Allegiant Air
11-14-2015 | 07:16 AM
#661
Swimmin' in da pool
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You're living in an age past or in a future utopia, not sure which. I really wish it could work the way you describe.
Companies don't value employees at all, your a number, a sprocket if you will. You are designed to fit into the system no different than any other piece of the puzzle. If the piece no longer fits, its tossed in the garbage and new piece will be brought in to replace the "faulty" piece. Whether the company operates better as a result of any extra effort put forth by an employee doesn't matter, the system is designed to work and be profitable with employees who don't care, or at the least common denominator. Anything in abundance of that is just icing on the cake and irrelevant to the companies bottom line, in fact you better be sure your going out of the way to provide extra customer service doesn't cost the company one extra red cent or you may be fired. So long as a company is not killing a paying customer with their product or service, the dollars will continue to flow in. There is too few companies now where differentiation even matters. They can get away with whatever they want because there is no other alternative. Customers are now primed to expect the worst service, a product that may or may not work, a service that may or may not come through for you. And you know what, they are all now to big to fail. I'm not specifically talking about Allegiant or even the airlines, I'm talking about corporate America in general.
The way you feel I'm sorry to say is irrelevant. I know I'm raining on your parade and well thought out post, but the reality is the systems put in place today are designed to deliver the product or service with the least human intervention possible. It's a natural byproduct of technology and automation. You will be replaced one day. You may laugh, but it is inevitable.
I accept all this and as a result I sleep like a baby at night, pursue other methods of earning, and fly like its my great hobby. One thing you will probably not be able to take away from my post is that I'm a pretty positive person in general!
Companies don't value employees at all, your a number, a sprocket if you will. You are designed to fit into the system no different than any other piece of the puzzle. If the piece no longer fits, its tossed in the garbage and new piece will be brought in to replace the "faulty" piece. Whether the company operates better as a result of any extra effort put forth by an employee doesn't matter, the system is designed to work and be profitable with employees who don't care, or at the least common denominator. Anything in abundance of that is just icing on the cake and irrelevant to the companies bottom line, in fact you better be sure your going out of the way to provide extra customer service doesn't cost the company one extra red cent or you may be fired. So long as a company is not killing a paying customer with their product or service, the dollars will continue to flow in. There is too few companies now where differentiation even matters. They can get away with whatever they want because there is no other alternative. Customers are now primed to expect the worst service, a product that may or may not work, a service that may or may not come through for you. And you know what, they are all now to big to fail. I'm not specifically talking about Allegiant or even the airlines, I'm talking about corporate America in general.
The way you feel I'm sorry to say is irrelevant. I know I'm raining on your parade and well thought out post, but the reality is the systems put in place today are designed to deliver the product or service with the least human intervention possible. It's a natural byproduct of technology and automation. You will be replaced one day. You may laugh, but it is inevitable.
I accept all this and as a result I sleep like a baby at night, pursue other methods of earning, and fly like its my great hobby. One thing you will probably not be able to take away from my post is that I'm a pretty positive person in general!
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11-14-2015 | 07:57 AM
#662
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jan 2013
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Get out while you can. You don't want to be in line with 500 others (600, 700?) if or when the doors close. Even if they don't, you'll be shocked at how nice it is at a real operation with quality, competent management. It took me a while to get used to interacting with friendly, honest managers, well maintained equipment and software that actually worked. I don't know of anyone that left having regretted their decision. Home every night lost its luster when my wife wanted to divorce me and my kids avoided me. Life is so much more pleasant now.
11-14-2015 | 06:43 PM
#665
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: 737 CA
11-14-2015 | 11:06 PM
#666
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 718
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From: ERJ, CA
You're living in an age past or in a future utopia, not sure which. I really wish it could work the way you describe.
Companies don't value employees at all, your a number, a sprocket if you will. You are designed to fit into the system no different than any other piece of the puzzle. If the piece no longer fits, its tossed in the garbage and new piece will be brought in to replace the "faulty" piece. Whether the company operates better as a result of any extra effort put forth by an employee doesn't matter, the system is designed to work and be profitable with employees who don't care, or at the least common denominator. Anything in abundance of that is just icing on the cake and irrelevant to the companies bottom line, in fact you better be sure your going out of the way to provide extra customer service doesn't cost the company one extra red cent or you may be fired. So long as a company is not killing a paying customer with their product or service, the dollars will continue to flow in. There is too few companies now where differentiation even matters. They can get away with whatever they want because there is no other alternative. Customers are now primed to expect the worst service, a product that may or may not work, a service that may or may not come through for you. And you know what, they are all now to big to fail. I'm not specifically talking about Allegiant or even the airlines, I'm talking about corporate America in general.
The way you feel I'm sorry to say is irrelevant. I know I'm raining on your parade and well thought out post, but the reality is the systems put in place today are designed to deliver the product or service with the least human intervention possible. It's a natural byproduct of technology and automation. You will be replaced one day. You may laugh, but it is inevitable.
I accept all this and as a result I sleep like a baby at night, pursue other methods of earning, and fly like its my great hobby. One thing you will probably not be able to take away from my post is that I'm a pretty positive person in general!
Companies don't value employees at all, your a number, a sprocket if you will. You are designed to fit into the system no different than any other piece of the puzzle. If the piece no longer fits, its tossed in the garbage and new piece will be brought in to replace the "faulty" piece. Whether the company operates better as a result of any extra effort put forth by an employee doesn't matter, the system is designed to work and be profitable with employees who don't care, or at the least common denominator. Anything in abundance of that is just icing on the cake and irrelevant to the companies bottom line, in fact you better be sure your going out of the way to provide extra customer service doesn't cost the company one extra red cent or you may be fired. So long as a company is not killing a paying customer with their product or service, the dollars will continue to flow in. There is too few companies now where differentiation even matters. They can get away with whatever they want because there is no other alternative. Customers are now primed to expect the worst service, a product that may or may not work, a service that may or may not come through for you. And you know what, they are all now to big to fail. I'm not specifically talking about Allegiant or even the airlines, I'm talking about corporate America in general.
The way you feel I'm sorry to say is irrelevant. I know I'm raining on your parade and well thought out post, but the reality is the systems put in place today are designed to deliver the product or service with the least human intervention possible. It's a natural byproduct of technology and automation. You will be replaced one day. You may laugh, but it is inevitable.
I accept all this and as a result I sleep like a baby at night, pursue other methods of earning, and fly like its my great hobby. One thing you will probably not be able to take away from my post is that I'm a pretty positive person in general!
It's not just a result of technology, it is also a result of a thoroughly corrupt and collusive financial system where mgmt is compensated based on stock price in a stock mkt which is totally disconnected from company earnings or mgmt. performance.
Stock buybacks are at an epidemic level so that stock prices can be inflated, bonuses paid and cozy connections between analysts and companies mean that false ratings are disseminated, and then there's also acctg. tricks. The fact is, CEO's don't need to care about managing, just about making the board rich--and if it doesn't work out, there's always a golden parachute and another board to sit on somewhere.
11-16-2015 | 03:21 PM
#669
Line Holder
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 532
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From: FO
Get out while you can. You don't want to be in line with 500 others (600, 700?) if or when the doors close. Even if they don't, you'll be shocked at how nice it is at a real operation with quality, competent management. It took me a while to get used to interacting with friendly, honest managers, well maintained equipment and software that actually worked. I don't know of anyone that left having regretted their decision.
Either way, I'm sure they still have a stack of resumes.
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