Chelsea Becirevic has levelled a shocking accusation at the airline that employed her when she left Australia to start a new life as a flight hostess in the Middle East.
The girlfriend of Port Power star Ivan Soldo made headlines in May, when she announced she was departing Adelaide to start a new career in the United Arab Emirates, writing, ‘I’ve always wanted to work for Emirates, live in Dubai and travel the world. So that’s exactly what I’m gonna do.’
Her confession that living in Adelaide had ‘been a struggle for me’ and the city ‘is just not for me permanently’ raised eyebrows – but within four months, she was back down under after the move didn’t pan out.
Becirevic said she returned because she ‘hated’ being in a long-distance relationship with Soldo and she ‘missed Australia so much’.
However, she revealed a new reason for the career backflip in a Q&A session with her 67,000 Instagram followers this week.
When one fan asked if the Emirates airline has a ‘toxic’ work environment, she pulled no punches, replying: ‘Toxic af [as f***] IYKYK [if you know, you know]. It’s a shame tbh’.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Becirevic for comment.
An Emirates spokesperson said: ‘We don’t comment on former Emirates employees.’
Chelsea Becirevic has given her followers a shocking insight into what she thought of her time working for the Emirates airline in Dubai this year
The 23-year-old (pictured with her footy star boyfriend Ivan Soldo) spent several months working as an air hostess as she tried to start a new career
Becirevic branded the work environment at Emirates ‘toxic’ during a Q&A session (pictured)
When she first announced her return home, the 24-year-old said, ‘Made some amazing friends in Dubai and so glad I did it even for the short time I was there. Miss you girls.’
She also said the Emirates job was ‘fun while it lasted’.
‘It’s a great way to meet so many different people and have a bit of fun,’ she added.
‘If you wanna travel it’s a great way to do that. But it’s definitely glamourised a lot online.
‘But I was super homesick and found the job super isolating.’
Becirevic opened up about what the future holds for her and Soldo in an exclusive interview the couple did with Daily Mail Australia earlier this month.
‘At the moment I am just staying close to my family, trying to get settled in Adelaide and sorting out the house right now and making plans for the future,’ she said.
Soldo added that he tells his girlfriend ‘all the time’ that she should get into modelling, with Becirevic cryptically adding that she is ‘working on some things’ and ‘can’t really say much right now’.
Her Q&A on Instagram also saw her reveal that she and Soldo are moving to their new Adelaide property ‘in a few weeks’.
Becirevic’s experience with Emirates stands in stark contrast to what another Aussie flight hostess has experienced with the airline.
Alexandra Cosoff revealed that she is over the moon with her salary and conditions.
Like the footy WAG, she lives in Dubai, where she pays no income tax.
Becirevic told her followers in a previous Q&A that she was glad she worked for Emirates and said she missed her fellow hostesses (pictured)
At first, the stunning WAG said her time with the airline was ‘fun while it lasted’
Aussie Emirates hostess Alexandra Cosoff (pictured) had a very different experience to Becirevic while working for the airline
Cosoff explained that new starters as hosts earn an average of $5000 a month if they only work in economy, with that figure rising if they put in hours in business or first class.
That means she takes home at least $60,000 a year – equivalent to an income tax-paying Aussie worker who earns $78,000.
On top of that, the hosts pay nothing for basic living expenses.
‘We are very well looked after,’ she said.
She explained that she spends most of her money on fun things like travelling as she doesn’t have hefty tax, rent, and utility bills like she would in Australia.
As Alexandra has been at the company for 10 years, her salary is even more generous.
‘I live in my own apartment. You can either get company-provided accommodation or opt for accommodation allowance.’
‘I have been so lucky. I’ve had the most amazing time,’ she added.
