Cog in the machine...

I've been rather dismayed at the behavior of our executives of late. It seems that Boeing is unable to sell the Wichita divestiture on its merits, alone, and our alleged leaders have now resorted to threats and coercion in their attempt to get employees to buy into the sale.

"If you don't accept a job offer from Onex, we consider it a 'voluntary termination' and you won't get your retirement benefits," local management warns us. Boeing-Commercial execs threaten to sell us off, piece by piece, if the Onex sale fails to complete. And the threats will only get worse, if this "draft" cover to the next issue of Boeing Frontiers is any indication:

Apparently, my cats have been taking to grabbing one of the black Sharpies from my desk and scrawling "stoopid!" across my forehead while I sleep because, for some reason, Boeing thinks I've forgotten that there were other companies interested in buying our "house" just a few short weeks ago. If Boeing is unwilling or unable to complete the deal to the satisfaction of both Onex and the unions, there's always GKN or Vought or whomever else toured the facility and expressed an interest in acquiring our operations. So please let the Boss know that you're not much concerned about their bluff and bluster.


-- Bill, who certifies no animals were harmed in posting this message...