who to shoot

An opinion piece in the paper says that we should not shoot the messenger.

When our flight is cancelled we should not abuse the flight staff. They did not cause the problems. they cannot fix the problems. And it's a fair point.

When covid hit and people stopped paying for hands-on services the first response of senior managers was to sack all staff who provided the hands- on services. You know, the now ex employees who did the actual work. Now we are starting to fly again. And there is noone to load the planes. There are no engineers to keep the planes flying. So of course flights are cancelled.

It's the fault of short sighted managers who sacked everyone below their own exalted power level.

Don't blame the few visible staff. Blame senior managers. They don't care. They still collect their multi million salaries. Plus bonuses for effectively reducing costs. They are well protected behind impenetrable walls of money, power and influence.

But don't shoot the messengers. They are doing their best. Anyway... Their own company will soon shoot them. In the next round of cost -- and service -- reduction. All in search of the next undeserved management bonus.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting    /   Problems? Solved.
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As Conan says: What does not kill you
does not kill you