Thorjones wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:58 am
Future so bright now that even wj managements family members have resumes at AC.....
Hi Thor
That def goes both ways (as I look at the resumes daily). I don’t think it honestly says much other than it proving people want to make choices when the decision comes. Might as well hedge your bets so to speak - would you not agree?
As for the attrition - nobody is a fan of it but it will always happen and for different reasons. I’m thinking the settled “one list and top up” with likely make that decision harder for some at Encore that are thinking about the jump. When we performed a handful of exit interviews- it was pretty evident the items such as perceived faster career advancement, unsettled one list and quicker base selection were top of mind. We can scratch one off the list for sure now! We are working on the others.
My prediction is once this year (2020) is done with fatigue and duty rules for both carriers and AC has caught up with its 60-65 - things will normalize or slow in the hiring world again.
WJ will likely still be growing it’s widebody fleet (3 more Dreamliners in the next few months then 4 early next year again) and the regular ongoing narrowbody replacements/growth and adjustments - then who knows - perhaps some other rumours might come to light too.
Our retirements too, are starting to grow as well. I know I’m getting there in age too but I can still roll diesel drums just like the young guys when I fly floats in the summer!!
I think Brian Z’s network vision has a lot of merit for WJ too.
As someone mentioned - socialized bidding for holidays and scheduling is pretty sweet. Even after being here 19 years I’m still a proponent of it.
Cheers
Dave