Originally Posted by
Angle of Attack
I’ve been thinking about the Seniority system and agree it’s a noose around Pilots necks, it almost eliminates mobility and it extremely bad for bargaining power. It’s a Catch 22 though as to remove the seniority system there would be cries of anger from the senior pilots. I’m in a seniority system, but me and the missus have agreed I’m Gonski at 60 which is just over 10 years away, I’m going to leave QF at 55 and go the contracting jobs F them, and if it doesn’t work out so be it I have a UTE, tinny and a house, that will do me!
Except its actaully the junior pilots that miss out as the 'mates and mercenary brigade' take all of the senior/command positions.
Imagine a 'merit based' promotion system being transparent and limited in its ability to be abused. Ah huh....now back to reality.