Eagle/Envoy has been the same for at least the past two decades. Management wields a HUGE stick and you are threatened at every turn if you don't mold yourself into the exact parameters the company demands. Very little, to absolute zero carrot offered anytime. And by a carrot, you might get some crappy dinner if you happen to work on a holiday like Thanksgiving and are at the airport between a certain set of hours.

For the above case, this kind of stuff has been happening for years. Likely the guys above the person who sent this email out told him to do it. When the pushback and visibility got to be too much, an apology and lets move on. Later, after this dies down, they will certainly try a different tactic complete with threats and perhaps just word it differently.

The flow is just about the only thing that keeps a few guys hanging on I'm sure. I would be very concerned if I was hired after about 2010 at Envoy in regards to the flow getting me to AA. Look at the forced upgrade disaster recently. Envoy is short Captains and eventually it will likely get to the point where the company will NEED every one on property just to operate. Expect a temporary halt in the flow, and some change in the flow with lower numbers later on and maybe a few bucks thrown your way.