Shanwick - do you work for virgin as either a CSS or FSM? If you do I find it hard to beleive you are on here trying to screw the crew that work for you on your flights. Do we not ALL deserve more money? Fair enough there will always be thousads of people wanting to do this job, but you need people to stay and work for years to gain the promotions to the more senior roles.
If we all joined with a view to stay just a year, where is the care and commitment to the customer? Some of us want to work up to FSM eventually, but with pay as it stands the airline will just become a revolving door with regards to recruitment. The attitude of everybody being easily replaced does nobody, least not the airline any favours.
With regards to LM's comment regarding we're all pond life, I heard on Galley FM the other day that if we'd accepted the last pay offer, she'd have got a tasty 10k bonus. Only Galley FM - but food for thought regarding what Virgin do with their money.