Way2Broke
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The truth, as usual, is somewhere in the middle. I still back my statement that Express Jet is going to be all over the charter market this season. They have alot of planes sitting around that used to be flying their branded service that are now moving over to the charter market.
This fall could get very interesting, many are predicting a Legacy carrier to liquidate, and that could put 8000-10000 more pilots on the street. On the flip side, oil is quickly plummeting, and your going to see it below 100 dollar a barrel any day now. The whole dang industry is on the brink and it could go either way. USA Jet is in the same boat as everyone else. At USA Jet they do what is convenient, not what is right, because they don't have anything that dictates how things are done. Well, they do have a handbook, but that thing is junk. They proved that to me about 6 weeks ago. It's unfortunate, because YIP himself put alot of work into writing that book, but when the crap hits the fan they just did what they wanted, not what the policies dictated. I'm not stupid, I know that it is a business, and they are just trying to pinch a penny here and there. The difference between one company and another is "company culture" and ethics. The current company culture at USA Jet is awkward at best, and they are screwing people over to save a penny. The news flash here is that they have never claimed to had a loss. They only said that they are not making as much money as they want to be. Like someone said, they have deep pockets, but I have never seen a penny put back into the company. Unfortunately, again, sometimes they are spending a dollar to save a dime. All of these problems are being fought by everyone, yes including YIP, but when you have a CEO that is out of touch with his company you can only do so much. This problem is not exclusive to USA Jet. In today's business schools they do not teach right and wrong, they teach that someone wrong is someone elses right. We are seeing the manifestation of that in today's businesses.
Life is hard, get a helmet, and go about your day. I've got my helmet, do you have yours?
This fall could get very interesting, many are predicting a Legacy carrier to liquidate, and that could put 8000-10000 more pilots on the street. On the flip side, oil is quickly plummeting, and your going to see it below 100 dollar a barrel any day now. The whole dang industry is on the brink and it could go either way. USA Jet is in the same boat as everyone else. At USA Jet they do what is convenient, not what is right, because they don't have anything that dictates how things are done. Well, they do have a handbook, but that thing is junk. They proved that to me about 6 weeks ago. It's unfortunate, because YIP himself put alot of work into writing that book, but when the crap hits the fan they just did what they wanted, not what the policies dictated. I'm not stupid, I know that it is a business, and they are just trying to pinch a penny here and there. The difference between one company and another is "company culture" and ethics. The current company culture at USA Jet is awkward at best, and they are screwing people over to save a penny. The news flash here is that they have never claimed to had a loss. They only said that they are not making as much money as they want to be. Like someone said, they have deep pockets, but I have never seen a penny put back into the company. Unfortunately, again, sometimes they are spending a dollar to save a dime. All of these problems are being fought by everyone, yes including YIP, but when you have a CEO that is out of touch with his company you can only do so much. This problem is not exclusive to USA Jet. In today's business schools they do not teach right and wrong, they teach that someone wrong is someone elses right. We are seeing the manifestation of that in today's businesses.
Life is hard, get a helmet, and go about your day. I've got my helmet, do you have yours?
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