This pay thing is madness!!! There was an earlier post from an engineer being defensive about a 25k salary.
Can I suggest that 25k in the south of England is *not* an extravagant sum, and furthermore I would contend that with house prices at 200k+, rent of £1000pcm, petrol at 80p/lit, fags nearly £5 a packet etc, etc 25k is barely a living wage.
You pay peanuts and you know what you end up with - I don't want monkeys maintaining our aircraft.
PAY THEM MORE!!