The Great Pretenders
Before all this nonsense about casuals,MaMers,offshor bases and shorthaul there was Qantas Longhaul.Pure and simple international flying...one big happy family.
Now we have all these pretenders hangers on and strikebreakers.
The FAAA have done an outstanding job at representing its membership.
Now all the pretenders want/demand a piece of the action.
You were aware of the terms conditons of your employment when you signed up.You understood very quickly how you were perceived by others.The Australian economy has a labour shortage.If you are not happy with your lot there are plenty of employment opportunities elsewhere.
All this nonsense about being qualified to become onboard managers is laughable.
How many people management ,conflict resolution courses have you done?
Are you decisive,intuitive and able to deal with confrontation effectively.
Are you a fast and effective problem solver?
More importantly how much management experience do you have?
Putting some of you guys in charge of 18 crew and 450 passengers on a brand new A380 would be like putting a neanderthal in charge of an F-18.
Generation Y has arrived and what is obvious..you cant even manage yourselves and have absolutely no hope of managing others.
Remember respect is earnt not given.
If you dont have the respect of your crew...game over,go home.
An irate 60 year old CEO would have you guys for breakfast.