A bit of an announcement
Dec 25, 2015, 7:39 am
#62
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Dec 25, 2015, 11:35 am
#63
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I do have a temporary job but I'm open to offers
Dec 25, 2015, 12:30 pm
#64
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Location: Buckinghamshire
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Some of that depends on your pension situation, and how long you've been with a company, and how old you are too… good luck with new ventures though...
Dec 25, 2015, 12:33 pm
#65
Join Date: May 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 5,380
In principle this is good advice, I think. However, whilst the expression 'golden cage' is too extreme, for legacy fleet it can be hard to leave when you love your job and you may have to take a pay/benefits cut working elsewhere.
Dec 25, 2015, 2:23 pm
#66
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Yesitsme, all the best with your pastures new. Will you still be staying in the industry? I know of one crew member who has actually going to work on a private jet and word has it that some very elite charter companies prefer to only hire BA crew.
Merry Christmas everyone
Dec 25, 2015, 2:58 pm
#67
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Location: Argentina
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The days of a job for life ended years ago especially in the service industry sector.
Dec 25, 2015, 3:16 pm
#68
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Dec 25, 2015, 3:30 pm
#69
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wedged somewhere between BTS and VIE ✈
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I still miss the customers though.
Dec 25, 2015, 4:38 pm
#70
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 312
Dedicated, loyal staff, passengers and suppliers always come a poor second to shareholders.
I did 13 years in the Inland Revenue and the dumbing down of processes, constant changes, streamlining, thick as 5hit management and cost cutting was enough for me to realise life is too short to stay anywhere one resents.
These days it's not just Google who find it pi55 easy to evade/avoid paying their taxes.
Lowest common denominater business model.
They'll be part flogged to Cryanair within a decade.
Good luck to the BA leavers and please share your experience on this forum. It might motivate me to take my custom elsewhere?
I did 13 years in the Inland Revenue and the dumbing down of processes, constant changes, streamlining, thick as 5hit management and cost cutting was enough for me to realise life is too short to stay anywhere one resents.
These days it's not just Google who find it pi55 easy to evade/avoid paying their taxes.
Lowest common denominater business model.
They'll be part flogged to Cryanair within a decade.
Good luck to the BA leavers and please share your experience on this forum. It might motivate me to take my custom elsewhere?
Dec 25, 2015, 5:09 pm
#71
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 893
I think this is an interesting comment. If moving to Virgin, EasyJet, RyanAir or other carriers involves a pay cut, doesn't it demonstrate the problem BA has? Ultimately they are a business, and if they are paying staff significantly more than their competitors, it's understandable why they are making changes.
Dec 26, 2015, 1:46 am
#72
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Dec 26, 2015, 3:30 am
#74
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It's one part of a total package. If one part of it is sufficiently diminished - it should not be a surprise when some consider the total to no longer add up and start to look elsewhere.
Dec 26, 2015, 3:42 am
#75
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Posts: 597
Several airlines pay their crew more than BA LGW crew.
Most of us get to keep staff travel for a set period, however it isn't as cheap as people think. Also, we'd be onloaded last as former employees have the lowest priority.
Most of us get to keep staff travel for a set period, however it isn't as cheap as people think. Also, we'd be onloaded last as former employees have the lowest priority.