Originally Posted by
Resurrection
With all the praise for the Concierges on here recently, I thought it might be interesting for some to read their Job Description (and pay). That's right, the new hires n Vancouver are paid about the same as you would make working in the drive-thru window at Tim Hortons.
https://careers.aircanada.com/jobs/7802998-concierge
We're going to do this again?
The hourly wage may not be great, but it's
not comparable to the hourly wage at Tim Horton's. I'll just recycle what I said last time.
Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
- $16/hour is the starting wage, and it goes up with seniority. They get a bump every year they stick around.
- The base wage doesn't include overtime or shift premium for working holidays, late nights, weekends, etc.
- The bottom line is that the vast majority concierges working full time will be making far more than $33K a year
On total compensation:
- This is a union job, which comes with excellent job security
- The health benefits and pension are much better than most positions with a similar level of base pay
- I say this with all due respect to the concierges, many of whom I know and value as people, but it's not a very high-skilled job. You don't need an advanced degree, or any degree at all, to work for AC as a concierge
Travel benefits and the airline industry in general:
- AC employees, including concierges, get access to significant flight benefits, which can be very valuable. Even though they mostly have to fly SBY, doing so (basically) for free is very attractive to many people
- Even though the passenger experience has been degraded, there's a certain level of glamour associated with the airline industry, and it often pays people less well as a result. This includes people at head office - I know people who have been at fairly senior roles at a certain airline in YYC, and even they generally were paid less than they could make in another industry