Let Them Fail
If ever a company deserved to go out of business, it's US Airways.
In a memo to employees, US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield thanked those who helped "our customers during the operational meltdown we experienced over the weekend." However, he criticized those who exacerbated problems by calling in sick.
"I have seen lots of excuses for why people took it upon themselves to call in sick, such as low morale, poor management, anger over pay cuts and frustration with labor negotiations," Lakefield said. "None of those excuses passes the test. We all have our jobs to do."
Union leaders representing workers in negotiations with the airline over further pay and benefits concessions denied any organized effort to slow operations.
"It's poor management planning, that's my opinion," Teddy Xidas, president of the Pittsburgh branch of the Association of Flight Attendants, said Saturday. "We have sick calls every single year around the holiday."
If you hate your boss or just don't want to go to work, find another job. Don't deliberately ruin other people's holiday travel.