LivinTheDream28

Isn't today D day for the new uniforms? I bet everyone is so excited.

tsquare

Maybe it is George Zip.

oldmako

"You're gonna love how ya look in your casket"

JoePatroni

This one is going to leave a mark.

Viewers' nominations for worst CEO of 2013 - CNBC

APC225

If he "wins" it will only increase his stature on Wall Street and they'll renew his contract. The only way be leaves is if he succeeds here and is hired away like a previous CAL CEO who went to lead Burger King out of financial trouble. That, or AFTER a bankruptcy because then they'll want to keep him on to guide us through it, paying him a lot more because that's such a challenging and thankless process of course. It's really a no lose situation for these guys.

full of luv

Yes, that's why he was fired from his wear house job..... no?

CRM114

George was thrown out by the board because he wanted to take the company private.

E2CMaster

Having worked for two public companies that went private and a private company that went public over the last 18 years, it probably would have been better if MW went private.

I don't know if a major going private is forseeable anytime soon, but here is what I saw in two Public-Private ventures:

-Owner(s) (Company one, bought by rich family), care more about long term money than raising the stock price some arbitrary number next quarter.
- Actually viewed employees as a valuable asset.. Offered me on hell of a raise to not join the Navy and stay on as a design engineer.

Going Private to Public (current employer)
-Management at the Echelon 1/2 level (C-level, Presidents) level only cares about the stock price. Nothing else.
-Echelon 3/4 level only care about getting to the 1/2/C level. Therefore they only care about stock prices and how they got it up.
-You have to get down to the Echelon 6-8 levels before anyone starts caring more about their job long term than just making a butt-ton on stock options and bailing.

Note: This is anecdotal based off a small 3 company sample. YMMV
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757Driver

Brenneman was never our CEO. President and COO under Bethune but it sure would be nice to see him return and right the currently sinking SS Smisek.

Here's an excellent article on how he helped save Continental:

http://ftp.cleary.edu/BCS/440/Right_...ll_at_Once.pdf

pilot64golfer

A total joke. All of the airlines were making money during this time frame. He didn't do anything to save CAL, he just happened to be there when it was easy to run an airline.