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Old 02-03-2015, 11:41 AM
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Saw this article and had to share. Make billions in profit, then screw your workers and customers even harder. You get what you pay for.

"I was told it's been like this for the last few days," Tonini said. "The employee told me Simplicity has only about 20 percent of the people they need to do the work. They can't get anyone to come work for $8 an hour, so that's why they're short-staffed."

United Express has major baggage issues at Denver airport - The Denver Post
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This is what happens when you outsource to the lowest cost provider. Makes United look terrible. Great decision management.
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It gets even better:

Before push yesterday, Lead FA says she needs more water, and short some soup for first class.

Find out, effective two days ago, soup for only 40% of first class; ONE carton of milk (for coffee) for ALL of coach!!! And four bottles of water for the whole airplane!!

VP who came up with Simplicity? Should be fired. VP who came up cheapening inflight? Fired.

On second thought, drawn quartered, fired, and made into soup. use one of the four bottles of water for stock-base.

"A pizza so cheap..." Indeed.

Unbelievable.
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Yep on Sunday had to wait an hour for skis almost missed my shuttle
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But it looked like it would work on paper according to eternal study of the numbers. Hopefully one day we will have VPs that understand the business, and not have their collective noses stuck reading stats in a corner office in Willis Tower.
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It gets even better:

Before push yesterday, Lead FA says she needs more water, and short some soup for first class.

Find out, effective two days ago, soup for only 40% of first class; ONE carton of milk (for coffee) for ALL of coach!!! And four bottles of water for the whole airplane!!

VP who came up with Simplicity? Should be fired. VP who came up cheapening inflight? Fired.

On second thought, drawn quartered, fired, and made into soup. use one of the four bottles of water for stock-base.

"A pizza so cheap..." Indeed.

Unbelievable.
Is that 4 bottles of water before or after the cockpit takes their 2?
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Old 02-03-2015, 02:33 PM
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Still to be determined.

We were a "Priority STAR Flight," got a message saying so.

We told ops we had only four bottles, asked for another case. They said "You've been properly catered; don't delay push."

757-300 filled to capacity.

God help us.
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UAL earnings on 1/22, stock 12 month peak on 1/26. Mgmt. bonus extracted. That's all that matters. They probably hired Simplyschitty just to get the little bit extra of profit for earnings season.
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Simplicity. Friendly.

... lol
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Still to be determined.

We were a "Priority STAR Flight," got a message saying so.

We told ops we had only four bottles, asked for another case. They said "You've been properly catered; don't delay push."

757-300 filled to capacity.

God help us.
Did they bring more before you pushed?
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