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On 10/6/2002 10:15:23 PM diogenes wrote:
The tsunami sized repurcussions from the AL/PI/PSA mergers have just subsided to ripples after 12 years of acrimony. That deal was Sunday school compared to a U/UA get-together. Please, God, no.
On the other hand, the U MO has been to piss off most of the people most of the time, so it could be!?!
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diogenes, I don't agree with your perception of U's MO. However I completely agree with the 12 years of Acrimony. The problems in the beginning of The Merger Fest , were never accuratley addressed....and what we are doing now is this! paying for the mistakes Anytime you pool assets and resources of two or three companies , You will have duplication of efforts and resources. In many cases U never addressed these problems until Crunch Time was kicking down the front door. Ed Colodny never took the bull by the horns...nor did Seth Schoefield. Wolf and Gangwhal saw the problems...and rather than correcting them , they took the path of least immediate resistance. Rather than structuring a business model...They only attempted pacification with the Employee Groups with Parity Plus 1%...and attempted to clean up the image , As we know..this was eye-wash for a potential sell-off (Merger). You and I were not a thought in this process. This was another attempt by The Suits to line thier own pockets. The lack of a Plan B when the UA/US Merger imploded says it all. OK, with that said...We find ourselves in a New World. Dave is not Wolf....the playing field has changed drastically...and we have had to change with it or die , to continue to play. This I feel more confident about , with each passing day. I do not believe that Dave wants to become a 41 yearold failure in this business. That aspect alone says alot. The guy has gained more of my confidence during his short tenure , than W&G could have ever hoped too. The only thing that will de-rail my confidence in him is this , Anything beyond maximizing the benefits of the UA/US Codeshare agreement. I have limited/no faith in the assumption of us buying any of UA's Domestic Assets. Again...both companies need to resolve thier own seperate issues , prior to attempting anything like the abomination that Goodwin and Wolf were dreaming of during better times. .....As you said. The PI,US and PSA Quagmire...should stand as a hard lesson learned.
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On 10/6/2002 10:15:23 PM diogenes wrote:
The tsunami sized repurcussions from the AL/PI/PSA mergers have just subsided to ripples after 12 years of acrimony. That deal was Sunday school compared to a U/UA get-together. Please, God, no.
On the other hand, the U MO has been to piss off most of the people most of the time, so it could be!?!
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diogenes, I don't agree with your perception of U's MO. However I completely agree with the 12 years of Acrimony. The problems in the beginning of The Merger Fest , were never accuratley addressed....and what we are doing now is this! paying for the mistakes Anytime you pool assets and resources of two or three companies , You will have duplication of efforts and resources. In many cases U never addressed these problems until Crunch Time was kicking down the front door. Ed Colodny never took the bull by the horns...nor did Seth Schoefield. Wolf and Gangwhal saw the problems...and rather than correcting them , they took the path of least immediate resistance. Rather than structuring a business model...They only attempted pacification with the Employee Groups with Parity Plus 1%...and attempted to clean up the image , As we know..this was eye-wash for a potential sell-off (Merger). You and I were not a thought in this process. This was another attempt by The Suits to line thier own pockets. The lack of a Plan B when the UA/US Merger imploded says it all. OK, with that said...We find ourselves in a New World. Dave is not Wolf....the playing field has changed drastically...and we have had to change with it or die , to continue to play. This I feel more confident about , with each passing day. I do not believe that Dave wants to become a 41 yearold failure in this business. That aspect alone says alot. The guy has gained more of my confidence during his short tenure , than W&G could have ever hoped too. The only thing that will de-rail my confidence in him is this , Anything beyond maximizing the benefits of the UA/US Codeshare agreement. I have limited/no faith in the assumption of us buying any of UA's Domestic Assets. Again...both companies need to resolve thier own seperate issues , prior to attempting anything like the abomination that Goodwin and Wolf were dreaming of during better times. .....As you said. The PI,US and PSA Quagmire...should stand as a hard lesson learned.
