Grove -
I am confused as to why I have earned so much then... I have never operated as CM. My pays range from $1191 to $2101 after tax. I don't think I work hard or anything. Rostering is a joke though :-(
My comment re. people's work ethic still stands. It is nothing to do with "if we are good they will reward us." (Coz they wont, as you correctly state!) I just think that we are paid professionals and should conduct ourselves as such. A drop in pay SHOULD NEVER equal a drop in profesisonalism or work ethic. To think that way is pathetic - plain and simple. Just because management are seemingly a bunch of clowns and have no concept of how things actual happen out on the line does not mean we should act same.
May I reiterate that I HATE it at 'The Star'. However there is many people who work much harder than us in skilled professional who earn much less.
Grove if you have been around since the Impulse $25K glory days then you will know about being professional whilst earning peanuts. I am so proud of the stylish and professional way we conducted ourselves during that difficult period. Why should 'The Star' evoke a different response?
As for these people wanting to be FAs... Why shouldn't they start out at 'The Star'? Just as you and I started out at Impulse. You forget some people would give up vital organs to become a FA. I do not think it is right to discourage them from applying or accepting a position at Jetstar.
I am going to earn well over $50K this year. That isn't bad for a 24yo without a uni degree. My friend earned around $35K on his first couple of years out of MEDICINE. Lets face it - we ain't no doctors!
I am not defending the company/management. I just want to be paid fairly for the effort I put in. We need to enhance our conditions and change the way we are paid. Allowances etc need to be looked at. Dramatic pay rises are unreasonable in the extreme. Focussing solely on pay during EBA WILL lead to our demise. I will not sell myself out this EBA. Hopefully other people realise that $$ are not everything.