Originally Posted by
Brooklyn99
Respectfully - I think that's a bit on the kool-aid side. I don't think the 18k 3 years in arrears to a 401k is going to do squat for retention here. There's a lot of positives here, but the pay and retirement relative to the airlines in a hiring wave is still in the realm of delusion.
This was discussed by a few of us in my new hire class. We were told years 1-3 was where Flexjet was experiencing all the attrition. Of the people I spoke with, most of us thought that this $18k wasn't really going to do much to retain anyone. If you leave during years 1-3 its probably because the type of flying isn't your thing and you want out ASAP, or you're pulled away by a major the moment they call (which at this rate would probably be well under 3 years). If you stay long enough to get the $18k, you were probably planning to stay anyway, regardless of that incentive.
I gave them some feedback on a survey they sent out after our indoc dinner, and I told them exactly what, for me, would make staying at Flexjet over any major a no-brainer. And it had absolutely nothing to do with money, and everything to do with QOL. None of what I would like to see seemed like all too big of an ask.
Whether or not my response is heard, I do not know.