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On 9/6/2002 11:41:29 AM UAL777flyer wrote:
GGpillow,
I wish I could truly believe you about UA being "a family who takes care of its own". While we often like to think that's the case, our actions continually don't bear that out. The only time the employees of this company tend to circle the wagons and close ranks is during a time of extreme tragedy, like September 11. However, it didn't take long after that tragic day before things started to go back to the way they were: employees blaming other work groups for UA's problems; people wanting what everyone else has; not everyone being willing to pitch in and truly help the company; and worst of all, many employees not even willing to believe the reality of our situation.
I think I know how you meant it when you said "we're a family", but I only wish that were truly the case. But the sad reality is, we're only one big family when it suits us. I think that has a lot to do with the selfish culture that is so heavily entrenched at this company. I can only hope that Mr. Tilton can do some things to improve upon this particular problem. When you think about it, look at what we accomplished in the late 90's, when employees were't the happiest in the world due to the ESOP and weren't all working together (in fact, many were working against each other). Can you imagine what this company could truly accomplish if we combined outstanding leadership and vision with a workforce that is ALL pulling in the same direction and working with each other? I hope we can start to see it soon.
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You are reading way to much into union PR and press releases out of WHQ. We ARE a family. I work at the airport. Most folks employed by UA work at an airport. We deal with different workgroups on a daily basis. Their is nothing I wouldn't do to help a Pilot, F/A, Rampy, Mech out, and I get much the same attitude from them. Do I think some of the pilots payscale is a lil top heavy? Yeah I do. Does it change the way I deal with them, not at all. When a Mech shows up with the gate with the family, do I take a lil extra time to help em out.. yes I do. (No offense intended, a lot of the mech's are a lil baffeled at times by the whole non rev process, cuz they don't deal with it 300 times a day like I do. Which is fine, cuz I can't take apart a jet engine either )
I understand what you're saying, but I disagree completely. Perhaps the attitude in WHQ these days is different, but on the line, all in all, we work together, and do what we can for each other.
Either way, I don't need an outsider on here telling me he wishes we would go belly up one day, and the next saying WE are all in this together, which was the whole point of my post.