So either 1 in every 100 Americans is in jail, or is an AA elite??
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
Not all AA member are Americans
Dave
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Originally Posted by NM
this one certainly ain't
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Originally Posted by Blueboys999
But my reading if these forums has consistently lead me to believe that all those that matter are.
I would assume that the overwhelming majority of AA elites (FTers and non-FTers alike) are Americans, as are the overwhelming majority of people in American prisons.
Last edited by vasantn; Feb 29, 08 at 8:20 am.
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Originally Posted by vasantn
I would assume that the overwhelming majority of AA elites (FTers and non-FTers alike) are Americans, as are the overwhelming majority of people in American prisons.
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Originally Posted by vasantn
I would assume that the overwhelming majority of AA elites (FTers and non-FTers alike) are Americans, as are the overwhelming majority of people in American prisons.
Can non-US-citizens with AA elite status at least hope for J or F seats when the overwhelming majority decides it's line-up-and-send-home time?
Thanks for passing that on; it's always interesting to speculate on the number of AA elites. But be aware of how you described your source:
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Originally Posted by aajones
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I was on the phone with the Platinum desk today, speaking with Linda who sounded like she was from Texas (that fact is not pertinent to my post), regarding getting partial credit for "Mileage towards elite upgrades" before the counter re-set itself in two days time. Although that effort proved fruitless, as she had no idea what I was talking about, she did impart some significant (to my mind anyways) information regarding the number of elites.
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You were entirely correct when you also said in that post, "and so we must take it with a grain of salt." She may have been, at least, consistent.
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Here's a different approach to an approximate answer:
There are about 100 agents on the EXP desk staff in total.
Each one works 40 hours per week and handles about 6 calls per hour (allowing for breaks, paperwork between calls, meetings and so on).
Therefore, the desk overall handles 24,000 calls per week. Some of them are from PLTs during slow periods, but not too many or they'd cut EXP desk staffing.
On the average, a typical EXP calls the desk once every other week - three or more times in some weeks, but a month or two may then go by until the next.
There are therefore about 40,000 EXPs.
I'll readily admit that I pulled some of those numbers out of the air, but they're all within reason and, I suspect, within shouting distance of the true figures. Feel free to substitute your own, based on knowledge I don't have or a gut feel that differs from mine. I suspect the result will end up in the same general ballpark.
(Consulting firms often use this type of question as part of the interview process - not because they care about the answer, but because they want to see how the applicant approaches the question.)
There are about 100 agents on the EXP desk staff in total.
Each one works 40 hours per week and handles about 6 calls per hour (allowing for breaks, paperwork between calls, meetings and so on).
Therefore, the desk overall handles 24,000 calls per week. ...
On the average, a typical EXP calls the desk once every other week ...
There are therefore about 40,000 EXPs.
Using your logic, every time an EXP desk agent goes to the bathroom, he/she misses a phone call, and somewhere on this planet two EXPs vanish into thin air.
Here's a different approach to an approximate answer:
There are about 100 agents on the EXP desk staff in total.
Each one works 40 hours per week and handles about 6 calls per hour (allowing for breaks, paperwork between calls, meetings and so on).
Therefore, the desk overall handles 24,000 calls per week. Some of them are from PLTs during slow periods, but not too many or they'd cut EXP desk staffing.
On the average, a typical EXP calls the desk once every other week - three or more times in some weeks, but a month or two may then go by until the next.
There are therefore about 40,000 EXPs.
I'll readily admit that I pulled some of those numbers out of the air, but they're all within reason and, I suspect, within shouting distance of the true figures. Feel free to substitute your own, based on knowledge I don't have or a gut feel that differs from mine. I suspect the result will end up in the same general ballpark.
(Consulting firms often use this type of question as part of the interview process - not because they care about the answer, but because they want to see how the applicant approaches the question.)
.. so if I decide to call just the regular AA number, the number of EP's will go down?
