Re Joyce
I have always subscribed to the theory that you should treat everyone as you find them.
If he turns out to be of the same ilk as the last, we will soon know about it and there will be repercussions for him.
I have had a couple of interesting conversations of late.
One of these was with a JS hostess who said that she had found him to be a pompous ass, because he ignored her input at a meeting.
The other conversation was with someone who has been there since the start of the JS operation.
Seems that J waited by the cockpit, chatting with the crew, till the pax got into their seats, which, at that time, were unallocated.
He then just sat down in one of the remaining seats.
Then, after the flight he helped the hostesses fold the blankets etc, and left.
Also (after meetings with pilots) he would open the bar and have an open conversation about the real dramas, thereby negating the buffer level which his underling managers normally put between the boss and the workers.
That to me sounds good, but the proof will be in the pudding.
He may have been singled out to remove the other two pretenders to the throne and to be earmarked for removal at a later date.
Or he may be there to make Qantas a subsidiary of JS.
Or, maybe, just maybe, he may be good for us all.
Time will tell.
Last edited by Take five; 29th Jul 2008 at 11:34.
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