Originally Posted by
Oasis
It seems to me the company is a bit schizo lately, but it all makes sense now.
First they give hkpa increase, great.. But mostly for the young ones... The housing for the old ones is less..
Then they force people into training, good for the young ones (faster upgrade times, forgetting about undermining the training ban's effectiveness), bad for the old ones (no control over your own career, unable to leave without probably a very good explanation)
It is now blatantly obvious that our company now only acts to appease the young pilots, as they are the ones leaving and have less to lose by leaving, while they don't care so much anymore for the people who already put all that time in...(sunk cost fallacy, anyone?)
So, if you are a young pilot, and you have options, take note of how the company treats the more senior pilots, this will be you...
Don't be fooled by how things appear to be improving for you now, but instead look at how it will look for you down the line, when you have committed to the airline have a command and a high seniority number and it does not make much sense to leave anymore.
Very astute observation. Since joining, I’ve marveled at how CX uses seniority’s privileges and hands them to junior pilots. The most obvious example is the request system on the roster which looks at everyone’s first request (in seniority order) before cycling back. So the most junior pilot on the list gets his/her first choice before the most senior get his/her second. Lack of fleet transfer is another area where senior pilots get pigeon holed while junior pilots upgrade on preferred aircraft. The joker system is, well, a joke! Leave is not allocated at all by seniority, as is the case at most airlines. Even the CMP’s JCR will be done by “weighted fair share” with little to no regard given to seniority. Bottom line... If you want a normal seniority driven lifestyle and career, don’t come (or stay) at CX! It will never be a seniority airline.