Originally Posted by
KZ Kiwi
The only thing I miss about flying for Qantas is the fortnightly pay. It really was good money.
I thought I would miss the flying which on reflection I did at the start. But as the months have passed and having found secure full time employment in another industry I no longer miss it. The jet lag, the back of the clock sectors, the sims, EPs, security, the hotels etc etc.
After so many ups and downs in aviation over the last 25 years I really have had a enough. Alan and his team will make hay while the sun shines and that means even if flying returns there will be more insecurity and more racing to the bottom. Enough it’s enough. For those in LH stood down with no clear path my advice is move on, find another job and leave Qf behind. If they call in the future then great but move forward expecting them to not call. It’s really the only way to handle this.
I agree with this. Yeah the money was good but the last 8 months or so of stand down has shown me that there’s more to life than flying.
I think for many this has caused a reassessment of what is important in life. Is the cash and love of flying enough to offset the jet lag, time away from family etc?
Im sure some industrial types over at QF (and probably other airlines) will be assuming that pilots will now be scared of losing their jobs for good and this will make them more tame industrially.
I believe the opposite is probably true: this period has demonstrated that if the worst happens and the flying job goes away, we’ll still survive, and there may in fact be benefits to a career outside of flying.