"almost everybody who comes into this business does so by working cheaper than the guy ahead of him"
Originally Posted by
Gunter
I too think you have a false premise.
May be. But I don't know many people who started at the top in this or any other business. In the beginning, they all sacrifice money and QOL to get experience. Hopefully, that experience then puts them in a position to negotiate more money from their next employer. It's an unfortunate set of circumstances, but I don't see how the guys at GoJet are any different. (I see they've voted in the Teamsters. You have to give them some credit for that)
How many pilots has FedEx hired straight out of college? How many
gladly took an initial pay cut from their previous carriers to work there?
If people avoid Gojet because of poor working conditions AND a diminished chance of career progression Gojet will, eventually, change their ways or go out of business.
Yup...and as soon as one fails, another springs up in it's place, usually backed by the same investors and run by the same clowns as the previous one. Same cast of characters all around, except the pilots are all at "year one" pay instead of "year five" pay. A rather large price to pay for a new hat, don't you think?
So, in short, we should put down the law and guide the newer pilots as best we can. If they squeeze their way in during a period of rapid hiring, so be it. But I would not give them a free pass. We should reward those who do the right thing.
I wouldn't call 3-5 years spent at a regional airline a "free pass." It's more like "paying your dues" And what exactly IS "the right thing?" Surely not sitting before an airline hiring board, explaining that the reason you only have only 250 hours total time is because you refuse to work for a "McAirline" at what some
other guy considers "sub-standard" wages.