Youth is Fleeting
For all those that poke fun at older QF CC you should bear in mind that like you they were young once.Youth is fleeting .Enjoy it while you can.
All those older crew members were the ones that gave Qantas the reputation it enjoyed between the 60s and late 80s.A friendly efficient cabin crew with a can do attitude.
Mind you they were well resourced then.IFE worked, there were more crew and the place was like a family.Qantas ran on mutual respect.
Today the brand gets hammered and older employees are an easy target.
As far as wages go.Two things increased CC wages.The introduction of the bid system in 88.This was forced on the crew.The second thing was the floating of the A $ in 1984.
I made more money working on harbour cruises(in the late 70s and early 80s) as a Cruise Director than I did working for Qantas.
Qantas was a proud fun place to work.Everyone on the same page.
Now employees and management dont even read the same book.