Superbowl Plan?

[MarkMyWords]

OK, with "The Blizzard of 2005" coming to a close and the Eagles on the road to the Superbowl, my thoughts are turning to that dreaded Sunday in Feb. So, does anyone think that the company has a plan for the PHL operation on Superbowl Sunday?

Here is my concern:

We have yet to hear of anyone being disciplined for all of the Sunday "events" during the entire football season.

We have yet to hear about anyone being disciplined for the Christmas "event".

(when I speak of discipline, I am not talking about just front line employees. I am talking about everyone from local managers all the way to the top.)

We have seen little in the way if viable incentives for employees.

If the new IAM contract provisions for sick calls is supposed to be a deterent, then someone needs to pass me the hallucinogens. If I work on the ramp in PHL and if I call in sick on Sunday and don't get paid, all I have to do is pick up the overtime on Monday and I am AHEAD of the game.

So what is the plan to deal with SuperBowl Sunday? Do they have one? What are some ideas for reducing sick calls?

 

[Bob Owens]

OK, with "The Blizzard of 2005" coming to a close and the Eagles on the road to the Superbowl, my thoughts are turning to that dreaded Sunday in Feb. So, does anyone think that the company has a plan for the PHL operation on Superbowl Sunday?

Here is my concern:

We have yet to hear of anyone being disciplined for all of the Sunday "events" during the entire football season.

We have yet to hear about anyone being disciplined for the Christmas "event".

(when I speak of discipline, I am not talking about just front line employees. I am talking about everyone from local managers all the way to the top.)

We have seen little in the way if viable incentives for employees.

If the new IAM contract provisions for sick calls is supposed to be a deterent, then someone needs to pass me the hallucinogens. If I work on the ramp in PHL and if I call in sick on Sunday and don't get paid, all I have to do is pick up the overtime on Monday and I am AHEAD of the game.

So what is the plan to deal with SuperBowl Sunday? Do they have one? What are some ideas for reducing sick calls?

[post="242047"][/post]​

Give everyone the day off!

 

[notlayedoffyet]

So what is the plan to deal with SuperBowl Sunday? Do they have one? What are some ideas for reducing sick calls?

[post="242047"][/post]​

Your not really serious are you? There is never a plan.

 

[funguy2]

The good news is that all the Eagles Fan's going to the game (and Patriots fans making connections at PHL) should already be there by the time the SuperBowl "event" would occur. So, we can rest reasonably assured than an "event" on SuperBowl Sunday will not end up with headlines like, "US Airways operational meltdown prevents hundreds of Eagles Fan's from attending the game", if indeed an "event" occurs.

While its no big prize from a "people should work when they are scheduled to work" standpoint, at least there is hope of no bad national press as a result... Unless of course, the whole situation is under intense media scrutiny (may be the case).

 

[desertfox]

OK, with "The Blizzard of 2005" coming to a close and the Eagles on the road to the Superbowl, my thoughts are turning to that dreaded Sunday in Feb. So, does anyone think that the company has a plan for the PHL operation on Superbowl Sunday?



Plan = encourage driving.
Just 14 hours away...

 

[exagony]

Why does the company have to come up with a plan? Isn't it the employee's responsiblity to work if they are scheduled? It must be managements fault that they hire so many irresponsible employees that refuse to do their job and then blame mgt for the resulting chaos.

 

[funguy2]

Any reasonably well run company needs a back-up plan for certain events. Snow-storms happen. People do get sick (and I mean verifiably). Cars break-down, etc. In other words, sh*t happens, and when it does, employees cannot always make it to work. Every company should have a plan to deal with that.

US Airways shouldn't need to have a plan for high sick calls on specific days. But history, the union contracts which, in some cases almost encourage use of sick days (i.e. use or lose), and a sense of "entitlement" are all reasons why, if the company does not want operational issues, they should have a plan.

 

[PHL]

Perhaps it would be a good morale booster for the airline to install rented TVs in key "back office" areas (baggage, break rooms, etc.) for PHL employees to at least check in w/the game now and then, and also watch it while on break.

Better yet - give employees permission to bring in their own 12-19" TVs to share with their colleagues for the day.

As long as the work gets done, and planes aren't delayed because someone's eyes are glued to the TV too long, where's the harm?

 

[flythewing]

Perhaps it would be a good morale booster for the airline to install rented TVs in key "back office" areas (baggage, break rooms, etc.) for PHL employees to at least check in w/the game now and then, and also watch it while on break.

Better yet - give employees permission to bring in their own 12-19" TVs to share with their colleagues for the day.

Is there a break room anywhere that doesn't have a tv in America?

 

[Smartest Loser]

PHL wrote: "As long as the work gets done"

I hate to say it, I did work for a company that had the same understanding (It had a blue speed bird as its logo). We could have watched TV for 6 of the 8 hours, just as long as the work got done.

RESULTS ARE ALL THAT MATTERS..!! People worked their butts off and got those results and were treated fairly. Look at us now...!!

SL