Hey guys.... So I have been biting my tongue for a while on this one, in fact after everything that has been said on this topic in the past I am surprised that we are even having this debate.... Anyhue, you need to put things into perspective. $1400 USD (and this is a starting wage) is equal to a 737 FO's pay with their national carrier... So although it’s crap money back here in Canada, for Fiji it’s well above average.... In fact when I left Fiji I was making equal to a 73 skipper.... So I wasn't selling out, I was actually living in the "upper class" of Fiji and enjoying every minute of it... Also as I have stated before things at Turtle have changed a lot and there are no longer 12 hour days, in fact CAAFI has limited Turtle to 3 flights to the island a day, with a 33 minute flight time each way it does not take a rocket scientist (and I'm sure we have a couple reading this) to figure out no one is working themselves to the bone... Lastly to address giving your passport to the boss...... Well anyone who does that needs to have their head checked.... After 2.5 years in the South Pacific working for both float companies my passport never left its hiding place at my beachfront (76 paces to the local watering hole) bachelor pad.... Hopefully this clears up some of the 'rumours' floating around...

Cheers all, all the best for 2012 and please fly safe!!

PEF

Pef...

Well said... Fiji is a great place to have a life experience... The island is under new management... For better or for worse... And there is room to grow there. Yes as soon as you leave Fiji your dollars seem slim but it's good times while you're. There.

I recently left and I miss Fiji already.

Things are "different" down there but the experience was top shelf.

Cheers

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Didn't know what the picture requirement should look like... so I just gave them the full frontal. Good luck everyone!