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Hey guys
What I said was that you wear business dress for all of EP training, you only wear the uniform at the end for like 2 weeks or so. (handy hit if you get dry cleaning done and are stayin in Mascot. DONT get it done through Quest, take it down to Botany road yourself, its the same company that quest uses but is half the price.
What I said was that you wear business dress for all of EP training, you only wear the uniform at the end for like 2 weeks or so. (handy hit if you get dry cleaning done and are stayin in Mascot. DONT get it done through Quest, take it down to Botany road yourself, its the same company that quest uses but is half the price.
Join Date: Nov 2011
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MAM Melbourne
I turned down the MAM AD on Jan 20th as I have received an offer from another airline.
This morning however I have received an invite to the Melbourne AD tomorrow again.
For all of you who are currently with MAM, how do you like it?
My offer was from a budget airline, I thought I would start with them and then possibly change after a year or so once I got the hang of it, however if MAM had guaranteed hours, and staff parking, and more flight routes, am I doing myself an injustice, not attending?
I will need to take sick leave, and feel guilty as my boss has been so understanding giving me 3 days off to attend AD's in the past 2 months, and keeping me on until my GS starts in March my guess is.
Any feedback would be lovely!
This morning however I have received an invite to the Melbourne AD tomorrow again.
For all of you who are currently with MAM, how do you like it?
My offer was from a budget airline, I thought I would start with them and then possibly change after a year or so once I got the hang of it, however if MAM had guaranteed hours, and staff parking, and more flight routes, am I doing myself an injustice, not attending?
I will need to take sick leave, and feel guilty as my boss has been so understanding giving me 3 days off to attend AD's in the past 2 months, and keeping me on until my GS starts in March my guess is.
Any feedback would be lovely!
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Vitamin A, welcome =) see you at ground school!
i was told by someone that you get your uniforms fitted after the first few days.. not sure when you receive it.. she said you will get it when its all done so no one misses out.
packing for 7 weeks is a lot of stuff! good luck guys!
i was told by someone that you get your uniforms fitted after the first few days.. not sure when you receive it.. she said you will get it when its all done so no one misses out.
packing for 7 weeks is a lot of stuff! good luck guys!
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If it makes you feel any better...I waited 2 months...got rejected than 4 months later got a random call from MAM being offered a position (pending executive approval)
So keep your head up!
So keep your head up!
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Unfortunately there are dozens of people in the same boat and ALL of them want to get in also. It's just the nature of the industry. Be prepared to wait weeks, or months only then to be cut. It's harsh. But they know they always have 100s of applicants
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You'll get your uniforms fitted within the first week and although you'll get them straight away (unless you need alterations), you won't wear them until service training (about 4-5 weeks in like Dan said).
Rochelle, I would recommend attending. The hourly rate is very good, and the minimum number of hours you should get is 80 a month, but from what I understand you will get much more than that. I'm almost finished training and everyone I've met along the way from MAM have been very happy with the hours and money. I have met a number of ex MAMers who are now CSMs or on the 380 long haul, so career progression is there. Qantas flies all over Australia so there are a variety of routes (you will get decent overnights!), and as short haul you will operate on some international routes too.
Rochelle, I would recommend attending. The hourly rate is very good, and the minimum number of hours you should get is 80 a month, but from what I understand you will get much more than that. I'm almost finished training and everyone I've met along the way from MAM have been very happy with the hours and money. I have met a number of ex MAMers who are now CSMs or on the 380 long haul, so career progression is there. Qantas flies all over Australia so there are a variety of routes (you will get decent overnights!), and as short haul you will operate on some international routes too.
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Thanks so much Jecui, you have given me everything I need to know, to go ahead positively!
Its hard as the carrier that I have been offered a position with doesn't guarantee any hours monthly, and the pay for GS is on completion and a lot less than I am currently on, and as I would be traveling an hour each way to GS daily, I'd be putting a fair bit of that towards fuel.. but I AM willing to do it, to get the job of my dreams!
JacintaMerri have you decided to accept the MAM offer over the Jetstar position?
Its hard as the carrier that I have been offered a position with doesn't guarantee any hours monthly, and the pay for GS is on completion and a lot less than I am currently on, and as I would be traveling an hour each way to GS daily, I'd be putting a fair bit of that towards fuel.. but I AM willing to do it, to get the job of my dreams!
JacintaMerri have you decided to accept the MAM offer over the Jetstar position?
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MAM/Qantas pay better than Jetstar, and you'll get paid fortnightly throughout the training (rather than at the completion of GS!). The training wage isn't a whole lot but the hourly rate is high - around $35 p/h from memory. If you are allocated the bare minimum 20 hours for one week (i.e. all home reserves for a week without being called out - you're on standby for 12 hours but get paid for 4), you'd still make a full time wage. Whilst being on reserve for many consecutive days is always to be expected in this industry (I have a lot of this in my first roster), I'd say you would be called out most of the time... Hence, I don't think money would be an issue.
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I knew once i got the call that i would take Qantas over Jetstar!
I'm still waiting on the executive approval but hopefully I'll hear something soon as GS for Jet* starts next Monday!
I'm still waiting on the executive approval but hopefully I'll hear something soon as GS for Jet* starts next Monday!
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Is $35 the base rate pay or the flying pay? I was going through MAM's employment agreement and it wasn't particularly clear.
Jet*'s flying pay is $34 p/h, $21 p/h on the ground
Jet*'s flying pay is $34 p/h, $21 p/h on the ground
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Currently its a base rate (casual rate before allowances) $31-32. Extra $15ish for overtime. I believe that rate is flying/ground rate. That is what we were told, exactly what's in the agreement.
Hard to know exactly as you get paid in a lump, allowances etc. I guess on your first payslip it will be easier!
Hard to know exactly as you get paid in a lump, allowances etc. I guess on your first payslip it will be easier!
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That's what I assumed!
In the agreement, I've read it as you only get route pay on international flights (Not quoted! That's just how I've understood it...maybe i should re-read it :P)
I knew i must have been reading it wrong but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
In the agreement, I've read it as you only get route pay on international flights (Not quoted! That's just how I've understood it...maybe i should re-read it :P)
I knew i must have been reading it wrong but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
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It's from sign on to sign off I believe. The $35 or so includes the Daily Travel Allowance (which is roughly $5 or $6 - sorry, don't have the contract with me at present so I'm going off memory!). You get paid that DTA per hour while you're overnighting as well. I didn't realise Jetstar paid that much - from what I was told, I thought it was much less than Qantas. Good luck to those still waiting - hope you hear soon.
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i went to both the jetstar and mam AD so this is what i understood..
Jetstar has 2 different pays.. a base pay (so once you sign in at the airport, while waiting for the plane to be ready, delays, when you do airport reserve, when you do home reserve.. basicially anything that is on the ground) so like jacintamerri said, base pay is 21.40.
then once the plane takes off, while you're flying you will get an added +11.40 on top of your base rate which = 32.70, it will go back to base rate once the plane lands and pulls in to the terminal.
with mam theres only one pay and its about $35 approx from sign on to sign off.. this rate is for all duties - home reserve, airport reserve, delays, flying etc..
so in the end, the pay at mam is much better than with jetstar because you get paid a higher rate at all times.. its kind of expected as jetstar is a budget airline and they try to save as much as they can to be able to keep the cost low.
this is just from my understanding... correct me if im wrong.
jacintamerri.. good luck =) i hope you get approved and moved on to the next stage
good luck to the others also! it may be a long wait, but well worth it
Jetstar has 2 different pays.. a base pay (so once you sign in at the airport, while waiting for the plane to be ready, delays, when you do airport reserve, when you do home reserve.. basicially anything that is on the ground) so like jacintamerri said, base pay is 21.40.
then once the plane takes off, while you're flying you will get an added +11.40 on top of your base rate which = 32.70, it will go back to base rate once the plane lands and pulls in to the terminal.
with mam theres only one pay and its about $35 approx from sign on to sign off.. this rate is for all duties - home reserve, airport reserve, delays, flying etc..
so in the end, the pay at mam is much better than with jetstar because you get paid a higher rate at all times.. its kind of expected as jetstar is a budget airline and they try to save as much as they can to be able to keep the cost low.
this is just from my understanding... correct me if im wrong.
jacintamerri.. good luck =) i hope you get approved and moved on to the next stage
good luck to the others also! it may be a long wait, but well worth it