Originally Posted by
Berealgetreal
There is a shortage of intelligent young people that see a future in an industry where conditions are only going backwards.
At every EBA we are told we have to give something up to keep pace with inflation. The end result is that intelligent people that do their due diligence will choose another career path.
Perhaps "giving up something" for EBA's is standard across all industries. Regardless, find me an Airline Pilot that would encourage their child to take up flying.
Do Lawyers of 20 years experience go backwards? Doctors? Bankers? Can't really find anything that I pay for that is cheaper going forward.
Now is the time for the choke hold yet nothing seems to be happening.
Anyway 5 minutes of typing is probably too much on this topic. Who gives a ..
Most doctors and lawyers negotiate individual contracts, not EBAs.
Secondly, yes they're too smart for this industry. Why would you invest so much for minimal return? 8 years of medicine costs less than a MECIR + ATPL subjects. Troubling really. However, from speaking to someone doing their speciality in pediatrics, the speciality takes longer and is more cost intensive. Further though, there are more scholarships and funding in public universities such as UNSW, Sydney, Melbourne, UQ etc for these professions. Where is the scholarship funding in ours?
No scholarships would suggest to me that the industry has lost its prestigious position among the science faculty. Why? Due to the rise of penny pinching and the striping of conditions.