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What did your company do for Christmas?
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Beechnut
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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.
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
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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.
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.
eyeh8flt
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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.
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LJDRVR
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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'.)
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'.)
DANG, that'd be nice!
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NEDude
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Told the majority of the company after the fact that we were raising money for some sick kids and getting donations from employees. Yeah, most of us found out after they put out an announcement thanking everyone for their donations.
Told everyone in the company that there was no official company Christmas party but that some employees were have a get together at a local (to our HQ) bar. Only to find out after the fact that the company gave away prizes and gifts for the few who turned out.
They seem to have a problem accepting the fact that a large number of employees don't live near HQ, and thus ignore them when it comes to company communications.
Sorry, just a little bitter. I shouldn't be though, they were kind enough to provide me a hotel for my day off on Christmas out of base because they couldn't get me back.
Told everyone in the company that there was no official company Christmas party but that some employees were have a get together at a local (to our HQ) bar. Only to find out after the fact that the company gave away prizes and gifts for the few who turned out.
They seem to have a problem accepting the fact that a large number of employees don't live near HQ, and thus ignore them when it comes to company communications.
Sorry, just a little bitter. I shouldn't be though, they were kind enough to provide me a hotel for my day off on Christmas out of base because they couldn't get me back.
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We're in the WRONG Industry
Marvin Windows and Doors drops $50 million on employees
By Ryan Bakken
Herald Staff Writer
WARROAD, Minn. -- Sarah Washnesky, like 3,573 other Marvin Windows and Doors employees, landed a hefty bonus check Friday. She also landed something more valuable.
"I'm getting an engagement ring," she shouted as she approached friends standing in line to cash their checks at Security State Bank.
She called boyfriend Mike Flick to inform him of the profit-sharing amounts they each had received.
"He said, ‘It looks like you're getting your engagement ring,'" Washnesky said. "He's getting a gun, and I'm getting a ring. We're both happy."
The employees here, in Grafton, N.D., and in Baker, Ore., are sharing a record $50.3 million bonus, an average of $14,000 per person. The bonus is 2 1/2 times the previous high of $20 million in 1988. Individual amounts are set by a formula that considers salary and longevity.
For the likes of long-time employee Catherine Kaml, the bonus is a half-year's salary. "Most years, the bonus is about the same as two paychecks," Kaml said.
The 5,000 employees, families and interested observers on hand erupted with spontaneous joy when CEO and Chairman Jake Marvin announced the amount. All that was audible was "fifty million." The rest of the amount -- $298,662 -- was drowned out by the noisy celebration. The scene was a mix of laughter, whooping, hugs and tears.
Marvin Windows and Doors drops $50 million on employees
By Ryan Bakken
Herald Staff Writer
WARROAD, Minn. -- Sarah Washnesky, like 3,573 other Marvin Windows and Doors employees, landed a hefty bonus check Friday. She also landed something more valuable.
"I'm getting an engagement ring," she shouted as she approached friends standing in line to cash their checks at Security State Bank.
She called boyfriend Mike Flick to inform him of the profit-sharing amounts they each had received.
"He said, ‘It looks like you're getting your engagement ring,'" Washnesky said. "He's getting a gun, and I'm getting a ring. We're both happy."
The employees here, in Grafton, N.D., and in Baker, Ore., are sharing a record $50.3 million bonus, an average of $14,000 per person. The bonus is 2 1/2 times the previous high of $20 million in 1988. Individual amounts are set by a formula that considers salary and longevity.
For the likes of long-time employee Catherine Kaml, the bonus is a half-year's salary. "Most years, the bonus is about the same as two paychecks," Kaml said.
The 5,000 employees, families and interested observers on hand erupted with spontaneous joy when CEO and Chairman Jake Marvin announced the amount. All that was audible was "fifty million." The rest of the amount -- $298,662 -- was drowned out by the noisy celebration. The scene was a mix of laughter, whooping, hugs and tears.
When you're in a union, you work within your contract. Most pilots refuse to perform any functions outside of their contract. If at Christmas you would like Management to provide you with a bonus, write it into your next contract. If you're looking for extra-contractual "goodwill," the question is, did the pilots all organize and chip in to buy something for Management? Or does this goodwill only go one way?
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