Originally Posted by
CE750
Time will tell... but the nickel and dime hiring process doesn't bode well in my view. I mean, apart from the initial interview at Gemini, they've paid for EVERYTHING! When they invited me back to the second interview, they paid full fare airfare (First Class on my return leg since I had to make a connection), and put me up in a hotel, provided transport to and from the office, and even re-imbursed the $65 cab ride for me to get to the DCA airport for that return flight..
Sorry, but that's Class... not just fancy website and paint jobs.
as for the pay rate, the devil is in the details... 60 hour guarantee? I thought 65 was bad at Gemini.. we should be aiming in the other direction.. and at least Gemini had a BK and survived 10 years during one of the worse times to be an airline, why's 360's? excuse for dropping the bar? I thought the had "A LOT OF MONEY"?
Anyway, like I said.. best of luck, you'll need it.
I agree with you that these start-up's have a long way to go before they have learned the lessons Gemini and others have. But as any smart business man will tell you. Save money where you can and then when your making money, save money where you can. I don't think start-ups like Cargo 360 and Focus have the reputation and solid financing to be able to give employees an edge. And until they have been around a while it will be hard for employees to unionize like Gemini has.
As for the money, sure they have A LOT OF MONEY, but that pot is being held by the investors. And if the investors think they are spending money needlessly, they will pull the plug.