Originally Posted by
MaydayMark
One of the rumors on this message board this week was that BC didn't have a problem with the pilots paying for their own FDA schooling costs. His logic (at least as it was stated here?) was that they would have to pay a similar amount for private school in Memphis anyway?
YGTBSM! PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN"T A GOOD RUMOR!*? PLEASE TELL ME OUR NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN HAS BETTER JUDGEMENT AND COMMON SENSE THAN THIS!*? PLEASE?
Mark
Mark,
It is absolutely true. According to what I heard (one step from the horse's mouth), Cassel, Maliniak, Maxwell, Lewis, Rosado, Webb, Chimenti and the SFS Status Rep were in Guangzhou to check out its feasibility as a crew base. (By the way, they were there at the end of the March, when they planned to open an FDA bid in May or early June. Is this proper due diligence on the part of the company?) They were assisted by some relocation experts and personnel from Procter & Gamble. When the discussion about schools came up and the cost of schooling was mentioned to be around $15,000, someone asked who paid for it. The answer, like all the previous answers to who pays for the living expenses, was; Procter & Gamble. Apparently, Bob Chimenti spoke up and said, "Fifteen thousand dollars a year? That's not bad. That's what I pay for my children." At this the SFS Status Rep turned to Chimenti and said, "Hold on Bob, that's your choice! If you live in China there won't be a choice."
So, living in China, or Paris for that matter is just like living in Memphis. I guess. Brilliant!!