When you see a VFF, he's not getting paid.
When you see a VFF going through the same security you go through, he's not being paid.
When you see a VFF walking in the terminal, he's not being paid.
When you see a VFF at the gate waiting for his flight to meet a client or go back home to loved ones, he's not being paid.
When you see a VFF making alternate arrangements after being told of cancellations or delays, he's not being paid.
When you board the aircraft and look in the cabin and see the VFFs taking their seat(coach or First), they're not getting paid.
When they land at your destination, they're not being paid.
When you see a VFF waiting for a ride to a hotel for the night, he's not being paid.
The only time the VFF is getting paid is when you DON'T see him...when he's actually at the client/business site.
Everything else he does is for free!
The average airline VFF is at work for 12-14 hours per day, yet gets paid for 8 (based on the traditional assupmtion of 40 hr "work" week).
The average airline VFF is away from home, at work, for 100+ hours per week, yet gets paid for 40 hours per weeks work.
Most VFFs schedules have them working 22+ days per month...
that means 22+ days away from home- gone, they are not at home over half the month.
Often if the work warrants it, this includes holidays, weekends, birthdays, anniversaries, summer vacations- not at home- no holiday, weekend, or overtime pay either.
A majority of VFFs have 4-year college degrees or more before they begin travelling as VFFs.
A large number of VFFs have served time in the military.
Civilian VFFs have spent $50,000 or more in higher education and training costs to acquire the training that qualifies them for a their job, which doesn't always pay well enough to make the total time away worth it.
VFFs are subject to random drug and alcohol testing any time they are at work. Fail it and they lose their job.
Some VFF professions are required to undergo rigorous re-training and certification every 6 to 9 months, if they fail they lose their jobs, licenses and livelihood.
I could go on...but, what makes a pilot profession any more important than a VFF who must endure the long periods away from home? Both chose that line of work. And both knew early on, WELL before they got into the profession, the requirements of the job.
When you see a VFF going through the same security you go through, he's not being paid.
When you see a VFF walking in the terminal, he's not being paid.
When you see a VFF at the gate waiting for his flight to meet a client or go back home to loved ones, he's not being paid.
When you see a VFF making alternate arrangements after being told of cancellations or delays, he's not being paid.
When you board the aircraft and look in the cabin and see the VFFs taking their seat(coach or First), they're not getting paid.
When they land at your destination, they're not being paid.
When you see a VFF waiting for a ride to a hotel for the night, he's not being paid.
The only time the VFF is getting paid is when you DON'T see him...when he's actually at the client/business site.
Everything else he does is for free!
The average airline VFF is at work for 12-14 hours per day, yet gets paid for 8 (based on the traditional assupmtion of 40 hr "work" week).
The average airline VFF is away from home, at work, for 100+ hours per week, yet gets paid for 40 hours per weeks work.
Most VFFs schedules have them working 22+ days per month...
that means 22+ days away from home- gone, they are not at home over half the month.
Often if the work warrants it, this includes holidays, weekends, birthdays, anniversaries, summer vacations- not at home- no holiday, weekend, or overtime pay either.
A majority of VFFs have 4-year college degrees or more before they begin travelling as VFFs.
A large number of VFFs have served time in the military.
Civilian VFFs have spent $50,000 or more in higher education and training costs to acquire the training that qualifies them for a their job, which doesn't always pay well enough to make the total time away worth it.
VFFs are subject to random drug and alcohol testing any time they are at work. Fail it and they lose their job.
Some VFF professions are required to undergo rigorous re-training and certification every 6 to 9 months, if they fail they lose their jobs, licenses and livelihood.
I could go on...but, what makes a pilot profession any more important than a VFF who must endure the long periods away from home? Both chose that line of work. And both knew early on, WELL before they got into the profession, the requirements of the job.
