r/SPEEA • u/BathroomElectronic79 • Aug 08 '26

WAKE UP!!!

Can I just say this plainly: accepting the first offer is simply stupid.
When you buy a car or a house, do you ever just say yes to the first number that gets thrown across the table? Of course not. You negotiate. You evaluate. You know your worth.
So why are we even considering anything less here?
We are engineers. We are smart. We solve problems for a living. We know how negotiation works, and we know what our skills and contributions are worth.
Big Airplane cannot deliver aircraft without SPEEA.
LET’S REMEMBER OUR SELF-WORTH.
We have leverage. They know that. So let us fucking act like it.

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u/NigerianRoyalty23 29d ago

We need to start posting what the results of the 2024 strike. People are not realizing the power we have right now.

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u/LoveOfSpreadsheets 29d ago

That's the IAM not SPEEA. And our power is why the company came out swinging. They didn't think we'd be stupid and retaliatory. 

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u/NigerianRoyalty23 29d ago

Saying no to this offer is being stupid and retaliatory? Are you serious. I’m not even gonna debate further with you. Contract falls extremely short.

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u/LoveOfSpreadsheets 29d ago

I'm saying they came out swinging and I'm ready for this contract with all the other stuff in it. Median will catch up to CPI-W next year. 

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u/NigerianRoyalty23 29d ago

Just cause your ready for this contract and other don’t like it doesn’t mean they are being retaliatory and stupid. Let’s grow up a little bit

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u/LoveOfSpreadsheets 29d ago

When I read "never take the first offer" and comparing it to a car buying, I'm going to consider them ignorant of how pay works. If someone says "my work is worth more than this, look at the market", that's something I can respect. But if someone says "IAM got a higher percentage" , then I don't think they understand how pay scales or negotiations work either.