Originally Posted by
RAT Management
The cabin crew will get it.... That's for sure... You know why they get everything.... It's because they are the front line... If they are not happy then the passengers will be directly affected...
Don't forget it's also because of the double edged sword of low wages. CX pays the Cabin Crew so poorly that if they don't get the perks (allowances, long stays, 13th month etc.) then they just don't bother turning up for work / call in sick. They have far less invested in a CX career than the pilots (though that is in the rear-view mirror for us now). Cabin Crew are now waiting 20+ years to make SP, many will never make IM during their time at CX and this is sounding a lot like the Pilot "Career" path many Brushwingers are going to be facing. The job at CX is becoming a little quick earner / holiday job until you return to the career you studied for at University. Eat sandwiches, travel the world and enjoy the part-time job for a few years then go back to the job that will give you long term earning potential. This is broad-brush and there are certainly some joining with a commitment and interest in aviation but they are becoming the exception rather than the norm. A recent flight with an FO who told me that many are failing their Relief Check due to lack of preparation and not really taking seriously the "important step on your progress towards Command" that was hammered into me all those years ago. POS18 is targeted at the HK Local hires and has a lot of parallels to the Cabin Crew contract - CX will reap what it sows but that's for the next set of managers to worry about - So long and thanks for all the fish!