Could not be more fake. Nice try though!
Imagolfer, are you ignorant, management or simplywell, ignorant? I really like where he responds, "The email I drafted was not intended to go directly back to you."
American Airlines inventers of the UNEQUAL Shared Sacrifice.
----- Original Message -----
From: Reding, Bob
To: Michael Allen
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: Reflective vests
Michael,
First, let me apologize. I would never respond to an employee so shortly without providing background and additional context. That being said – while the response may have been curt – it does reflect my personal view that each of us should be working together to solve the company’s tremendous challenges, not simply looking for opportunities to criticize and complain. It’s clear from your e-mail to Danny that you are frustrated, and I recognize that, but there have been some very positive things going on within the M&E organization.
AA management, TWU and the vast majority of employees have worked very hard to take a different path than our competitors and I’m very proud of the success we’ve had so far. One quick look around the airline industry – which includes a few airlines still in bankruptcy – is all it takes to understand the consequences of not working together, of not recognizing that the fate of all employees is tightly linked to the success of American Airlines.
If anything, my response was out of my own frustration because I believe we’ve proven that Working Together represents American’s best chance at long-term growth and sustained profitability. But it is an individual choice for each of us.
As always, I will be making my annual visits to several of the larger line maintenance stations over the next six months. I’ll work with the TWU to make JFK one of my first visits. I’m hopeful that you’ll join your colleagues in a constructive discussion on the issues that face us all.
Sincerely,
Bob
