Pilots to start major disruptions

[Bear96]

you know what frequent flyer , your talking to us like we're corporate workers , we're not . . . .

What do you mean you are not "corporate workers"?

You work for a corporation. You are therefore a "corporate worker."

 

[frqntflyer]

This guy is flame baiting. If he quit flying US Airways why is he on this forum. Doesn't make sense. Notice he is a newbie. All may not be as it appears.

Yes - the beehive is buzzing tonight!

It is amazing to me that when someone like me actually questions whether or not employees might be part of the problem - the attack dogs come out. Me thinks the lady (or man) may protest too much!

I used to do customer support for a software company, and if I had ever treated a customer the way I have been treated by some employees on US, I would have been fired on the spot, no questions asked.

At the end of the day, you work for the company because you have chosen too, and you are free to leave at any point in time. So as long as you are there, the customer is paying your salary and benefits, so be nice to them. Without the customer, you would have never had a job to complain about in the first place - some of you seem to forget that.

 

[careerfurloughee]

At the end of the day, you work for the company because you have chosen too, and you are free to leave at any point in time. So as long as you are there, the customer is paying your salary and benefits, so be nice to them. Without the customer, you would have never had a job to complain about in the first place - some of you seem to forget that.

Hey Sherlock take a look at my user name. Do you know what it means?

 

[frqntflyer]

Hey Sherlock take a look at my user name. Do you know what it means?

Gee - let's see - no - I have no idea what "furlough" means - I'm just a dumb old pain in the ass customer.

Hey sherlock - did you ever think that I may have just been addressing the board with that comment rather than you individually?

 

[FLYLOW22]

is that there is enough blame to go around for the current problems at US - it isn't all just Dougie and his crew.

You are right. It's all my fault. I haven't showed for a trip in 5 years. Of course, I've been laid off...

 

[frqntflyer]

You are right. It's all my fault. I haven't showed for a trip in 5 years. Of course, I've been laid off...

And again - your response is just what I'm talking about. I've been laid off before as well - but I moved on - I didn't dwell on it - didn't wish that the company laid me off went out of business - or wish that everyone that was left treated the customers like crap. I took the layoff - changed careers - and love what I do now.

What is it with you people - get on with your life.

 

[N346PS]

I spent 20+ years there, everytime I helped someone out my intention was to help a friend, I guess the company benefited by it.

 

[FLYLOW22]

This bee-hive sure is buzzing. You people need to do something that will f*ck with the company, but not the customer.

And that's the trick now ain't it. I think those tactics are over.

Unfortunately the facts are that the customer spends money for service. The money goes to management. Management is monolithical in their quest for money, shareholder value and in Doug's case, Daiquiri's. Until the money stream is interrupted, management fails to respond becuase business is good. What could possibly be wrong, right??

If the product is bad, the consumer passes on spending money and profits go down. Doug goes into rehab.

Just the way it is.

Or we could skip alot of steps and just com to some... agreement... like a Collectve Bargaining Agreement.

And again - your response is just what I'm talking about. I've been laid off before as well - but I moved on - I didn't dwell on it - didn't wish that the company laid me off went out of business - or wish that everyone that was left treated the customers like crap. I took the layoff - changed careers - and love what I do now.

What is it with you people - get on with your life.

Don't lean into me. I'm laid off. When I go through PHL it's as a passenger.

I have long moved on personally. Doesn't look like musch to come back to at this point anyway.

I don;t wish the company goes out of business. I do, however, think that if the company cannot properly merge two airlines into a single list/contract and pay competetive wages and provide competetive working conditions then the business model is flawed and should be eliminated.

Too long management has extracted labor costs to cover up their mistakes and sloppiness.

WHat you are experiencing is most likely something some refer to as a "lack of enthusiasm". It occurs when one is pushed too far.

Agian, don't wail on my shoulder. I could care less at this point. Spend your money where you want to.

 

[N346PS]

Art, I havent heard anything lately. How did the talks with the company go? Is it still "FFOCUS" or is it "coachroaches" again?

Either/or, I'd still like to thank you folks for making my paychecks good for all of those years.

 

[freedom]

And that's the trick now ain't it. I think those tactics are over.

Unfortunately the facts are that the customer spends money for service. The money goes to management. Management is monolithical in their quest for money, shareholder value and in Doug's case, Daiquiri's. Until the money stream is interrupted, management fails to respond becuase business is good. What could possibly be wrong, right??

If the product is bad, the consumer passes on spending money and profits go down. Doug goes into rehab.

Just the way it is.

Or we could skip alot of steps and just com to some... agreement... like a Collectve Bargaining Agreement.
Don't lean into me. I'm laid off. When I go through PHL it's as a passenger.

I have long moved on personally. Doesn't look like musch to come back to at this point anyway.

I don;t wish the company goes out of business. I do, however, think that if the company cannot properly merge two airlines into a single list/contract and pay competetive wages and provide competetive working conditions then the business model is flawed and should be eliminated.

Too long management has extracted labor costs to cover up their mistakes and sloppiness.

WHat you are experiencing is most likely something some refer to as a "lack of enthusiasm". It occurs when one is pushed too far.

Agian, don't wail on my shoulder. I could care less at this point. Spend your money where you want to.

HERE HERE!!!!!!!!!!

This is SO like out of the movie dune!Don't stop until the spice stops flowing!!!!

The sleeper awakens!! 😱

 

[Phoenix]

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What is it with you people - get on with your life.

Ever stop to consider that the new paradigm is that airline service is what it is (pathetic)--what is it with you customers - get on with your life already. (LOL. Sorry it was just right there.)

I get it. You as a customer want to get what you pay for, with a smile. If you don't get it you can go somewhere else just as easy. That is what I do as a customer.

It is not so simple for employees to change jobs with such nonchalance. US employees have decades invested in a company career that built a good airline (that is now half the size it was) and have sacrificed nearly 50% of their pay, benefits, vacation, and days worked (and 35% furloughes) in order to give mngmnt the maneuver room necessary to improve the airline.

All of that sacrifice, good faith, and good will of the employees has been fleeced by a repeating wave of carpetbaggers. And now they are going after the frequent flyer.

As a customer you get lied to about a plane ticket that lasts for a couple hours. The employees have been lied to for over a decade and about a career that lasts for 30 years (even retirees have had their pensions taken.)

You have my condolences about your frequent flyer mile perks, and I say that with a smile. Better luck at your next airline. Thanks for your wishes of good luck for my new career. 😀