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"While I understand the sentiments of LIFO its side effect is a log jam in promotions that affect the survivors for years."
Sounds like a management answer that one!
What's the point of promoting people just to make them redundant a few years later? There is no loyalty returned by the management to those that have been loyal to the comapny for a number of years and have proven themselves. That's not to say that the less experienced co-pilots aren't loyal, but they haven't gained the experience that the guys in the middle have. There is still a log jam because there cannot be any more promotions for several months or probably for a few years because of the redundancies or until the older guys retire. To me it just seems a great waste of valuable experience.
I only hope that those who don't get their job back are taken up by Bond Offshore (assuming they still want to work on the North Sea).
BHPS