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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
Originally Posted by
CO_Nonrev_elite
While it makes me throw up a little in my mouth to defend Jeff Smisek, this merger was NEVER going to be an easy one. They were two very different animals to start with, and had a dramatically different cultures. I personally don't believe there was any chance of pleasing everyone, so he was doomed to be up against it no matter what happened. You cannot merge work groups that don't want to be merged without half being pissed off.
Well, you could have taken the more robust computer system from the dominant merger partner for starters, that might have made it a bit easier.
I'll stop there.
Why did the "dominant merger partner" let itself get hit with the proverbial two-piece to the chin by some street corner kid in CO? Either Tilton was lying to himself when believing UA could go it alone or he's on the take.