Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. When you’re flying a long way, you’re only too grateful to get to the other end. Your hopes for getting wonderful food on the way aren’t entirely high. You also know, though, that human beings make a […]
Ladies and gentlemen, this United Airlines idea has hit some turbulence, and will be turning around right away. Over the past 72 hours, we’ve seen a firestorm erupt among employees at United Airlines, after company president, Scott Kirby, sent an email detailing a plan to change the company’s employee bonus program–and replace it with a
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Mistakes happen. Sometimes, even big ones. Some might struggle, though, on hearing of 80-year-old Maria Laros’s problem trying to get from El Salvador to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. She’s partially blind and doesn’t speak much English, so her family
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Sometimes I just don’t understand. A few weeks back, this woman on a Delta Airlines flight was caught on video. She got angry, acted entitled, went off on a flight attendant–was removed from the plane. Days later, her name was all over the Internet, and she’d been put on leave from her job. Lesson learned. It’s
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Airlines are rarely first when it comes to political action. They benefit far too much from government regulation to do anything other than quietly lobby and keep their ingrained advantages. After the killing of 17 students at Marjory
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You heard about the Southwest Airlines flight where the little girl was injured by a support dog, right? The story went viral. Questions were asked. Was she bitten? Was she merely “scraped?” Was it all her fault to begin with? In all the noise, however, something was glossed over: an entire legal specialty with an admittedly
This is a story about how quickly things spread in the digital age–and once again, how long-lasting reputations can be made in otherwise unmemorable minutes. The Delta Airlines passenger who shot a quick, 45-second video of another passenger’s outburst, and then put it on her personal Facebook page, said Saturday she’s been completely surprised at
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. United Airlines has something of an image problem. I want to sympathize. I’m only human, after all. However, this particular image problem was largely self-inflicted. After dragging Dr. David Dao and his bloodied face down a plane,
Turkish Airlines is once again sponsoring the NFL Super Bowl. This year it is between New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Turkish Airlines is kicking off a new campaign starring Dr. Oz during the Super Bowl. The airline previously released a 10-second teaser for its commercial. Of course, some fans were left surprised to see
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Public distaste for companies can run a little behind actuality. By the time surveys are taken and opinions are expressed, the distasteful companies are already doing something about their poor image. Still, when 24/7 Wall Street put
