Originally Posted by
Kennytheking
I find it very poor form to accuse someone of being management just because you do not like his message. Argue the point, not the man. I will side with the novice on this one and say it. You are a free person and are welcome to judge content however you like......that is your right. The reasonable amongst us do not use join date to judge content but rather reflect on the message itself. The point that the novice is making is that there are a bunch of old hands here are often pounding their own agenda(generally how bad it is at emirates). It doesn't mean they are credible, just clamorous;
That said, I like most of what Don has to say. He is probably one of the most level-headed here. Unfortunately 146 seems to have hit a nerve even though he does have a point, one which I agree with.
I think it is disgusting and unacceptable that they are handing cancer sufferers warning letter and now redundancy letters. It is nice to see some push back against in the UK against Easyjet's plan to use sickness as a metric for it's upcoming cuts. It is totally inappropriate in a safety sensitive environment. That said, 146 makes a good point when he says that some of our colleagues actively use "pressing 2" as a method of re-arranging their roster. This is not an acceptable practice and instead of actually dealing with the culprits fleet have use their standard "lets punish everyone" approach.
Hi Kenny, reading your post is like breathing cold mountain air......refreshing!
Thanks for your last point regarding “let’s punish everyone “. I was going to mention it as well but got distracted by the task MM had in mind for me. We have seen this so often, someone pitches up at the sim in jock strap and flip-flops......and now all of us have to wear uniform! It is the same with the health issue! To deal with this liability, they deploy the old, well used tactic of not analysing individual cases, but rather to tar everyone with the same brush. It is part of the fear culture and the very dangerous consequence is that sick people in the future are going to be reluctant to report unfit for duty.
I also agree on the credibility point you are making. Credibility is not determined by the length of time you have been spouting bs on a particular forum. It only takes one post which turns out accurate to gain credibility. (I can hear Rex already.....yes, but it is not 40%! Ok, how about 30%? Does that help anyone?) Anyway, I also used to like the Don’s older posts, but recently seems to have gone off the rails. It is understandable though......the last 6 months have rattled even the strongest amongst us!