Barbecues and Public Perception
Barbecues are a great way to judge public perception.
The Liberal Party found out about public perception when they tried to introduce Work Choices Legislation.
This is the one and only reason they were voted out of power, even though they have never once admitted this fact.
The Labour Party will find out about public perception if the Carbon Tax is introduced.
The backlash against them, when prices to the public go through the roof, will bring them down also.
Qantas will also find how great the public perception and opinion against them is in August, when they announce the further Outsourcing of Jobs and Maintenance from Australia.
The full page, Safety Before Service adverts will be totally null and void.
They are trading on their past, not the present or future direction.
The public at the moment are expecting a product, and service quality, which frankly, just isn't there any more.
The day to day employee is holding the business together at the present time, but the decisions by the board are pulling in the opposite direction.
The cost cutting measures, which the company is employing, is affecting the end product to the consumer, and the consumer is not happy.