So ... what are you saying he should do? Go to work angry every day and be miserable all the time? Quit as some sort of protest that there had to be layoffs in other work groups?
I think he made it clear the present situation works for him at this time, as apparently it does for the other tens of thousands of UA employees who remain. I actually took a different path and realized the F/A job was no longer worth it for me in this "new environment," and so I quit. But I am not sure what you point is with Jamake or how you think he (and all the other remaining UA employees) should be reacting to the current situation. We all have different tolerances, opportunities and choices. All he said was it still works for him, and when it no longer does he may consider something else. I am not sure what he can do about the mechanics that remain laid off.
What I am saying is that he should not make asinine and selfish comments like how he only works 15 days a month and gets to go to all exciting destinations.All while mass suffering continues for airline employees.
It is fine to have an upbeat attitude about the current situation going on in the airline industry, but look at cost. Noone will ever see all of their promised pensions.
How foolish can people be to be happy to get only 65% of their promised pensions instead of the 100% they spent their lives working towards.
All the concessions, bankruptcys and threats of bankruptcys are meant to break the unions. Airlines have succeeded in demoralizing us and breaking us. We are done in this industry and Jamake is just ecstatic to go to far and exotic destinations in only 15 days a month.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM!
Because in the years ahead, airlines, and companies in general will then say, "hey we don't have to give these employees anything! no 401k, no medical! They come to work and they get paid! That's it!
And then Jamake will be able to say at least he is still working 15 days a month and still going to exotic destinations.
His glass may be half full now, but look ahead and you can see the trend to eliminating all benefits has already begun in the name of ooutsourcing!
Now, a little bit about myself!
I was one of the Eastern Airline workers who told Frank Lorenzo to go to hell. I risked 20 years and went on strike to end the "new airline order" and new arrogant greedy management that was plagueing the industry at that point. I, and many of my former co workers would gladly do it all again in a heartbeat if given the chance. I get roughly half my promised pension when EAL folded.
So in response as what course to take in these times!
SHUT EM DOWN!
Do you remember when working for an airline was the most enviable employment?
Thanks to attitudes like Jamake's, we can all be lucky just to have jobs!