Joyce Has Nothing to Lose
Unlike most Qantas Employees Joyce has nothing to lose.He doesnt have a wife or kids and on his package he doesnt have a mortgage.If everything turns to mud he can return to Ireland with a handsome payout and retire.
He has no emotional attachment to Qantas or Australia.
The grounding of the entire Qantas fleet is evidence of that .In almost every management employee confrontation mangment wins.They have power and they have very deep corporate pockets.All workers have is their capacity to work.
On a personal level this makes me ill.
So Qantas employees need to put emotion aside and decide whether to go or stay.Many employees have unlike Joyce have an emotional attachment.
Some families have been with Qantas for three generations.Many have already made a decision and gone elsewhere.Many employees have been embraced by Virgin who appear to treat their employees with respect.
So do you stay and fight an unwinable war or move to greener pastures.
A very difficult decision.Stay work on your knees and remain angry or leave and stand tall ?