flyallnite

And as our managers are busy slapping each others backs and handing out bonuses, they choose to ignore the true cost of cutting staffing to the bone. It should come as no surprise that people are going to need time off work regardless of their job, and that the demands of our profession only make this more necessary. They are going to need a big pencil for the next contract.

shiznit

Amen.

(Uh-oh....It's one of those "Carl and Shiz agree on something days", everybody be careful out there, strange things are occurring!)

acl65pilot

Cutting staffing to the bone would equate to PBS min staffing. We have been there before and won a grievance related to such. We are above that by a good percentage, and that is why they are taking aggressive action. Our reserve usage as well as GS callouts is in their opinion too high given where we are in relation to PBS min staffing. I call it a complex operation that has pilots working more than they ever have before, and as a result they are getting sick more. That is just me though.

Carl Spackler

It had to happen eventually shiz. Lottery tickets anyone?

Carl

acl65pilot

It would allow one not to stay awake at night worrying about scope, restoration and unity.

Carl Spackler

That's true, but it still can't buy you love.

Oh wait...

Carl

FedElta

Acl,

My last gig was at one of the "darling " companies. I know I'm redundant, but we had, arguably, the best vacation contract in the industry.

With my own ears, I heard the CEO say it was just " good business " to have happy, well-rested , crewmwmbers.

Seniority, and age, were rewarded with increasing day allotments.

Sick leave usage reductions more than justified the vacation policies.

And, with the credit per day, slide and expand, you didn't have to go begging for extra trips to try to reach ALV.

One more bullet point for C2012.

Rant over,
BG

acl65pilot

Everyone tries to figure out what they are doing that makes them so special, but every business wizard glosses over the first part, People. In Fed Ex's case it is PSP. People-Service-Profit. In SWA's case it is very similar, People.

Invest in that asset, and guess what, your business gets you a return that cannot be measured on a balance sheet, a 10K report, or a on-time metric. It may show up here and there, but where it really shows up is customer satisfaction. In simple interaction of people to people is what sets the tone for your business.

Just like in the restaurant industry, Customers will forgive you for a bad meal, but they will not forgive you for bad service. That translates in to everything we do here. All of that starts with putting value in people. The first step in that is, recognizing a need to pay them correctly, respect their families needs, and understand that one may love their job but they work to live, not the other way around.

When I turned down SWA, I told them my reason, which was a few things, but family was at the top, and their response was, "Family comes first, and if you ever decided to work here, just give us a call and we will gladly take you." That right there says many things. It shows that the corporation gives the latitude to the employee to make a great decision, and it shows the cultural mindset that they put forth. That all comes from clearly showing though money and other means that you matter to your company. It really is not any simpler than that.

BigGuns

Now that the DAL stock link is off the Detlanet hompage. How do we get on the internet on company computers??

acl65pilot

I have not tried, I just use my I-pad. Honestly I try to spend as little time as possible in the crew rooms anyway.