Posted on 04/13/2017 3:10:55 PM PDT by Gamecock
Want to help United Airlines avoid another #leggingsgate or #bumpgate? Now’s your chance! The carrier is hiring a Public Relations Manager.
You can read the full job description here, but I do find the opening paragraphs of the job description to be not the least bit amusing–
Along with transforming the way United does business, we are reimagining our airline’s award-winning Global Communications Team from nose to tail. Led by former Starbucks Corporate Communications executive, Jim Olson, United is building a state-of-the-art communications function that puts strategic storytelling and digital engagement at the center of our employee advocacy, media and influencer relations, and public affairs capabilities.
The pace is fast, our standards are high and the opportunities are boundless. If joining us in building a forward-thinking, path-blazing, world class communications team sounds intriguing – let’s talk. Being part of big, transformative moments like this are rare – so, if you have the courage, the creativity, the conviction, the agility, the leadership and most importantly the passion to help United reclaim its reputation as one of the world’s great and resilient companies we hope you’ll consider embarking on this journey with us.
United logoThis posting went up two days ago, so it was after the doctor was dragged off the aircraft. Still, I’d have to imagine this job description was written before Sunday. In light of the recent PR snafus, “reimagining” the PR team takes on a whole new light. Yes, United needs a “forward-thinking, path-blazing, world class communications team”. No, it does not have one yet.
Of course an airline the size of United has a large PR department. I’m not saying this job listing is as a result of the recent incidents. I am saying that the timing is a bit humorous!
I’d consider the job out of sheer charity 😉, but it is in “Southern Command” (Houston) and requires fluency in the Spanish language.
Would be a fun job to take on a Lark and intentionally be bad at it until fired, LOL
Lois Lerner should apply.
What is Ralph Nader doing these days?
United could double-down and hire 10,000 alien enforcers to arrange seating.... You know the type....tattoos everywhere.
2 weeks ago they (UA) threatened to handcuff a first class passenger if he didn’t give up his seat.
Bane (from DC comics) as PR man for United.
Does this mean conservatives need not apply?
United: “We beat you, not the competition.”
Is that the one that was told there was a more worthy passenger who needed the seat?
Ashley Webster of Fox Business has related his story of his family being removed from a Chicago flight (American I believe it was) Christmas Eve after the plane left the gate. A family was late arriving and they brought the plane back to the gate to evict the Webster family. However his luggage went to the final destination and the family had to spend Christmas in a hotel room with no clothes except what they were wearing.
Airline Bumping You From a Flight? What Are Your Rights?
Why and what for?
Josh Earnest.
The author of this piece handled it exactly correctly...be the wounded duck.
As a pilot myself for 17 years now I can assure you that this is NOT the attitude of 98% of ATC pilots flying the line. Are there ego-inflated jackasses out there? There sure are, but they are the vanishingly small minority.
The immediate impression I get is that the FA was a very self-important person who wrap herself in the insular cocoon of being in a UNION and possessing all of the theatrics (They’re taking pictures of me! I don’t like it! STRIKE!! STRIKE! SOLIDARITY! FIGHT FOR $15!!) but none of the guts to listen to a reasonable explanation or to admit that she screwed up, which is one of the things that TRUE professionals do willingly.
The PIC was just “weak”, that’s the only way to put it. He’s got himself an ATC ticket but is entirely unwilling to find out the truth, only to get rid of the problem, and the fact that here is no problem notwithstanding.
I would have done one thing differently...I would have gone right ahead and published both of their names. Their employees did something stupid, refused to admit it, and I’d make damn sure that they bought all the negative publicity their actions deserved.
CO had a wonderful domestic service and top notch FA’s. I avoided UA even tough I’m in their home town—I flew CO everywhere even though it meant always having a connection.
I was on a trip to the pacific northwest one night and there was a full moon that was bright and breathtaking. I travel with a very large professional TV camera—20 pounds on your shoulder. I asked the FA for permission to take it out and get tape of the remarkable view and she was very happy to give that permission. Can you IMAGINE how the FA in the story would have reacted?? She’d have probably had me restrained, had the plane land at the closest practicable airport and had me stun gunned with an electric chair.
Hearing these stories after they merged with CO is shocking and troubling, but entirely expected.
Starbucks, eh? I guess passengers will be treated to coffee cups with satanic images on them.
“communications function that puts strategic storytelling and digital engagement at the center of our employee advocacy, media and influencer relations, and public affairs capabilities.”
There is so much bullsh!t in that sentence that I have to run my laptop under water.
Flying United it like taking the bus.
Worst airline in the world.
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