Pilot Instructor - Pilot Instructor FlightSafety International Employee Review

There is too much work for too little instructor staff. Everyone from corporate on down knows this. However, FlightSafety refuses to increase our pay to an acceptable level that will attract new people. Current instructors are being severely overworked while also realizing that no one is applying for the many open positions. It's a physical and mental beat down. Management at all levels are asking current employees to recruit our friends and colleagues so that our staffing levels will increase. Seriously, they are asking us to recruit so our own lives will improve. I think they think that if "somehow" they can glom onto some new instructors, then everyone will be happy with the current pay levels and the better schedules that "might" result. I don't think that strategy is going to work. I wouldn't recommend my worst enemy for this job. It's really become a miserable place to work. You are on short reserve, you get little support from management, you're subject to work long hours and long weeks, your led by a very weak management team, you get paid peanuts, you're subject to work holidays and weekends, and they always let the garbage flow down to you. Manage in general is poor. As a matter of fact I came here to write something because one member of the center management team subtly recommended we go on here so we can tell everyone how great we have it at FlightSafety. The only problem is we don't have it "great." His recommendation just shows how out of tune our management is with their instructor force. Again, why would I recommend anyone to work here given our current status. I'm definitely not going to lie on here just so people will be deceived into working for FlightSafety. It really seemed like a desperate and thoughtless attempt from someone that has no idea what is going on. And has no idea how to deal with staff. I feel really insulted. FlightSafety needs to severely raise the pay to about $100,000, remove the "you're on reserve clause," develop top of the line work rules, and increase our time off. I bet doing this will fix our staffing issues almost overnight. Finding people that can't get a medical, poaching clients with "employment opportunity signs" in the lobby, and asking for employee referrals just isn't going to cut it. It certainly won't attract the best of the best! Which is what FlightSafety advertises. You want the best, then do what it takes to get the best! I think they just want bodies so they don't have to spend a little money and make some sacrifices for QOL issues. FlightSafety makes money hand over fist so there is no excuse. Corporate management must think they are competing in some other type of industry. Because their handling of this instructor crisis is mind boggling. Bad decisions at every turn. Program managers - some work hard and some think they work hard. I hate to say it, but they are out of their element. Not surprising since the position doesn't pay nearly what it should. You want the best mangers, then make the position competitive. Not going to happen at FlightSafety. Here a computer system limits advancement pay to a minimum. Then these same useless managers get promoted and promoted again into positions that they have no business being in. Until something changes, I would avoid this place unless you're desperate. FlightSafety is desperate for you so you'll get the job. Just plan on being miserable and being around miserable people.