Same in the office airsupport, many started straight out of school as 15 year olds. Learnt on the jobs from older, experienced people who had worked for QF at many a station.
Many of these young one's moved up the ladder to some very high positions. Some of them did it with a stock standard TAFE certificate, some didn't even do that. Now, these same people would not have a chance. Neighbour tells me from the office that whilst the 'new managers' are Uni educated, majority wouldn't know their ar5e from their elbow, they believe they are there to educate the staff who have been there for 20 years plus.
Again from the neighbour, there are apparently plenty of consultants floating around the place working on projects who simply refuse to speak to older experienced people about the 'as is' because they, the consultants, know everything anyway.
Then there's the MBA's and most of them at QANTAS are according to neighbour, Mostly Bloody Awful and Managers By Accident - who no doubt, work 9 to 5 Mon to Fri.