What did your company do for Christmas?

[suupah]

Just wondering what other airlines do for their employees for the holidays. Cards? Bonus? gift certificates? or NOTHING.

MY company.....NOTHING.

 

[Gobi Gred]

Free 12 lb. turkey. Same as last year. Better than getting nothing. The previous company I flew for gave us 6 filet mignons from Omaha Steaks one year for Christmas. That was a nice gift!

 

[wmuflyguy]

paycuts

 

[mamba20]

"leaves of absence's" which in human terms means voluntary furloughs. Now they can junior man and extend the holy piss out of us.

 

[Beechnut]

AWAC got us dinners on Thanksgiving and again on Christmas. I wasn't around for Thanksgiving, but I'll be sure to get some food on Christmas. From what I can remember, this is the first time they have done that. (I think.)

A step in the right direction...

S.

 

[405]

They didn't get us anything. I'm happy I still have a job.

I bought myself a headset for use at work because my company is too cheap to get us new handsets.

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

AWAC got us dinners on Thanksgiving and again on Christmas. I wasn't around for Thanksgiving, but I'll be sure to get some food on Christmas. From what I can remember, this is the first time they have done that. (I think.)

A step in the right direction...

S.

Suupah, you must work for... they're watching... I can't say. I know who you're working for, because I got the same.

Beechnut, I'm going to have to find the AWAC ops and help myself, do you mind?

Shy

 

[Dutch]

Nada at Eagle

 

[LearLove]

1999 US Air gave mainline and wholly owned guys a tin of cookies.
2000 US Air gave mainline and wholly owned guys a block of cheese.
2001 Nada
2002 Nada
2003 Nada
2004 Nada
2005 Nada, although this year I did get about 8000 in stock which I sold but that is in very great thanks to one hard-driving line pilot and a smart lawyer, not to mention the pockets of 300 or so MDA pilots now known only as US Airways pilots.

How screwed up is this industry?.... I'm now a mainline pilot but I never flew at the "offical mainline" and I'm now furloughed but I've never been furloughed.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

When I got hired by USAir in 1999 some of the Captains I flew with told me every monday that I won the lottery. (when classes were going on weekly)

Like most lotto winners I must've spent my winning on cheep hookers and booze! <grin>

Now i'd sell my "mainline" seniority number on Ebay if I thought it would sell for enough for me to buy an Extra Value Meal.

My current employer held a charity event for a local center for the care of abused children. They had photographs with Santa (who flew in on one of our airplanes), a silent auction, face-painting, bake sale, and lots of rides and games for the children. They raised thousands of dollars. The company then matched a certain percentage of the money we earned. Really felt good to help out.

For the employees? Time with the family = Priceless. The holidays off through the new year.

 

[av8er2]

Nothing at ASA, again.

Mgt. sure needs to go back to school and learn how to motivate and encourage people.

 

[Steveair]

I got a free six month membership to the Jelly of the Month Club!

It's the gift that keeps on giving the whole year round!

 

[eyeh8flt]

Nothing as usual, but the best part is I was told that checks were coming for the past 4 years. Checks must be stuck in the mail. One day they will all show up and I will be rich. I will still show up at 0500 for my Christmas day show, while my family celebrates Christmas without me again and management/owners collect thier bonuses.

 

[Skaff]

For Thanksgiving I got a Turkey, for Christmas I got an online Christmas Card.

 

[StarChecker]

$1250.00 bonus and they throw a big party in IND for everyone.

 

[taters]

$1250.00 bonus and they throw a big party in IND for everyone.

CHQ rules when it comes to X-mas bonus....Damm I wish I wasnt furloghed this year I would have gotten almost 2 g's.... Ya and that drunkfest in IND kickas$

 

[taters]

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[LJDRVR]

My company gave me a paycheck which I earned. They allowed me to put a roof over my families head and food on the table. I continue to get money for performing the job I daydreamed about as a kid, and I get the pride of being employed as a professional working for a forward-thinking company that has been both prudent (And lucky!) enough to position us as a profitable organization in an industry filled with many not so fortunate.

That's what my company "got" me for Christmas. I understand there may be some turkey bagels too, in the crew rooms Sunday.

PS- Almost forgot, our commuters got CASS, and the VP of Flight Ops allowed for as many personal drops as possible for line holders working Christmas, and no Airport Reserve on the 25th.

Flame away! (Merry Christmas, I hope everybody's lot improves in 06'.)

 

[mrnolmts]

QX: $25 QFC/Fred Meyer gift card for every employee, plus dinners at the domiciles for all who are working on xmas (pot-luck style).
I'd much rather get a $1250 bonus... DANG, that'd be nice!
Merry Christmas!

 

[N813CA]

Free HAM and Dinner if working