Emirates rumour mill 2
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From: Perth
Look at his history, every post is an insult to someone. Mr know it all, thinks he has the right to check others out yet he is a deeply sad and disturbed individual. You probably know who he is, everyone does. Since there's not moderation here, these guys lurk around sabotaging any potentially good conversations you can have here. it says more about them...
You left it behind and certainly you met individuals that made the days very very long because they have the personality of cockroaches. It's ALWAYS the same names here and it's always the same names going around at EK, as you know.
I get it that you don't miss it...
You left it behind and certainly you met individuals that made the days very very long because they have the personality of cockroaches. It's ALWAYS the same names here and it's always the same names going around at EK, as you know.
I get it that you don't miss it...
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From: Australia
You know the EK motto, yes?
” Don't like it? Leave. ”
EK has an endless supply of willing pilots from a place about 3 hours east of Dubai.
They’ve said publicly that experience isn’t important for them. They don’t care that people are leaving.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
” Don't like it? Leave. ”
EK has an endless supply of willing pilots from a place about 3 hours east of Dubai.
They’ve said publicly that experience isn’t important for them. They don’t care that people are leaving.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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From: stuttgart
Joined: Aug 2024
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From: Hong Kong
Total bs.I did the ek interview and I know three of cx to ek pilots personally, no such promise has been made.
Curry Lamb is one of those typical examples of peculiar personalities full of schadenfreude you see too often among pilots. Going on and on about own airline on the flight deck or on FH harbour, and a total switch on other forums or in the hotel bar the moment other airline colleagues are present..
Curry Lamb is one of those typical examples of peculiar personalities full of schadenfreude you see too often among pilots. Going on and on about own airline on the flight deck or on FH harbour, and a total switch on other forums or in the hotel bar the moment other airline colleagues are present..
Last edited by Sisiphos; 24th April 2025 at 01:58.
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From: Dubai Hills
Free advice: opt out. It will drastically improve your QoL
Halas
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From: Australia
Not sure what’s worse at this point.
Joined: Apr 2024
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From: DXB
Who’d want to bring up kids to be entitled little Dubai kids with all the prejudices that come with it .
why do so many need maids too? Is it a status symbol or can they just not do abit of ironing and cooking?
why do so many need maids too? Is it a status symbol or can they just not do abit of ironing and cooking?
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From: UAE
The theory behind the maids is that the maid can do all the boring household tasks leaving the parents to spend more quality time with their offspring. What actually happens is that the maid does the housework and raises the children while the parents go out and have fun. Many children in Dubai are raised by maids. It is possible to raise normal, well-adjusted children in Dubai but it is harder than it would be at home. When the kids eventually leave Dubai the collision with reality can be dramatic.
Joined: Feb 2018
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From: Palm
The theory behind the maids is that the maid can do all the boring household tasks leaving the parents to spend more quality time with their offspring. What actually happens is that the maid does the housework and raises the children while the parents go out and have fun. Many children in Dubai are raised by maids. It is possible to raise normal, well-adjusted children in Dubai but it is harder than it would be at home. When the kids eventually leave Dubai the collision with reality can be dramatic.
Look it is not easy to have children in a new country completely different from one own, I understand the need to cut some slack to maintain some peace at home within the family.
But I do agree, some of our colleagues have terrible behaviors and mannerism which make them bad parents, maybe the children are better of with the maids.
Joined: Apr 2024
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From: DXB
It would be easier for them grow up and move to Africa, south east Asia , China and even the US now!
Maybe you mean that they still have shopping centres malls with costas coffee and the equivalent of spinneys.
Europe isn’t like minded, it’s almost the complete opposite.
Last edited by SunnyTheSemen; 27th April 2025 at 11:26.
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From: Cyprus
Really interesting. Well intoretirement now but I have always enjoyed the morning PPrune 'lurkabout' which has developed into an, often, serious read too. Contributed quite a bit, done some jail time & even banned. However, the lurkabout always started with Fragrant Harbour Thread where I larfed my head off at girlies taking a handbag swing at eachother.. I was mourning the loss of that iniital raed, a bit, but discovered it had shifted to this thread.
Some pseodonyms I recognise too. One ex CX chap who turned into a near stalker, changing silly names often but always recogniseable by his inane and jealous outbursts, seemed to have moved over to Emirates too. So, despite the threat, Mod, don't close it off just yet.!
The Emirates Rumour Mill now becomes my larf of the day initial read.
Probably well known to most but I am a CX wannabee failure and twice tried Emirates, but failed too. .........Ghaaaad, I woz ever so saved !
Some pseodonyms I recognise too. One ex CX chap who turned into a near stalker, changing silly names often but always recogniseable by his inane and jealous outbursts, seemed to have moved over to Emirates too. So, despite the threat, Mod, don't close it off just yet.!
The Emirates Rumour Mill now becomes my larf of the day initial read.
Probably well known to most but I am a CX wannabee failure and twice tried Emirates, but failed too. .........Ghaaaad, I woz ever so saved !
Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 138
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From: DXB
Really interesting. Well intoretirement now but I have always enjoyed the morning PPrune 'lurkabout' which has developed into an, often, serious read too. Contributed quite a bit, done some jail time & even banned. However, the lurkabout always started with Fragrant Harbour Thread where I larfed my head off at girlies taking a handbag swing at eachother.. I was mourning the loss of that iniital raed, a bit, but discovered it had shifted to this thread.
Some pseodonyms I recognise too. One ex CX chap who turned into a near stalker, changing silly names often but always recogniseable by his inane and jealous outbursts, seemed to have moved over to Emirates too. So, despite the threat, Mod, don't close it off just yet.!
The Emirates Rumour Mill now becomes my larf of the day initial read.
Probably well known to most but I am a CX wannabee failure and twice tried Emirates, but failed too. .........Ghaaaad, I woz ever so saved !
Some pseodonyms I recognise too. One ex CX chap who turned into a near stalker, changing silly names often but always recogniseable by his inane and jealous outbursts, seemed to have moved over to Emirates too. So, despite the threat, Mod, don't close it off just yet.!
The Emirates Rumour Mill now becomes my larf of the day initial read.
Probably well known to most but I am a CX wannabee failure and twice tried Emirates, but failed too. .........Ghaaaad, I woz ever so saved !
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: uk
Gordo, I am ex CX albeit long ago. You can take it from me that the reality of life in HK and working for Cathay was not always the imagined nirvana. Some made the best of it, made money and left. However there were casualties along the way with the internal wrangling resulting in the 49er fiasco being probably the worst example. I expect it is the same at EK masquerading as the new Cathay. Anyway, sorry for thread drift, back to those darn rumors…
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From: Space
Last year target was 11.9 we did 18.7. 6.8 over and 20 weeks bonus paid.
This year target was 14.2. 10.4 at half way point. Strong Oct and Dec, weak Mar.
All things being equal would need 21 + 9% corp tax to hit 20 again.
Maybe 15-18 but who knows. They can make it what they want to make it.
Probably the 2nd last big one before we back to 2 and 4 weeks.
This year target was 14.2. 10.4 at half way point. Strong Oct and Dec, weak Mar.
All things being equal would need 21 + 9% corp tax to hit 20 again.
Maybe 15-18 but who knows. They can make it what they want to make it.
Probably the 2nd last big one before we back to 2 and 4 weeks.