I think your examples for being unproductive are ridiculous. Company actually tells us not to take "shortcuts" and follow the filed route... even if we make a couple minutes on a flight, it's minimal in the whole cost of things and indeed we are being productive because we are providing lift for people and cargo.digits_ wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 2:33 pmThe funny thing is though, the less productive a pilot is (fly slower, don't accept shortcuts etc), the more money he will make...altiplano wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 1:32 pmA lot of people are also paid based on productivity, and that's how we're paid. The formula pay system is based on pilots being compensated relative to the potential of their production. weight/speed/etc.digits_ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:55 pm
Imagine if the situation was reversed though. If the system was established that you got paid per duty hour, and then someone suggested you would get paid per flight hour.
I'm sure someone would bring up 'but hey, they might have us sitting in a terminal for 6 hours for free! don't do this!'
If anything, getting paid per hour at work, is the standard for most employees. Being paid per flight hour, is the deviation from the 'worforce norm' so to speak.
Both sides undoubtedly can come up with situations in which you would be worse or better off than before. But I think the desire for being paid for the time spent at work is quite understandable.
Trip and duty rigs are the way we protect ourselves from wasting time not being productive.
Who else is paid based on productivity? Sales employees usually get a commission, but that's the only big group I can think of.
More than sales people are paid on productivity and earnings, think harder I guess...