Originally Posted by
NutLoose
One issue is, aviation companies these days are having to review and adjust remuneration’s accordingly, often several times a year, to simply retain staff, such is the shortage.
And while the RAF may try to retain engineers, the cold hard facts are they only review the pay scales annually, and the only ranks that can be considered financially comparable are senior ranks.
The likes of junior ranks will never be financially comparable, so they see their future outside the RAF and leave accordingly, this must compound the issues the RAF must face, as todays junior ranks are tomorrows senior ones, and with them leaving there is no backfill to replace them.
As I've said before, many I knew had no intention of progressing to their personal wee and snot chair in the Sgts Mess. The RAF was an entry level stepping stone to be a part of a diverse CV. Money however wasn't entirely the issue for not wishing to stay...it was the expectation of having to do secondary and tertiary duties, as well as being competent in their core role, that contributed to their decision.
Mind you, I did have to be the bearer of bad news to one who announced as soon as he was trained he was off to be....a connie... for more money. I gently pointed out, that, even if he found an agency, which was possible with some of the more "promise the earth" con merchants, if he arrived at 0800, he would be out of a job by 0830 and did he have his own, extensive, tool kit ?