JAL-Stacey,
Good to hear your doing well!
"I don't understand though the position from people who just want to bury their head in the sand and unquestionably and blindly defend Silverjet. Do they realize they're being exploited or are they simply masochistic???"
Following the examples of the management I would suggest!
Perhaps the position is that if they show their heads they know they will be told to put up and shut up, otherwise their heads will be torn off.
"Do they realize they're being exploited or are they simply masochistic???"
It's a case of propaganda deliberately engineered by the company, lack of experience leading to nothing to compare with, and hollow promises. Come to think of it Silverjet has a lot in common with this government!!
737Chick,
Good to see you back!
"The majority (not all) lack the real skills to manage such a cabin operation and I feel in my personal opinion that this is part of the problem and not "Silverjet" as a company."
Couldn't agree with you more!! The concept is great. The guy at the top who thought it up rather switched on. The problem is the people he chooses to surround himself with, who lead badly from the top. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't even know how bad things are!
"Cabin crew or employees are always going to have an opinion either way and as long as these opinions are voiced in the appropriate manner, I do feel that it it important to let everyone have their views."
Feedback is vital to any business especially aviation companies, in Silverjet it is positively inhibited.
"It is only a matter of time before the "fence" crew start realising that there are more moral boosting jobs out there. I can live with slightly lower wages but low moral is something that I don't think anyone enjoys...even management. Lets face it, it is becoming more and more apparent that Silverjet only really care about their reputation and not the crews.......crew issues never seem to be that important or at the very most take the back seat to everything else."
I agree, and it's only a matter of time before the momentum of the situation overtakes the airline. It is a great shame as I have said in previous posts. If only the management could wake-up from their self-deluding positions and realise that a company cannot function for long like this, then perhaps, and I mean perhaps, there would be a real chance of Silverjet turning around. I wouldn't want to bet on it though!
"I have been in the industry longer than some who speak on here but not as long as many others who I have seen come and go....and boy, have we lost some great crew and S/C's....I can think of a good few who I can say I had the pleasure to fly with."
I totally agree, some real stars have left for new lives and the company just shrugs it off almost happy to see talent go.
Good luck to them. Silverjets loss!!!
diesel36
"Any info on the interview much appreciated."
I joined a year ago so cannot comment directly on the question, however judging from the comments from other posters on this thread (worth a read), it would suggest that they appear to select the 'quite ones in the corner'. I'll let you draw your own conclusions!!
Good luck.
Happy flying.
Silver Boy. x
Silverjet - The 'unsilivised' place to work!