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120% Availability
Does it not seem strange to be asked at a job interview if you are willing to be available 120% ?
And if one were to say yes - where does that put one against the officialdom and max hours rulings ?
You say no and what do you get - no job offer.
Who says Airlines want to run safe operations - they seem more and more like disasters waiting to happen - NOT EVERYTHING ABOUT FREE ENTERPRISE IS GOOD !!
Lets go back to government operated national airlines and Retail Price Maintenance - and get a bit of sanity in this world.
And if one were to say yes - where does that put one against the officialdom and max hours rulings ?
You say no and what do you get - no job offer.
Who says Airlines want to run safe operations - they seem more and more like disasters waiting to happen - NOT EVERYTHING ABOUT FREE ENTERPRISE IS GOOD !!
Lets go back to government operated national airlines and Retail Price Maintenance - and get a bit of sanity in this world.
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Just tell them you are not sure you understand the question. Could they give you an example of what they mean by 120% availability. Good luck!
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Best explanation I can give, now that we have ended up out of the limelight, is:
Your chocks off-chocks on hours have a maximum - as do your shift hours and the max monthly flown hours, standby shifts, etc.
Would you accept that your employer demand that you be willing to exceed those by 20% in case of need (forget safety requirements - that just might have driven your country's authorities to define these).
You answer 'Yes' at the interview, and there is always a reason to terminate you ... "..he was found to be willing to break regulations, we let it go at the interview but he has continued with his bad habits since then, so we terminated him with immediate effect.." kind of thing.
You answer 'No' at the interview, job offer refused, "... candidate shows serious signs of being inflexible.."
Talk about catch 22+
IT HAPPENED NO LATER THAN YESTERDAY ... What is the world coming to.
Oh. yes Guys (& Gals) beware of taped interviews (voice and video), without asking for your permission - almost legal if done in an "interview room" to which you are "invited" - as in ... would you like to go into the interview room for our discussion...".
Seems like 1984 is slowly catching up on us after all.
Your chocks off-chocks on hours have a maximum - as do your shift hours and the max monthly flown hours, standby shifts, etc.
Would you accept that your employer demand that you be willing to exceed those by 20% in case of need (forget safety requirements - that just might have driven your country's authorities to define these).
You answer 'Yes' at the interview, and there is always a reason to terminate you ... "..he was found to be willing to break regulations, we let it go at the interview but he has continued with his bad habits since then, so we terminated him with immediate effect.." kind of thing.
You answer 'No' at the interview, job offer refused, "... candidate shows serious signs of being inflexible.."
Talk about catch 22+
IT HAPPENED NO LATER THAN YESTERDAY ... What is the world coming to.
Oh. yes Guys (& Gals) beware of taped interviews (voice and video), without asking for your permission - almost legal if done in an "interview room" to which you are "invited" - as in ... would you like to go into the interview room for our discussion...".
Seems like 1984 is slowly catching up on us after all.
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Gofer -
Yup, it sure seems strange to me, and alarm bells would start ringing in my head at that.
Ask them what they mean. If they want commitment to them as employer that's fine, but don't all employers want the same? If the implication is that they want you to exceed published limits by 20% then get up and walk away. An employer prepared to treat regulations in such a cavalier fashion is unlikely to respect your decision not to operate in such circumstances.
Most half decent employers will only make reasonable demands and 120% isn't what I call reasonable. In return, most half decent employees will go the extra mile when necessary.
Yup, it sure seems strange to me, and alarm bells would start ringing in my head at that.
Ask them what they mean. If they want commitment to them as employer that's fine, but don't all employers want the same? If the implication is that they want you to exceed published limits by 20% then get up and walk away. An employer prepared to treat regulations in such a cavalier fashion is unlikely to respect your decision not to operate in such circumstances.
Most half decent employers will only make reasonable demands and 120% isn't what I call reasonable. In return, most half decent employees will go the extra mile when necessary.
