Whitworth coming to PHL is a bold move and one that should have been made years ago! First, PHX has got to pay for decent supervisors and managers. Why do you think all the good ones left like rats off a ship? Name one supervisor in PHL that was there 2 years ago. Well, there isn't one. They want to work them like a mule, tie their hands and micro manage them into oblivion. Inflight Supervisors have no autonomy to make any decision. I am surprised they don't have to get a bathroom pass. That job is not easy especially in PHL. The line flight attendants are making more than their supervisor and that is a statement. They want to pay crap so they get crap in return. You work at any other position in the corporate world and 9 times out of 10 a supervisor or manager makes more than the line employee because they have added responsibilities. The supervisors in there now make 30K if that to start and top out at 40K. It's not a 9-5 job and are asked to manage a group that is underpaid and abused from 2000 miles away.
I hope they give Dave the tools and resources to recruit a good team. Half those in there now can't read the contract. Good luck Dave, if they give you the tools and let you manage I know you can make a difference.
