Several years ago, GA needed to attract skilled talent so they paid people more money to come over. In fact, that is what enticed me to take a job there. Over the years, I noticed that they were hiring many young people and although that is a good thing, they were paying them next to nothing in comparison with other employers. During the time when other aerospace firms were cutting back, they were hiring. I noticed that around 2019, things changed quite a bit and the good feelings I had disappeared. During the Covid BS, the executives there used the pandemic as an excuse to lay people off who were on the higher pay scale. I could see the writing on the wall and got out of there right before the layoffs. I found out several months later that many of the longtime loyal employees were shown the door which were the ones that were making more money. GA thought these young people would just be glad they had a job and would stick around. However, many of them to their credit, left for better opportunities. These young people are a lot smarter than the leadership gave them credit for. Now most of those young people they thought would stay, left voluntarily. Don't accept the offer from them, there are much better opportunities available for less effort.
Great post, @1gqy+1g4lgb2x. I think that GA will have to start valuing a little more not only young new employees, but all those who want to stay here. Otherwise, leadership can only expect decline on all fronts. Did they really think they would be able to take advantage of newbies for so long?