Oh how the wheel turns………
Who remembers the $60,000 (before tax!) retention bonus offered around the late 80’s? And exactly how successful was that? 5/8’s of SFA by my recollection.
So here we are again. The dunderheads (or just one in particular!) at the top refusing to believe what is plainly evident to everyone else and making all but a token effort to appear that they are doing something about it, not really giving a f**k because they will be out in a few months anyway!
Can anyone really believe that FLTLT Bloggs is going to tell QF to hold that 747 slot for 12 months because they’ve taken the bribe? How f**king stupid do these d*ckheads think we are?!?!?
The payment is basically meant to be a hold-short until further initiatives can be cleared - the first of these should see the light of day by mid year including new pay scales, better housing allowances etc.
Well I honestly hope some true
initiatives are implemented, because there really needs to be a major shift in rank structure, manning, and employment policies if the RAAF are really serious about retaining the experience they so sorely need.
Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.