Virgin America QOL

[DCMartin]

Anyway, this thread is titled Virgin America QOL. Not "what the same 6 people think will happen to VX and how screwed they are."

Start another thread for that, let's get this thread back on point.

Never had less than 18 days off. Averaged 74 hours/mth last year.
Vacation could be better but you end up working about 8 days a month when you use a week of vacation.
Sick policy is good. Accrue 5 hours a month.
Regarding time off they follow Cali Law so dads get 6 week paid Fmla, sick time can be used to care for sick family, etc..
Good CP's who for the most part advocate for the pilots.
Good culture. Great guys and gals to fly with.
Still much improvements Need to be made with pay, QOL, and soft time (particularly reserve and retirement)

 

[clickclickboom]

Here is the thing Click,
It's not my money or yours. If our investors want to keep pouring in the cash...that is their choice. Personally, if they didn't see something they liked, they would have pulled the plug a long time ago. I don't see that happening unless our new guy can't get it going in the right direction. From what I have heard, it is going better than they had hoped...(just what I have heard so far), so take that for what it is worth.

Fly Safe!

true.......

 

[DHPFLYN]

Never had less than 18 days off. Averaged 74 hours/mth last year.
Vacation could be better but you end up working about 8 days a month when you use a week of vacation.
Sick policy is good. Accrue 5 hours a month.
Regarding time off they follow Cali Law so dads get 6 week paid Fmla, sick time can be used to care for sick family, etc..
Good CP's who for the most part advocate for the pilots.
Good culture. Great guys and gals to fly with.
Still much improvements Need to be made with pay, QOL, and soft time (particularly reserve and retirement)

Thanks for the information !!
Just got email for a assessment

 

[Chairman]

Never had less than 18 days off. Averaged 74 hours/mth last year.
Vacation could be better but you end up working about 8 days a month when you use a week of vacation.
Sick policy is good. Accrue 5 hours a month.
Regarding time off they follow Cali Law so dads get 6 week paid Fmla, sick time can be used to care for sick family, etc..
Good CP's who for the most part advocate for the pilots.
Good culture. Great guys and gals to fly with.
Still much improvements Need to be made with pay, QOL, and soft time (particularly reserve and retirement)

Yes we do accrue sick time at 5 hours a month but after 6 days you are tossed on disability with the state and paid only 7 hours a week from our long term bank. Yes as a California employee you can take 12 weeks for FMLA but again through the state and not the company paid at 55% only if you have worked at least a year at VX and then its a 2 quarter looks back. Most of the perks they try to sell is there own are required by the state. Just see what they say when the state does not pay you...Mostly not our problem.

 

[DCMartin]

Yes we do accrue sick time at 5 hours a month but after 6 days you are tossed on disability with the state and paid only 7 hours a week from our long term bank. Yes as a California employee you can take 12 weeks for FMLA but again through the state and not the company paid at 55% only if you have worked at least a year at VX and then its a 2 quarter looks back. Most of the perks they try to sell is there own are required by the state. Just see what they say when the state does not pay you...Mostly not our problem.

I wouldn't say the company sells the Cali law stuff. They dont even mention it unless you dig, but I certainly enjoy the perks and it's worth mentioning as some don't even know it exists or how many things they can legitimatley use sick time for. 12 weeks FMLA is a perk of being a US citizen. Last 2 companies w kids born I took 12 weeks unpaid. Kinda nice to get 6 wks of 55% w no tax taken out. True about the sick policy but still Better then last company.

 

[Chairman]

I wouldn't say the company sells the Cali law stuff. They dont even mention it unless you dig, but I certainly enjoy the perks and it's worth mentioning as some don't even know it exists or how many things they can legitimatley use sick time for. 12 weeks FMLA is a perk of being a US citizen. Last 2 companies w kids born I took 12 weeks unpaid. Kinda nice to get 6 wks of 55% w no tax taken out. True about the sick policy but still Better then last company.

Sure they sell it as they tell you that we have a short term disability plan when infact it only pays you 5%. See how long you get by when the state delays you getting paid. And having been on FMLA here you have to constantly call the state to follow up with where you payment is. The time off was not spent enjoying my child bonding time but wondering how long I would go before getting paid. Sure would be nice if we could use our sick time like other companies but that would keep us on the company pay roll and they don't want that. The reason we are hiring is 10% of our FO's have left is the last 6 weeks to United, JetBlue, UsAir, and Sprit...

 

[banger]

We have the same problem at jetblue, which seems common at all companies without a union to gaurantee and clarify what benefits you have. At jetblue the benefits dept tell you all kinds of stories without proof and when you do end up on std/ltd you find out that much of it isn't true or there is no one to help you get what you deserve. Even when you truly deserve something it is up to you to make the point and prove to Prudential you deserve it. It is very stressful at a time when you need things to go smoothly.

 

[Flyer1015]

Sure they sell it as they tell you that we have a short term disability plan when infact it only pays you 5%. See how long you get by when the state delays you getting paid. And having been on FMLA here you have to constantly call the state to follow up with where you payment is. The time off was not spent enjoying my child bonding time but wondering how long I would go before getting paid. Sure would be nice if we could use our sick time like other companies but that would keep us on the company pay roll and they don't want that. The reason we are hiring is 10% of our FO's have left is the last 6 weeks to United, JetBlue, UsAir, and Sprit...

I'll add that the California SUI/SDI is a complete scam. Why is it that only CA and NY (the most liberal p***y states) take out state disability from your paycheck? 48 other states manage their disabled, and they do so without taking out this mandatory tax right along with Fed/Med/SS/State income. In CA, you are paying both CA state income tax and this SUI/SDI crap. Now some claims are legit for disability, but far too many can work and yet get a doctor to still sign a piece of paper that puts them on disability. I should be paying 0 dollars into state disability tax. I'm perfectly happy not relying on the state for when I get sick. The company sick time should be used, with no duration, you should be able to use it til it's drained. It's how the California SUI/SDI is set up and companies tap into it. No wonder California is a broke azz state, there's so much waste here, and so many handouts. And don't even get me started on my the response I got in regards to obtaining a CWP here in this wonderful state...

 

[HRDiva]

Actually CA, NY, NJ, RI and HI have statutory disability in addition to Puerto Rico. CA and NJ have paid family leave. Usually every crazy employment law that originates in the country of California immediately jumps 3,000 miles to NJ.

 

[Flyer1015]

I stand corrected. So basically the bluest of blue states

CA's paid family leave (FMLA) at 55% of what you make, isn't that coming out of the SUI/SDI?