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LCC CEO has history of DUIs
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I Agree, for the first time in along time -- we've made money. People make mistakes, things happen.
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without offering any opinion, it will ultimately depend on how much pressure the unions place on the BOD and how much of a stink they make out of the zero tolerance policy.
I agree. I immediately thought the worse about what will happen to our CEO. He's going to go to jail, he's going to resign, etc etc. I feel bad about what his family must be going through. There have been other high-profile DUIs in Tempe/Phoenix before.. there was a coronor who had Extreme DUI back in the 90s.
I am not surprised that of all days this could happen on, it happened on the day he pulled the Delta offer. Granted, he was coming home from Bird's Nest in Scottsdale after drinking with his lawyer, and another person afer the FDR Open.. what that has to do with on the job drinking, I don't know. Is a CEO always on the job? That's the question.. I've spoken to people who think that it shouldn't have any effect on US Airways.. or even be mentioned. Fact is, he is our CEO and damn.. it's just a shame that after all the negativity that has gone on this has to go and make things worse.
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that is exactly why he is, and should be, held to a higher standard
I equate it to the world watching royals or say, the president of the United States, just because he was already in the spotlight to begin with.
I know in "everyday life" he may not be as powerful, but still.. a major player in both Phoenix and other areas around the country.
It got progressively worse and worse.. First he acknowledges the one DUI in 1991, then 2 more in the 80s. This makes his 4th occurance, regardless of the time frame. I can only hope that either the judge realizes that he doesn't have a recent history or.. well.. I don't know.
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It was said in some of the media reports that he had left an event sponsored by US. Being so reported doesn't make it true, but if true one could assume that he was there as US CEO rather than as a guest.
As I quoted in one of the closed threads, the US corporate policy addresses an employee's alcohol use as it relates to attendance at after-hours functions in an official capacity.
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Another rumor floating around, from an individual that was at the birds nest (but they had a car/driver and make considerably less than dougie) that in attendance was also kirby, and some other higher ups.. and they were there with a few individuals from boeing.....
Interesting it is..... Another rumor floating around there is Dougie just picked up a lear....
Interesting it is..... Another rumor floating around there is Dougie just picked up a lear....
Thank you for clearing this up. I was not informed he was on company business. We were allowed to drink at a formal dinner in Florida after we were done with business that day. We were told by the manager that we were allowed to on that day only. Kind of weird. I don't mean getting wasted or anything, we're talking about a glass of wine with dinner.
At what point of time is it not considered part of business?
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I can only assume that the function you attended didn't involve your normal duties, hence the cautionary note.
All the corporate policy says is that some employees, by nature of their position or job description, are expected to attend after hours functions where drinking is accepted or even expected - that's a paraphrase, anyway.
As for your specific question, I can't give a hard and fast rule. Most employees have clearly defined times when they're "on the clock". Whatever happens at other times will be reported as "John/Jane Q Public Did ______" and will have no effect on the company.
Some employees, when they make the headlines, will always be refered to as "US Airways (insert position and name) Did ______" and that their actions will reflect on the company. For these employees, there is no time that their public actions won't be connected to US if reported, especially in the "home town".
Think of the Bush twins or the Clintons' daughter. Everything they do/did is/was reported as "xxxxxx, daughter of President xxxxxx, Did ______". They live in a fishbowl and everything the do can reflect on the President. A CEO lives in that same kind of fishbowl.
Fair? Probably not, but in Parker's case nobody held a gun to his head amd made him be CEO.
Jim
All the corporate policy says is that some employees, by nature of their position or job description, are expected to attend after hours functions where drinking is accepted or even expected - that's a paraphrase, anyway.
As for your specific question, I can't give a hard and fast rule. Most employees have clearly defined times when they're "on the clock". Whatever happens at other times will be reported as "John/Jane Q Public Did ______" and will have no effect on the company.
Some employees, when they make the headlines, will always be refered to as "US Airways (insert position and name) Did ______" and that their actions will reflect on the company. For these employees, there is no time that their public actions won't be connected to US if reported, especially in the "home town".
Think of the Bush twins or the Clintons' daughter. Everything they do/did is/was reported as "xxxxxx, daughter of President xxxxxx, Did ______". They live in a fishbowl and everything the do can reflect on the President. A CEO lives in that same kind of fishbowl.
Fair? Probably not, but in Parker's case nobody held a gun to his head amd made him be CEO.
Jim
Thank you. This is exactly what I used to explain Doug Parker and his effect on US Airways when someone told me it should have no effect on US Airways. I told them, well.. you would think Bush's children shouldn't have any affect on him and his presidency, but they do.
As far as my trip to Florida that I was referring to and drinking, we were on a Fam trip. I am not fully familiar with the policies of such fam trips, other than what was told of me. (I've only been on 3.)
Except, I know that we were "on company time" and we did represent US Airways the entire length of stay. (Except for maybe the time we received off at night to go to Disney and Universal Studios depending on which night we were where.)
It was said long before the event that "per company rules, there is to be no alcohol consumption" yadda yadda yadda.. but also "Sunday is an exception." I take it was because many people from corporate flew in for the event.
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