What is the pay for the executives at Southwest and JetBlue? Sincerely, is Siegel willing to take a pay cut ,as well, to fit in line with the low cost carriers himself? Will he be the first to offer up sacrifices from his pay and benefits to bring everyone, as an example, into the new world of airlines? It seems it is so easy for him to continue to ask for more concessions without actually including himself in this overall "plan" to reduce costs. I think that would be a great step towards mending the trust issue with the employees. The other question I have is, what, other than asking for more out of the pocket of employees, has Siegel and his mangement team implemented since US has come out of bancruptcy in April. How is US a different airline now than in was before April? Maybe we should start a different post for that question. But I know that the employees have recieved notices and letters on how US needs to change and I would like to know what major changes, have taken place and in what departments. It seems to me that there has been a huge amount of time between last April and now. Is that enough time to get the ball rolling on a new plan ? It seems that instead of talking about a plan they would " just do it". Isnt that what great leadership is all about? Isnt that what makes the employees excited and energized about what is going on and what they are working so hard for? Great, innovative leadership can change everything. From what I can see, the US employees are some of the best and have time and time again, under many adverse situations helped bring back the company from the brink. They have been willing to sacrifice for their company and are just waiting for a great leader to come up with new innovative and creative ideas to make their company something to be excited and energized about. In the meantime it seems to me that they have done a fabulous job, picking their chin up and getting on with it. Overall they have a lot to be proud of as most of their customers can attest to.
