Originally Posted by
Science Goy
Wow, so now flying in economy class is literally a danger to life and limb. The drama is escalating!
My point still stands: if you're incapable of functioning or doing your job after a long flight in Y, you should fly out a day earlier to allow rest. If you don't want to do that, you should find a job that doesn't require travel. There will be hundreds of people in line to replace you.
I realize many companies don't agree with this ethos, but I think this will be the new way of doing business sooner rather than later, when they realize the money that can be saved. You don't see Cisco struggling to attract talent.
Throw in all the smilies you like: I've run this route half a dozen times over the past year and, even flying in J, I'm just about dead when I arrive at the hotel.
As for flying out a day earlier, that implies an extra day's worth of my time to be billed to the client, plus hotel, meals, and incidentals. The difference between a K fare and a Z fare shrinks pretty rapidly when that's taken into account.
Look, I'd never insist on flying J for a YYC-YEG flight (especially as it's only available once a day) or for a YYC-IAH flight, or, well, any North American destination. But TATL/TPAC/TIND? You'd better believe that I expect to fly in J. No company I've ever worked for has even attempted to suggest otherwise. And no client has ever balked at coughing up for J on TATL/TPAC/TIND flights.
Cisco may not be stuggling to attact talent, but in the industry I work in, jobs are going begging. I get calls from recruiters looking to see if I'd consider switching jobs at least twice a week.
But hey, sneer all you like. Get that policy implemented where you work. And best of luck in attracting senior talent when it becomes bruited about that their comfort and safety aren't of any concern to you.
TB-ES