2.18.19 - Delta Just Made a Stunning Announcement that Shamed American Airlines (and United)
'Last week, Delta tried to show employees it appreciates their efforts. Actually it all involved a little boasting, as a tweet from Gary Peterson, International VP of the Transport Workers Union, made delightfully clear. Delta employees, all 86,000 of them, got bonuses of 14 percent their base salary.''
'Some might think that's not a bad result for your work. At least it shows that putting in the human work might yield some monetary joy. Here, though, is the real joy for Peterson -- and, perhaps, for a few Delta employees. Delta's bonus represented 10 times more dollars than that given to American Airlines employees.'
'While Delta dedicated $1.4 billion for bonuses, American managed a mere $175 million. In essence, then, American mathed out at 1.4 percent of base salary per employee. That wasn't all. Delta also gave its employees a paid day to perform some sort of volunteer community service. Human gestures generally go down well, don't they?'