Originally Posted by
plasticpi
I don't know why some people are trying to complain about things that are helps to them. Yes it could be better. Yes these are small things. But, would you rather not have them at all?
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Pocket your $200. Take a shower before you head to the airport when your reserve is activated. Feel a little bit better about commuting.
I don't see how any of this is a bad move. It's progress.
Don't get me wrong, I will take whatever scrap is thrown my way. All I am saying is that these things ARE scraps: grand gestures which cost almost nothing. These scraps we eat, are not given out of the kindness of B's heart. They are measured responses to some problem HE has: on time performance, shortfalls in staffing, some of these silly pilots who want a union..... who knows?
No management (airline or otherwise) "gives" workers pay raises, better working conditions, etc. Management spends money to improve the bottom line (ie. higher pay attracts more applicants, more applicants means I can choose the cream of the crop, the cream of the crop produces a better product, I can sell a better product for a higher price, I make more money).