Originally Posted by
boeingt7
instead of airlines paying off student loans or giving sign on bonuses, both of which makes them look like cheap car salesman just trying to make a deal, why can't they do the respectable and more popular retention tactic and offer pilots a decent salary, a good lifestyle and a happy work environment. i believe the poster-child for these points would be southwest, and i haven't seen them hurting for a inflow of well educated and highly trained pilots. in my opinion, congratulations swa!
I agree! Why be so damn stubborn about improving working conditions and pay. They'll pay for university loans and offer bonuses to pilots who recruit other pilots, but they refuse to pay better wages and make the company, as a whole, a better place to work. The current business model is obviously failing so why not make change for pete sake!
I worked at the UPS ground hub for a short time at CAE and they strived to keep the employees happy, as this makes the company run more efficiently. Plus, if they ever wanted us to go the extra mile, we would be more than happy to do it because they took care of us and maintained a happy working environment. Those managers busted their tails to maintain it too! Maybe the poor working conditions at the regionals is just laziness on the managements behalf to simply make it a better place to work. (I hope that last sentence made sense)