LCC1,
I think I speak for the majority of the US1's I know, and especially for those of us at FFOCUS that it is your attitude, professionalism, friendliness and obvious love of the job which kept us loyal to this company despite the shortcomings of product for the past few years. You and your colleagues are the reason we have stayed, and you should be proud of that. Thank YOU for all you do, and especially for sharing the enlightening post. I wish I could reach Mr. Baum myself--I would share some more information with him.
I had a quick trip to LA this week, for the "Freddie" award ceremony, and it was sad to see that not only was no one from US attending, neither US or HP placed in the voting, with a couple of 4th place finishes for HP, and not even a mention for US. I did, however, have an enlightening chat with a Sr. VP at United.
My flight experiences were consistent with our friend LCC#1-outstanding service on all flights, and all the FA's got their cockroach pins, which they really seem to appreciate. On my outbound flight, the captain recognized me from this board, and we had a nice chat after the flight. On my last flight, CLT-LGA, the crew was exceptional despite a stressful situation (eqpt change from 321 to 734--a first for me), and one of the flight attendants recognized me from a previous flight and conversation.
So to you and your colleagues, please know that the US1's do appreciate all you do, and that you are a major reason this company is still here.
My best to you all.....