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Why is there so much bickering in this forum between the East and West employees? Especially between the maintenance group gee starting a thread about duct tape to put another group down. Why can't you all just get along?

Serious question please no name calling.
 
Why is there so much bickering in this forum between the East and West employees? Especially between the maintenance group gee starting a thread about duct tape to put another group down. Why can't you all just get along?

Serious question please no name calling.
How about an AMEN to that!!!!!!!!
 
Why is there so much bickering in this forum between the East and West employees? Especially between the maintenance group gee starting a thread about duct tape to put another group down. Why can't you all just get along?

Serious question please no name calling.

Easy. Read my signature. Says it all.
 
Why is there so much bickering in this forum between the East and West employees? Especially between the maintenance group gee starting a thread about duct tape to put another group down. Why can't you all just get along?

Serious question please no name calling.

In case you haven't noticed,the East group isn't exactly one big happy family. A lot of it stems from what transpired from the previous mergers and the events post 9-11 and two bankruptcies.

Mr. Parker has addressed the differences in the work cultures publicly, and has a team devoted to mitigating
these issues. A lot of it goes beyond airline culture and is related to the geographic area. Also known as Philly Phactor. I don't think you would have seen a hostile physical confrontation, like the one between IAM/TWU in Philly, happen in Tempe.

The good news is that the naysayers and bashers are largely in the minority. And they were unhappy when times were good. (They really were at one time!)

It's really all about jobs, seniority, domiciles, quality of life and future. Unless everyone can get on the same page and ensure this merger produces a vibrant competitor in the market place, there will be none of the aformentioned.
 
In case you haven't noticed,the East group isn't exactly one big happy family.


In case you haven't noticed you could make a case for the West group too. All you have to do is look at board to see that both sides have issues. To put all the blaim on one side is well one sided.
 
Why is there so much bickering in this forum between the East and West employees? Especially between the maintenance group gee starting a thread about duct tape to put another group down. Why can't you all just get along?

Serious question please no name calling.

This'll probably be more bluntly put than you'd like, but it's the truth:

Because some just love being wiseguys/instigators and internet gits, and therefore feel they can get away with online what would get their lights punched out in person.
 
Why is there so much bickering in this forum between the East and West employees? Especially between the maintenance group gee starting a thread about duct tape to put another group down. Why can't you all just get along?

Serious question please no name calling.
It's called a merger. More change and unknowns and instability in an already unstable environment. I've learned a lot on this board and it's good to hear other people's opinions. Heck, it's actually amusing at times too. You can even make some new friends too. So it's not all bad.......there are some good debates and some good information put out there. You just got to take it all with a 5 pound bag of salt.
 
This'll probably be more bluntly put than you'd like, but it's the truth:

Because some just love being wiseguys/instigators and internet gits, and therefore feel they can get away with online what would get their lights punched out in person.
when can we meet?
 
Easy. Read my signature. Says it all.
Why do some think that the West is so highly favored out here? Money is being spent to improve PHL; routes are being added out of PHL to Europe. East is getting hte E190's. Where exactly do you see favoritism towards the West?
 
Why do some think that the West is so highly favored out here? Money is being spent to improve PHL; routes are being added out of PHL to Europe. East is getting hte E190's. Where exactly do you see favoritism towards the West?
I thinks its natural when you see the new corp HQ transferred to another airlines HQ and hometown to be nervous. Many jobs are being expanded at the new HQ. Also systems are being used from the Hp side. I hope it is not favortism but merging 2 airlines and taking the best from each one. When you are a dedicated employee of an airline for many years, have been through mergers that did not go well and watched jobs and pay eliminated I think its natural to be teritorial.(and extremely cautious)Hp employees also have access to corp and its hard for US employees(east) not to feel disassociated from the process.
 

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