Originally Posted by
oldmako
... This place is quickly turning into "anybody but Smisek". The problem is one of revenue, yet the band is tuning up for the "costs, costs, costs" serenade. Pretty soon we will be on the side of the curve that would have UA losing money even if the worker bees toiled without pay.
There needs to be a fairly significant sweep at the top, not just the head narcissist.
The non-union mid-level management positions that actually make the airline run have been decimated over the past decade. To a large extent, those who have the depth of talent to run the airline have either retired, been fired, or have moved on to better pay and conditions. Jeff is no doubt a huge disappointment to employees, investors, and passengers but firing him doesn't solve the brain-drain that UA has suffered (for the record, I say fire him anyway).