Hopeful
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Students now consulting AA
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Get Over It Already
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sounds more like students paying to pitch their ideas for AA to steal
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The Goose
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or, hopefully, using AA as an example of how not to run a business.
whatkindoffreshhell
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Cliche much?
The largest airline in the free world and you're suggesting the business is not run right??
C'mon, at least be original with your wisecrack attempts!
Smart move for AA and a good deal for the students.
(would you rather pay six figures for bozo MBA advice from the types who conned Glenn Tilton with TED??)
imurwingman
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AA, like virtually every other large company on the planet, is using young, fresh minds to learn about their business and perhaps even have a unique idea or two brought to the table.
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Ok, Ok - AA is run maginally better than the other majors (for all that says).
Are you Arpey or Little?
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CONsulting...Throw them on the ramp in south/west summer and north/east winter, and same thing at the ticket counter when weather plays a role...then and only then can they CONsult..
How on earth would bagsmashing or ticket counter work add to their ability to contribute ideas on how AA might attract more small business owners as customers?
That makes as much sense as requiring potential A&Ps to first serve as flight attendants prior to fixing airplanes.
That makes as much sense as requiring potential A&Ps to first serve as flight attendants prior to fixing airplanes.
Get Over It Already
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having mbas work the ramp would be as dumb as it wud to expect employees to receive the same treatent customers do. why shud i have to pay for bags or a drinkl?:
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The Goose
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Hey why not ? after all they paid the Boston Consulting Group 3 mil and the consultants i ran into were about 21 years old and that worked really well so why not try it again with 18 year olds. I say this one is hit out of the park . (all sarcasm)
Sarcasm, hell - sounds like you've figured them out.
I've watched and found it rather comical that after spending all the money on "consultants", AA's "management" brushed aside most of their ideas and finally brought in a group like RLG whose business is predicated on the "Delphi Technique". For those who aren't familiar with it, it's a rather unethical way to achieve consensus. It pops right up on Google if anyone would care to read about it.
Bottom line - the corporate so-called "management" is desperate for answers but as much as they say otherwise have no intention of listening to the employees as they claim. Local empires would crumble and egos would suffer greatly were that to happen. Better to listen to kids than to tackle the problems at hand.
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... as long as I don't have to shave my legs ...
LGA Fleet Service
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whatkindoffreshhell said:
We're already awash in bozo MBA advice,as witnessed by the surge in useless three letter acronym groups on the property.
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The Goose
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10-4 on the "awash" - it's two feet deep on the scuppers.
One good thing about the "three letter acronym" groups - from where I stand, it would appear that being a part of these elite problem solvers has kept a large group of those who didn't want to work anyway off the floor, both on the management and union sides. If this is really the case. it's no wonder things are going somewhat smoother as the dolts who would otherwise be obstructing progress are attending meetings, a company-accepted alternative to work.
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Cosworth
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I just had a visual and nearly fell out of my chair laughing. I'm just glad I was not taking a drink when I read that.
