Perks of the job
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From: This side of the river Tweed
Perks of the job
Are there any perks still left to this job? Apart from getting a 1.5 litre bottle of water and having my ready meal heated in the oven in the oven for free? Gone are the days of staff travel etc.
First Class confirmed staff travel, wonderful food, no booze, 5-6 star hotels, whats not to like 
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From: Cutting grass on more unpaid leave
I was told in a certain EU LCC you only get the bottle, not the water? You have to fill up your own tap water in the crew room?
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From: North
perks of the job? Well there are plenty.
- excellent views
- seeing the world from a different perspective
- international atmosphere
- coffee is only one click away
- almost never having to drive in traffic to work because of the odd working hours
- controlling a multi-million machine
- staff travel or commuting options
- outstanding salaries compared to average office jobs
- no call on standby days = extra day off
- in general way less working days then an average office job in a year
- highly responsible job with the power and abilities to make a difference when it actually counts
The job is as good as you make of it. Lots of us loose sense of how hard other people work for their money... Happy landings and safe flying. Just enjoy the small things.
- excellent views
- seeing the world from a different perspective
- international atmosphere
- coffee is only one click away
- almost never having to drive in traffic to work because of the odd working hours
- controlling a multi-million machine
- staff travel or commuting options
- outstanding salaries compared to average office jobs
- no call on standby days = extra day off
- in general way less working days then an average office job in a year
- highly responsible job with the power and abilities to make a difference when it actually counts
The job is as good as you make of it. Lots of us loose sense of how hard other people work for their money... Happy landings and safe flying. Just enjoy the small things.
Last edited by aerodestination; 14th August 2019 at 15:27.
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From: Uk
perks of the job? Well there are plenty.
- excellent views
- seeing the world from a different perspective
- international atmosphere
- coffee is only one click away
- almost never having to drive in traffic to work because of the odd working hours
- controlling a multi-million machine
- staff travel or commuting options
- outstanding salaries compared to average office jobs
- no call on standby days = extra day off
- in general way less working days then an average office job in a year
- highly responsible job with the power and abilities to make a difference when it actually counts
The job is as good as you make of it. Lots of us loose sense of how hard other people work for their money... Happy landings and safe flying. Just enjoy the small things.
- excellent views
- seeing the world from a different perspective
- international atmosphere
- coffee is only one click away
- almost never having to drive in traffic to work because of the odd working hours
- controlling a multi-million machine
- staff travel or commuting options
- outstanding salaries compared to average office jobs
- no call on standby days = extra day off
- in general way less working days then an average office job in a year
- highly responsible job with the power and abilities to make a difference when it actually counts
The job is as good as you make of it. Lots of us loose sense of how hard other people work for their money... Happy landings and safe flying. Just enjoy the small things.
christ, somebody drunk the koolaid. You can’t compare airline conditions to “ office jobs “ compare them to other airlines.And precisely WTF is “ international atmosphere “??
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My girlfriend works 5 days a week 8 hour days for 1/5 of my salary. Her holiday allowance is smaller than mine and her pension contributions are minimal. The airline I fly for may not have the best Ts and Cs but it's a whole lot better than hers. Does that mean I settle when it comes to union negotiations? No. Does that mean I appreciate what I have and what life could be otherwise. It absolutely does.
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My girlfriend works 5 days a week 8 hour days for 1/5 of my salary. Her holiday allowance is smaller than mine and her pension contributions are minimal. The airline I fly for may not have the best Ts and Cs but it's a whole lot better than hers. Does that mean I settle when it comes to union negotiations? No. Does that mean I appreciate what I have and what life could be otherwise. It absolutely does.
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The view is a perk, that sort of thing.
It seems mostly the perk amongst Generation Y/Z is getting to put a “ posing with stripes “ picture on face plant, instattentionseeker etc..
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My girlfriend works 5 days a week 8 hour days for 1/5 of my salary. Her holiday allowance is smaller than mine and her pension contributions are minimal. The airline I fly for may not have the best Ts and Cs but it's a whole lot better than hers. Does that mean I settle when it comes to union negotiations? No. Does that mean I appreciate what I have and what life could be otherwise. It absolutely does.
Yes there are better paying office jobs. Not many you can reach by 'only' putting 40-50 hours a week in. Getting those top paid jobs requires a lot of hard work and lots of old school friends work anywhere between 50 and 70 hours a week try to make a living and a potential career. And even after putting in all those hours they still will be on about half of what I make by the time they reach their career goals.
And no, I don't settle for union negotiations. I am realistic though. We have a fantastic career, good perks and relatively low amount of working hours a year round. Especially for such a good paid job.
Enjoy what you have. It will make work a lot more fun.
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From: Escapee from Ultima Thule
I work for one of American Airlines wholly owned regionals. We get free standby travel on any AA flight - with an app thet lets us check loads and list ourselves. Free travel also applies to partner, kids, & 2 parents (own, in-laws, any combination). Same priority as AA mainline, too. AA doesn't use seniority to grab flights - it's via check-in order. Up to 6/yr higher seating priority flights too.
We also get buddy passes, at a slightly lower seating priority at imputed tax cost.
Cheaper hotels (at the rate the company pays) & other accom. deals, car rental, discounts, a bunch of shopping deals incl. cars.
We also get buddy passes, at a slightly lower seating priority at imputed tax cost.
Cheaper hotels (at the rate the company pays) & other accom. deals, car rental, discounts, a bunch of shopping deals incl. cars.
