Originally Posted by
TFAYD
you never see unfilled WBCA vacancies because there are far fewer of them, there is still the perception of something special of being a WBCA and by the time people can get it they are usually in a stage of life we’re kids are out of the house and they may not mind to be more out of the house too.
I don’t think that NBCA necessarily needs to pay more. You need more guaranteed time off. Flying 90 hours every month while being jerked around by crew support is not appealing.
You think the primary driver behind WBCA upgrades is status? By that logic, it could pay the same as WBFO & we would still fill the seats. Guys would take on all that extra stress, responsibility, & loss of relative seniority- for status? I’m sorry, I just don’t buy it.
It’s money. It’s obviously money. Look, there’s nothing wrong with it. We live in a capitalist society. Our time & effort have an intrinsic value attached to them & when someone offers us enough money, we’re willing to sacrifice those things. When the offer is insufficient, we’re not.
If you want to say more guaranteed time off is a solution, sure, that’s another way to address it. But essentially you’re making the same argument. That current compensation is not worth all the work it involves, so you need to either increase the compensation or reduce the amount of work to find stasis.