a big difference. You'll be flying a lot on the line. The training department is fraught with politics...
Training department doesn't pay enough to make a big difference. You'll be flying a lot on the line. The training department is fraught with politics...
