Originally Posted by
duckied
I worked for Emirates as crew for eight years. I was involved in an accident while out in Dubai which would have led to around two months of non working then a phased back schedule due to broken limbs. My contract was terminated within minutes of my appointment with my manager to discuss my accident. After eight years of service without a single day off sick. I was sent home three days later.
What part is complete rubbish DYKWIA?
No free lunch, is there? Westerners complain about the age of flight attendants and marvel at the Stepford-wife equivalent on many foreign carriers. What happens to the cute young women as they become not quite so cute and not quite so young anymore? We enjoy the benefits of less-restrictive labor regulations (on some foreign carriers) without thinking much about the cost.
So what does this have to do with travel in F? Maybe that the relatively-low costs and "attractiveness" of the F we see on foreign carriers are often subsidized by poorer working conditions.