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barbaro · Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 17

They are at it again this year. What EGA/INTERLINK does with the end of year fights is go get their numbers/quote several months ahead so the prices will be low. Then when they get the money to the teachers, you can't get a flight for that price. They save money and you have to dip into your pocket to get home. This is just one example of their dealings. There are more. This should be a lesson for anybody who is thinking of working for them. AVOID AVOID AVOID. You have been warned.....

mashkif · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 178

Skeletor · Joined: 14 Jul 2013 Posts: 20

Not all flights cost 1500 dollars and not all people who work for Interlink are single. Not all people have money put aside for something that is the contracted responsibility of the company. It is tiresome to hear people shift something that is the responsibility of the company onto the employee.

barbaro · Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 17

Employees should NOT subsidize EGA. They depend on it as a profit center. AVOID

mashkif · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 178

PC Parrot · Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 5:14 am Post subject:

I'm surprised you know where you will be flying to so far in advance of the holiday ... where I work we often don't even have the dates of the holiday until a month or two before it starts ..

MuscatGary · Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 5:29 am Post subject:

Where I work we never know if we need to book a single or return ticket until the end of the semester! They're so disorganised on the contract renewals...

Skeletor · Joined: 14 Jul 2013 Posts: 20

$10,754 US for me to travel home with my family (2 children and 2 adults) on a 31 hour flight (via Expedia). I can get a shorter flight for more money but Interlink books the cheapest. So out of the $3,000 US a month I earn, I should put aside approximately $1,000 US a month for the good of Interlink. Or as you said, I should save my $10,754 within six months, so I should really be putting aside 1,792 a month for the first six months. Now, obviously not being a mollycoddle worker, I consider this to be fair and would rather do this than put my money into a long term investment, save for my pension, health care, or education for my children.

Good one Maskif, you are right!

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

If one is supporting a family of 4 on $3,000 usd/monthly, that's tough in any developed country. 10,000 for flight tickets would indeed be difficult.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

That is what's referred to as an emergency or back-up fund.

mashkif · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 178

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

SKELETOR

Give your children up to an orphanage and divorce your wife ! Live as a 500-clubber and all will be well !

(Irony Alert)

lazarenoir · Joined: 29 Apr 2014 Posts: 22 Location: United States

I don't know anyone my age who has an emergency fund of 10K USD. I'm not even sure my parents have that, at least not liquid.

The complaint seems totally valid to me. The issue seems to be that companies just don't do what you want them to do, and sometimes they don't even do what they said they were going to do. Doesn't make the complaint invalid, just ultimately, and unfortunately, irrelevant to reality.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

Lazarenoir:

No, it's really not a valid complaint. Many contracting companies and possibly a few direct-hire employers simply do not offer dependent benefits (e.g., flights, health care, and education allowance). That's something job seekers need to keep in mind when deciding to apply for and/or accept a position. In other words, they would need to be realistic about their situation and thus, budget and prepare accordingly for any unexpected or out-of-pocket costs. That could be quite expensive depending on how many family members are involved.

Obviously, expect to get screwed somehow if the company is sketchy. That is, keep your expectations low. But then, do your research up front and know which of these outfits to completely avoid. But if you choose to get on that plane anyway, then have a contingency or back-up fund.

Skeletor · Joined: 14 Jul 2013 Posts: 20

$30,000 US net is more like $40,000 US gross. 3,000 net is okay though and you can save the 10,000.

The point is, why should an employee be expected to save the money for air tickets when Interlink is contracted to supply air tickets home and why is it wrong for an employee to complain when Interlink skims the money off the top?