Originally Posted by
Icarus2001
How many 64 year old ramp staff have you seen lately?
At SYD SIT (T1) there were plenty, prior to QF deciding that the business was in such bad shape that they needed to punt the lot!!
How many ramp staff over fifty do you see?
We don't need to look to hard to see that on both sides of SYD, i.e. DOM & INTL precincts, there are plenty of over fifties working for all ground handlers.
Please do not assume that SYD Ground Service Providers (GSPs as they are described in 2022) have been over-run with fresh young staff during the COVID-19, there were lots of "old" desperates also wanting a start.
None of them happy about the diminished pay rates, but there are lots of shifts to fill and some reasonable money on doing big hours. Oh, they get to sniff JET A1 and hang around aeroplanes.
Anyone working anywhere in this industry knows that it's a race to the bottom!!