Originally Posted by
Thedude
Completely disagree with that.
As professionals we still strive to do a good/great job on a daily basis. We have sweat equity invested in the airline and want to see it prosper. None of us want to live/work in a broken down house/airline. That is exactly what management is counting on and the WILL use it against us. As long as the metal moves and profits keep coming in, they couldn't care less about employee moral and motovation.
I have seen it time and time again, like a broken record.
(On my 5th 121 carrier and 1 foreign carrier)
I'm not referring to individual beliefs. Yes, many employees will give 110% even when treated poorly. I'm referring more in essence of overall morale. AA has traditionally been the poster-child for bad employee relations and like it or not, its product quality suffered in most areas as a result. To claim there is no relationship between the two is misguided. My point is the "new" AA is on track to be no different then the old.....and the old AA is just as much a known quantity as the "new" Parker now is.
Now, that may be just fine with Parker, no argument there. I guess if he's okay with that, then he is. At present, I expect after initial semi-giddiness and stunning profitability, AA will follow UAL and its old problems will resurface and the critics (and likely customers) will voice the same old complaints. AA's new paint will lose its pepsi can luster and wallow back to its previous mediocrity. I see that almost on a daily basis now in many ways if you really look. Just like life, most of this is all really an illusion anyway.