Thanks V jet..
I wasn't trying to be dismissive of the people rejected, however ask most Qantas pilots about the way they are treated: Thinly veiled contempt from the top down. HR is a modern day representation of envy, a huge consumer of resources, creating division, drama and problems wherever they are. Pilot applicants will be treated the same.They struggle for relevance in a
respectful workplace, yet Qantas is anything but a respectful workplace. It is only a few years ago, that pilots at Qantas were locked out of their workplace, even those domestic pilots not involved in the wearing of red ties (not JQ, or Jetconnect though), the narrative changed as it suited the HR people but their feelings are ingrained.
I have spent considerable time on another thread detailing the demographics at play affecting many skilled profession including pilots. These professions have strict criteria, long lead times and are highly specialsed. As such, globalisation sort of works against employers in aviation, pilots can seek opportunities elsewhere.
- CASA have found CPL applications have declined markedly for many years
- RAAF applications for air crew running way behind their required level
The irony for Qantas is that driving terms and conditions to the gutter, an adversarial IR/HR model created a feedback loop which sees potential pilots go elsewhere and new students decide flying is not a career with a sufficient return on investment.
It may well be something we witness in years to come; that the HR dominance of the recruiting process saw new trainees ill equipped with skills, acumen or experience to safely pilot jet aircraft in the requisite training time minimums.
There are far greener pastures than the once proud Qantas. Despite the self assured
PR crap , Joyce has overseen an 'advance to the rear', quite unlike anything witnessed in modern Australian aviation and recruiting bears the same incompetent stamp..
