To be fair,it is unlikely any of the managers, that those on the floor have any contact with would have orchestrated the direction QE has headed in, after all they will be affected as much as any one else once the final nails are driven.It is dissappointing though to see them pursuing blindly the direction the major players are taking the airline,with no regard for history,tradition or quality.It would be nice if someone up the tree had the gutz to explain where they eventually want to end up so that all may get on with their lives and careers.Pack of TIRDS.
Once one decides to take up the position of DMM and up, they no longer have a say in which direction the company goes in, let alone the direction within the company they go (if they want to remain in that position). It is basically accepted, that if you want a position of "authority", and I use that term very loosley, you will do as you are commanded, rightly or wrongly, and you will sing the company tune until you are blue in the face, and that you begin to believe what you are telling others to believe.
Otherwise, you can say goodbye to your temporary overseas relief posting, temporary relief manager position, or "progression" over to some other managerial position in the future at some point. Just look at the DMM's that have come over from SDT to SIT. Look at some of the acting DMM's (they should be up for nomination at the upcoming Emmy awards, as that is all they can do, act!).
This whole situation of "overstaffing" at S.I.T. has been "engineered" over a number of years, and it has been helped along by some of the LAME's who helped to devise and implement the 4 pillar system, literally splitting S.I.T. in half back in 2006, where 2 pillars do not ever see the other 2 pillars, leaving the DMM's to run their own little business empire. Where are those LAME's that pushed for the 4 pillar system? A380 and DMM at base. Not mentioning any names.
Then one by one, the customer contracts have been taken away so that we are at the position we are now (bent over a barrel with the vaseline jar in our hands, but not being used by management).