orph:
It is important to note that unless this article is rewritten in ledger form it will be undecipherable by this management. Until a profit/loss number is associated with stress then stress does not exist.
Stress here at U is a result of Seigel attempting to manage our expectations lower. Ever notice how any bit of good news is constantly and consistently tinged with bad. Use the 5% return announcement as an example. Why is he doing this? Two reasons. One, when he comes for more he has "set us up" and his arguments/reasons will sound cogent and even logical based on the low expectations we have from his constant bad news scenarios. Two, when you lower expectations you never have to be held accountable when things don't succeed. The failure can be blamed on whatever he chooses. JetBlue, labor, fuel costs, weather etc... . What he is doing is classic business school stuff regarding the treatment of employees and setting up excuses for his ineptness at management.
He could choose to motivate and lead. But my hopes for that have once again been diminished by his announcements to the employees AFTER tellling us the enemy is the other airlines and not ourselves. He has not followed up on that theme in any way. And the 5% return was not Seigel's idea. It came as a demand from Bronner after a special board meeting where our union leaders informed him of the morale problems.
We are understaffed and losing customers. He thinks we are saving money. We need a leader and no one is coming forward. There will be a grass roots effort to get this man dismissed from this company. AMR did it and so can we. Keep your ear to the street in the coming weeks. Seigel is not long for this property. Until he starts understanding and utilizing his most important assets. And those are not Boeing's or Airbuses.
mr
It is important to note that unless this article is rewritten in ledger form it will be undecipherable by this management. Until a profit/loss number is associated with stress then stress does not exist.
Stress here at U is a result of Seigel attempting to manage our expectations lower. Ever notice how any bit of good news is constantly and consistently tinged with bad. Use the 5% return announcement as an example. Why is he doing this? Two reasons. One, when he comes for more he has "set us up" and his arguments/reasons will sound cogent and even logical based on the low expectations we have from his constant bad news scenarios. Two, when you lower expectations you never have to be held accountable when things don't succeed. The failure can be blamed on whatever he chooses. JetBlue, labor, fuel costs, weather etc... . What he is doing is classic business school stuff regarding the treatment of employees and setting up excuses for his ineptness at management.
He could choose to motivate and lead. But my hopes for that have once again been diminished by his announcements to the employees AFTER tellling us the enemy is the other airlines and not ourselves. He has not followed up on that theme in any way. And the 5% return was not Seigel's idea. It came as a demand from Bronner after a special board meeting where our union leaders informed him of the morale problems.
We are understaffed and losing customers. He thinks we are saving money. We need a leader and no one is coming forward. There will be a grass roots effort to get this man dismissed from this company. AMR did it and so can we. Keep your ear to the street in the coming weeks. Seigel is not long for this property. Until he starts understanding and utilizing his most important assets. And those are not Boeing's or Airbuses.
mr
