Originally Posted by Wildmanny

Birdeater:

All good points that you make and I think you have it well thought out for the most part. I quote the lines above because it perfectly encapsulates what I think is the problem at FedEx and WHY we aren't now everyone's first choice. In a nutshell it is HUBRIS and nothing more.

Your lines above:

1 is correct because our current leadership throughout flight ops is so full of their own kool aid that it is inconceivable to them that people wouldn't want to come here. Of course we don't have to care if everyone else is hiring, everyone wants or would want to come here.

2 is incorrect but has yet to be shown because we haven't really started beating the bushes yet. They will not get their "preferred" guys because they won't know any better, but will convince themselves that the guys they get are the guys they want. Not necessarily. The preferred guys that they want are actually those that they have right now. It should be glaringly obvious that there may be a problem, but the myopia within the flight ops management doesn't allow for the recognition that there could be an issue when guys begin either to leave in bigger numbers or the hiring pool isn't as robust. As more and more junior guys take a look around and see the options that are out there not painted purple, MAYBE it'll get someone's attention, but I suspect will be blown off as insignificant if they have onesies and twosies leaving. The power of the knowledge that there is no better place than Purple and how anyone could think to leave is so prevalent here, that I believe it puts us in a tough spot and possibly weakens us. There isn't the drive to either improve or care to notice opportunities for betterment. Guys vote with their feet. No amount of BZs or barbecues or cookies in the hub are going to make it someplace that guys feel like they are cared for as valued members for what they bring to the table and do every day and night to make this operation all that it is.

My opinion only, is that we are basically in 1998 all over again and I think Albie is correct.

WM