MamaPut,
No, far from it
. It's obvious that many people agree with JF Rozier as today's Nigerian newspaper, The Nation reveals:
MD’s insensitiveness, high handedness, racist tendencies
NUATE, NAAPE and ATSSSAN have sent a petition sent to Bill Chiles, president and chief executive officer of Bristow Group Incorporated, demanding immediate removal of Mr Michael Murdoch Imlach, the Managing Director, Bristow Helicopters Nigeria/PAN African Airlines Nigeria for alleged insensitivity to staff welfare , as well as administrative excesses.
Due to the MD’s insensitiveness, high handedness, racist tendencies and witch hunting of those who are bold enough to tell him the truth, the generality of our workforce now go about their duties in fear, uncertain of what will happen to them tomorrow due to the managing director’s incessant threats to sack or retrench them’ the unions noted.
I don't think any of the expat staff in Nigeria would differ too much from that opinion either. Friends still out there describe him as an arrogant, unfeeling, narrow-minded, self-opinionated little bully boy
. Just what's needed to build on all the things that Neddy Holdon managed to achieve in improving morale as well as increasing company profitability - NOT
. I think all expatriate staff should talk to the Nigerian staff and just for once act in concert to get this a$$hole to change his ways or be removed.
History, however, has shown that in most cases where Nigerian unions make a lot of noise and strong demands, the rhetoric is much stronger than any real desire for action and unless they are prepared to back up their threats with strong, significant and early action they will easily be outmanoeuvred by the likes of Mr Himmler and his cohorts. Chevron employees managed it with their management, but I'd be surprised if they nationals will really do anything or if there are any expatriates prepared to stand up and be counted with them. Shame, because if just for once the 2 acted together they could win this dispute and either force him to change or go.