jrh
Well-Known Member
Let me shift gears a bit.
Here's a thought exercise.
What are some creative arrangements that would make a lack of hard days off, or lack of overall stability, or lack of amazing airplane, worth it? What have you seen other flight departments doing to make up for the crappy elements?
Limit the total number of days worked in a given period? Give a longer call-out period? Give some sort of benefit unique to the operation, like free widgets from a widget-making company? Throw a stupid amount of money into the salary? Let the pilot's friends and family ride on the jet? Give a ton of vacation time scheduled in bigger chunks? Massive retention bonuses?
Some people here are acting like corporate jobs universally suck, and I don't buy it. I did sales work for four years and if there's one thing that taught me, everything can be sold at the right price. It's simply a matter of finding the right buyer, seller, and price. That's why I titled the thread "compensation negotiation." Saying it's impossible, it sucks, go to the airlines, is not a negotiation.
Here's a thought exercise.
What are some creative arrangements that would make a lack of hard days off, or lack of overall stability, or lack of amazing airplane, worth it? What have you seen other flight departments doing to make up for the crappy elements?
Limit the total number of days worked in a given period? Give a longer call-out period? Give some sort of benefit unique to the operation, like free widgets from a widget-making company? Throw a stupid amount of money into the salary? Let the pilot's friends and family ride on the jet? Give a ton of vacation time scheduled in bigger chunks? Massive retention bonuses?
Some people here are acting like corporate jobs universally suck, and I don't buy it. I did sales work for four years and if there's one thing that taught me, everything can be sold at the right price. It's simply a matter of finding the right buyer, seller, and price. That's why I titled the thread "compensation negotiation." Saying it's impossible, it sucks, go to the airlines, is not a negotiation.