av8tor4239
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1. Imagine
Imagine that you work for the Whirlpool Company. You're a factory
technician, trained to program and operate the robotic machinery that stamps
and shapes the sheet metal used to fabricate Whirlpool washers and
dryers.
One day, your boss comes to you and says, "We need to grow this
company, and in order to do that, we have to purchase six more Washer-bot 5000
machines and another six Dryer-bot 4000 machines. Those darn things are
expensive though, so we're going to ask you to take a pay freeze."
What would you say? More importantly, what would you think?
Your initial thoughts might be, "Wait a minute. He says we need to
grow and that's good. But if we need to buy more machines, that must mean
we have to increase production. If we have to increase production,
that must mean there's a market for more washers and dryers. If there's a
market for more washers and dryers, that must mean the company will
sell more units and make more money."
As you mull this over, you might draw the following conclusion: "So if
the demand for more washers and dryers is greater than our current
ability to produce them, that's an indication that business is good. And if
business is good, why the heck is the boss asking me to endorse a
freeze in my pay? And WHO picked out that tie he's wearing?"
Well, we don't build appliances; we fly airplanes. However, the story
we've presented is exactly the same as the circumstances confronting
Comair pilots. Comair President Fred Buttrell has asked them to "take a
hit" for growth.
Just as the factory technician doesn't decide how many machine tools
his company will purchase, we don't decide how many airplanes ASA or DCI
or Delta should buy.
Your MEC will update you over the next few days with more information
about this important matter as details become available.
Imagine that you work for the Whirlpool Company. You're a factory
technician, trained to program and operate the robotic machinery that stamps
and shapes the sheet metal used to fabricate Whirlpool washers and
dryers.
One day, your boss comes to you and says, "We need to grow this
company, and in order to do that, we have to purchase six more Washer-bot 5000
machines and another six Dryer-bot 4000 machines. Those darn things are
expensive though, so we're going to ask you to take a pay freeze."
What would you say? More importantly, what would you think?
Your initial thoughts might be, "Wait a minute. He says we need to
grow and that's good. But if we need to buy more machines, that must mean
we have to increase production. If we have to increase production,
that must mean there's a market for more washers and dryers. If there's a
market for more washers and dryers, that must mean the company will
sell more units and make more money."
As you mull this over, you might draw the following conclusion: "So if
the demand for more washers and dryers is greater than our current
ability to produce them, that's an indication that business is good. And if
business is good, why the heck is the boss asking me to endorse a
freeze in my pay? And WHO picked out that tie he's wearing?"
Well, we don't build appliances; we fly airplanes. However, the story
we've presented is exactly the same as the circumstances confronting
Comair pilots. Comair President Fred Buttrell has asked them to "take a
hit" for growth.
Just as the factory technician doesn't decide how many machine tools
his company will purchase, we don't decide how many airplanes ASA or DCI
or Delta should buy.
Your MEC will update you over the next few days with more information
about this important matter as details become available.
