Diesel36,
Good to hear from you.
"Well ive been for an interview.
ive been flying 10 years, been for a couple of interviews and my god this is the worst ive ever been too. very unprofessional, just out and out rude."
Well I did try and give you an insight into Silverjet. I guess out of every bad experience you gain something, even if it's to confirm that you should stay where you are!
"The only ones that got through were non flyers, then why you interviewing for cabin managers..
No experience = No expectations in the role = easy to steam-role?
"They never introduced themselves, never smiled and only boasted how good they were.. NO THANKS.."
Regular day at the office in Silverjet!
Hi Silver Ginger Boy,
Thanks for the post.
"The people who is talking all that pile of c**p, why don't you tell management about all this? .....(easy in a web site but not to management)"
I think you have just stated, your words not mine, what I have been saying before, the management just don't listen, it's a case of put up and shut up, or leave!
"People like Mr Silverboy who just spend their flights bitching about the company at the back galley"
So you admit I'm now not the only one.
"Thanks God course 1, 2, 3 etc will be a minority"
I rest my case, back stabbing, in-fighting is rife and you have just proved it!
"BestonBoard, sorry for saying that about the crew from courses 1, 2 and 3, I just meant some of them, but of course there's lovely people from those courses. I'm sure you're a great employee for what I can read on your posts. My apologies."
Wops - shot your boss in the foot perhaps?
"PS: JAL-Stacey, can u get over it? u dont work for Silverjet dear, dont u have any better things to do than talkin about ur old job? what an interesting life...u must have a much better job now LOL"
This thread was set up to tell people about Silverjet. Everything JAL-Stacey has said about Silverjet is true, something in Silverjet that often is not the case. It should be pretty obvious to you that JAL-Stacey has a better job Diesel36, and is telling other people to avoid making the same mistakes with Silverjet.
Bestonboard,
Wow - just when we thought you had gone forever, you have somehow 'found time' for more! Good to see you!
"Recruitment is led by HR and an Outsourced Recruitment company. I cannot speak for their methods I'm afraid."
Really. That's new and never happened until Diesel36's interview.
Perhaps judging by the comments here, we might consider making it more 'Sivilised' before there is no-one left willing to waste their time on the company. Judging by the fact that you know a lot or are involved with recruitment, it might be worth looking at this!
"Silverboy, I am inquisitive. In your original entrance to the discussion, you state that you are tired, and overworked. Experiencing more than 5 trips a month. At the moment, a great deal of crew are experiencing a higher volume of work. The basics come down to the fact that we still require a great deal of crew to operate for the arrival of aircraft 4 and 5."
The main motivation behind my post was to correct the woefully inaccurate statements from posters of '4 trips a month versus 7
', '4 to 6 hour standbys versus 8 hours 30 minutes', and 'rows of 3 back to back flights!'.
Sure we need more crew, but a large part of the problem is not getting gullible people through the door, it's stopping people leaving when they really find out what life's like within!
"the majority of things that are coming across are airing on the negative side."
Precisely so - a reflection of within the company?
"Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching?"
Wow - mind-blowing stuff and I totally agree with you- really.
However instead of telling me, tell the management of the company, who at every opportunity fail to grasp this; this attitude being lead from the very top! Ops - forgot, they don't listen - silly me!
"If you were thinking outside of the box, would an ex employee, who was with the airline for less than 6 months be a great companion in waging a war?"
Reading into what you are saying, it sounds like another threat - standard day at Silverjet.
If you were thinking outside the box, you would realise that there is no greater ambassador for a company than happy ex-employee, who can quickly spread the word, even point people towards the company. It comes done to one basic principle - telling the truth!
"For it seems the path you are on does seem to be a lose/lose situation."
I appreciate your reasoning, and I am trying to do something about it, however whilst I am still here, and I still have 'moral' values, I only wish to tell the truth to interested individuals.
"May I ask what previous airlines you have worked for? For if you think that Silverjet is the most etc etc... I'm sorry, it begrudges me to twist our tag line in any way, I am intrigued to which work environment you are comparing it to."
You don't have to have work anywhere else to compare Silverjet. Look around you at crew members leaving, off on long term sickness, demoralised by their management. Every company in aviation has their own market place such as Ryanair and Easyjet, the difference is that those companies are actually quite well run when compared to Silverjet!
Silverjet's solution to the problem - throw more crew at the symptoms instead of addressing the problem itself. Wow - our company has so much in common with this government, maybe we should get Blair in to sort it out!
JAL-Stacey,
Good post!
Even the likes of easyJet and Bmibaby give you a minimum of 8 DO). I equally believe I have the duty to inform people and warn them about the so-called company Silverjet.
Totally correct, and without 3 back to back New York flights with Jet-lag!
"I do understand where you're coming from and your skewed plea though, you used to work for Ryanair, a company that employs mostly intellectually deficient people willing to be exploited, bullied and abused. Silverjet must unsurprisingly appear like the Golden Company to you..."
Perhaps a little harsh - everyone has a choice. The main point I would make is that the likes of BMI, Easy and Ryanair are relatively well run when compared to Silverjet!
"And again, it's up to people reading the thread to make up their mind, not you."
Tell the truth and let people make their own minds up! Simple!
Hi Morissette,
"You gotta be slightly feeble-minded to have to pay for your training, an ugly uniform, car park pass and work for a company that pays peanuts and doesn't provide crew with any food !
Couldn't agree more with the above statement! Working for Ryanair is an irrefutable proof of imbecility!"
Everyone has a place and choice in this world. Ryanair is still in business, which is more than I feel Silverjet will be in the future, unless the top management wake up and grasp the issues raised on here. Mike O'Leary is a bright guy at the top with a good concept, something our company shares in common. Unfortunately that's where the good similarities stop!!! At least with Ryanair, you get what it say's on the tin; nothing is further from the truth with Silverjet.
flygirl28,
Thanks for the post.
"Healthy debate is always welcome and everyone is entitled to their own opinions with regards to how they view their employment or ex employment at Silverjet.Its very easy to think the grass is greener elsewhere. For those of us that have flown before, we know this isn't true and to a certain extent every airline has its !!!!! its just that it is dealt with a different shovel! I do think that when people change airline (and they change for a reason)they suddenly don rose tinted glasses with regards to their previous employment."
I think if you read carefully the posts on here, most of them don't say that, more just telling it as it is.
"Of course, the other choice is to leave....and before you shout again that you 'need the job and the money, and their is no where else to go blah blah blah', we all know that not to be true....if its making you that miserable stop whinging and do something about it...."
Try doing that on 7 flights a month, 3 back to backs and living in a tube - it's not easy. I could go sick for an interview, but that will just come back and hit me in the face with another back to back later in the month on a standby day!
"Personally i think we have one of the best crews i have ever worked with, who are incredably motivated, fun and want the company to succeed. As for the management i find them to be accomodating, approachable and open to suggestions. Try talking to them, you might just be suprised by the response that you get."
Yes some of the cabin crew are excellent, but this is not a reflection on the company more the individual's approach to the job. As for talking to the management, wow - you must be a mind reader.
Spot on! I have tried and been totally surprised by the responses I have received! Put up, shut up or leave!! Accomodating, approachable, open to suggestions - are you sure you have the right airline thread, because that's not Silverjet for sure!
Well I'm off for some rest before my next flight.
Happy flying, job hunting, sleeping e.t.c.
Silver Boy.x
Silverjet - The Unsivilised Place to Work.