Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Now, I think the blame rests squarely in OUR laps for allowing this group-think to fester and perpetuate itself in this industry since deregulation. Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us for 40 years, well... The reality is that truly sustainable profitability can only be had from organizational efficiencies. Again, look at the most consistently profitable companies both inside this industry and out. They aren't profitable because they pay their people chump change. They are profitable because they are EFFICIENT. Without getting specific, I think we can all agree that current tactics used by managements do nothing to foster willingness among employees to operate efficiently. So what I say to management is this: Only through efficiency is there profitability. Motivate me to be efficient. The first step towards that end is to keep your grubby mitts off my meager paycheck! What I would say to employees is this: Only when we stop being the low-hanging fruit will the cycle be broken.
The deeper problem is that there are few organizations really concerned with long term efficiencies. Corporations are no longer truly about making things or providing services, they are vessels for arbitrage. They are about reorganizing resources in such a manner to extract profit. The majority of managers do not fully understand the processes they manage, do not value the people they employ who do understand, and dont care because they can achieve their own short-term personal goals regardless. Look at this recent REAS deal. The shift to REAS put ASA, CMR, XJ, SKW employees with 10,20,30 or more years of knowledge and experience of how tho run a station efficiently and safely either on the street or looking to leave for anything else rather than stay with the reset pay and benefits. We all see the result of this everyday. Will it benefit DL in the long run? Maybe the cost/benefit does work on paper, but in the long term and in all the ways that do not show up in a G.O. powerpoint??
The cycle will not be broken, Rome is getting combustible.