Whats a pilots job worth?
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Mr Goblin,
I'm far from lazy
I've done a fair whack of travel in my day looking for work and in any case my choices were based around a two year old girl that I was feeding at the time. She was far more important to me than any job be it poverty line or award 
propblast,
I haven't made any assumptions about you or anybody else. You used we as a generalisation, I don't fit into your we category if it means accepting the conditions spoken of here.
What I do find hard to believe is that any pilot could think that $14,800 for Single Pilot ME-IFR, on call 24 hours is OK? He/she has got a CPL, ME-CIR all the theory and damn hard work that goes along with it but hasn't got the ability to find out what he/she is entitled to before commencing their search for employment?
Mate, seriously, I'm not putting myself on a pedestal. I knew what a sh!t sandwich was when I was looking for work though. It's common sense mate.
I'm far from lazy
I've done a fair whack of travel in my day looking for work and in any case my choices were based around a two year old girl that I was feeding at the time. She was far more important to me than any job be it poverty line or award propblast,
I haven't made any assumptions about you or anybody else. You used we as a generalisation, I don't fit into your we category if it means accepting the conditions spoken of here.
What I do find hard to believe is that any pilot could think that $14,800 for Single Pilot ME-IFR, on call 24 hours is OK? He/she has got a CPL, ME-CIR all the theory and damn hard work that goes along with it but hasn't got the ability to find out what he/she is entitled to before commencing their search for employment?
Mate, seriously, I'm not putting myself on a pedestal. I knew what a sh!t sandwich was when I was looking for work though. It's common sense mate.
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The fact of the matter here is this:
The salary is $14,800 before tax. ($270/wk after tax)
Then you get paid a day rate of $150 after every 3rd day or more of work.
So you work 2 days you only get the small salary, then if you work the 3rd day or more, you get $150 per day, ontop of that small salary.
During both the interview and training it was known to myself from the employer that the pay was going to sufficient, however that depended on the work at the time. We took a gamble! Yes! However having quite my fulltime flying job, driven for days to relocate myself and partner to the location for work, things changed. As it happens to be, the work dried out (slowed down for me, but still enough work to be shared around). Lucky for some who were already working for the company got the majority of the work and hence was left with 1 flight per week.
With the assurance from the company that there was plenty of work, it was a venture taken, but nothing gained. There was no paperwork signed on being checked to line, and was told to be contactable 24/7. Also, to come in on your days off (no flying days) to help out... if not, your looked down upon because other people do it. That I was shocked to see. Talk about free labour!!!!!! Now thats one smart boss!
On a serious note, looking back on this can be a lesson learnt, for both myself and all those looking for employment.
1. Do your reasearch on the company.
2. Guestimate the cost of relocating.
3. Ask if your full time, part time or casual, incl. holdidays?
4. DISCUSS SALARY OR REMUNERATION, incl. Super contributions.
5. Get it all writen down in black and white.
I took the boss' words for employment and now have nothing to fall back on. Its incredible however, that some employers will ask THE WORLD from their pilots and some will bow down and take it...for FREE. Not this one! I just quit.
I now have a new fulltime job at a new location starting in a few weeks. Shame it will cost alot to move again, but I have learnt from this.
And to top it off the paper work is filled and ready to be sent to proper authorities.
The salary is $14,800 before tax. ($270/wk after tax)
Then you get paid a day rate of $150 after every 3rd day or more of work.
So you work 2 days you only get the small salary, then if you work the 3rd day or more, you get $150 per day, ontop of that small salary.
During both the interview and training it was known to myself from the employer that the pay was going to sufficient, however that depended on the work at the time. We took a gamble! Yes! However having quite my fulltime flying job, driven for days to relocate myself and partner to the location for work, things changed. As it happens to be, the work dried out (slowed down for me, but still enough work to be shared around). Lucky for some who were already working for the company got the majority of the work and hence was left with 1 flight per week.
With the assurance from the company that there was plenty of work, it was a venture taken, but nothing gained. There was no paperwork signed on being checked to line, and was told to be contactable 24/7. Also, to come in on your days off (no flying days) to help out... if not, your looked down upon because other people do it. That I was shocked to see. Talk about free labour!!!!!! Now thats one smart boss!
On a serious note, looking back on this can be a lesson learnt, for both myself and all those looking for employment.
1. Do your reasearch on the company.
2. Guestimate the cost of relocating.
3. Ask if your full time, part time or casual, incl. holdidays?
4. DISCUSS SALARY OR REMUNERATION, incl. Super contributions.
5. Get it all writen down in black and white.
I took the boss' words for employment and now have nothing to fall back on. Its incredible however, that some employers will ask THE WORLD from their pilots and some will bow down and take it...for FREE. Not this one! I just quit.
I now have a new fulltime job at a new location starting in a few weeks. Shame it will cost alot to move again, but I have learnt from this.
And to top it off the paper work is filled and ready to be sent to proper authorities.
