Originally Posted by
RabidW0mbat
You’re welcome to your opinion, but it screams of the uneducated stance that pay rates are the be all / end all. Sure, big numbers on the rates section of APC helps in a want measuring contest. Our healthcare is unbeatable, the bases work for some people...we’re not a huge airline, 4 bases is about all it can support anyways. Soft pay / Language / etc are often overlooked but make up a huge portion of overall compensation. Are pay rates important? Absolutely, but it’s a myopic way to view a contract.
I agree.
A lot of FO’s are prob in their mid to upper twenties. That’s the age where you need a lot of money all at once for a down payment on a starter home. It’s also the age you start caring about health insurance if you want to have kids.
The big sign on bonus and health insurance are still good bait right now for their target market. It works because all new hires can expect a relatively quick upgrade.
If new hires didn’t expect to upgrade at minimums it would be tough to settle for a lower hourly rate. They’re still going to need to up that hourly rate to stay competitive long term as hiring slows down at majors