I don't take it personally. However what I do take personally is your thinly veiled exploitation of our 23 fired pilots. These were coworkers and friends of mine, so I certainly don't need a lecture from you on how they have been affected. I believe you are simply promoting your personal agenda.

I'd like to offer you a little advise. Things are rarely so black and white. Instead, most things are varying shades of gray. You have decided XOJET is now a bad company based on half the information regarding one single incident. I'm not minimizing the impact these firings had on some very good and talented people. What I am saying is that you don't have the whole story, and one misdeed does not define an entire company. I can say with complete confidence that you tend to exaggerate just a bit.

I can also say that those responsible for deciding who and how to reduce our staffing level did not take the task lightly. They did not want to see anyone go, and no one felt worse about it than they did. Not even you. Now I don't agree with the method they chose either, but that doesn't mean the company sucks. Our leaders don't always make the right decisions, but they do try, and they usually end up doing the right thing in the end. This event and policy has for now diminished our company, but it is certainly not representative of how we are usually treated.

In any case, I am thankful to have such a good job especially in these difficult times. If you don't choose to take my word for it, it really doesn't matter to me. I like it here, my coworkers like it here, and we have thousands of applications on file from qualified pilots who would love to be here.