Jet Airways Boss is NOW ready for the loss...
Naresh Goyal, the big boss of Jet Airways assumed that he will have the last laugh and/or save his beleaguered company from losing over Rs.5 crores every month...alas his idea and dream went for a toss, as now he's in for a bigger loss, in spite of being the big boss! For the moment, the axed employees are having the last laugh.
Naresh Goyal & Co. showed the pink-slip to at least 850 cabin crew members and had planned to retrench another 1050 more across several functions. The employees who were shown the door, were definitely in for a rude shock. However, they decided to take the bull by its horns and approached none other than the firebrand MNS Chief, Raj Thackeray, to bail them out. As expected, Raj gave a befitting reply to Mr Goyal's game plan, threatening to stop Jet Airways operations in Maharashtra if the Airline didn't reinstate the laid-off employees.
Surprise, surprise (or was it evident)...Mr Goyal takes a quick sharp U-turn - probably under the spell of a chameleon or highly petrified by the political salvo which he saw coming! May be, he also feared for his dear life- he might have remembered how a Delhi big boss was beaten to death by his sacked employees. So, here we are, an amazing fast-forward transformation...the Jet Promoter called back ALL the sacked employees, stating that he was unable to sleep at night, reeling under the guilt of the agonized staffers. Addressing his employees as one family and playing the blame game pretty well, Mr Goyal cited reasons...best known to the management of the Company and that he was helpless on certain instances! This is not all, Naresh Goyal went on to say, "I swear on my dead mother that I've not spoken to any politician. I swear I've not met anybody, there was no pressure". Such statements speak of an overdose of the Bollywood influence on Mr Goyal. Shot One over, Shot Two, now, its the turn of Mr Praful Patel, the Civil Aviation Minister, who has contradictions in store for the haggard Jet Chief. Mr Patel said, "I told him (Naresh) to sort out the issue within 24 hours. I told him that Jet may have financial difficulties but that does not mean you take such drastic action". More was in store for the Jet Airways Promoter- Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora also launched a scathing attack on the cornered Jet Boss.
Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines is undoubtedly the sly fox, playing the 'wait & watch' game by not firing any of his employees yet! Finally, in line with Mr Deora's comments, that Mr Goyal is immature, it wouldn't be wrong to reiterate that most of these Airline honchos, including Dr Mallya, are very immature, by employing people by the dozens, lacking the vision of our country's economy. They kept hoping for the best and didn't prepare for the worst. What about the employees jobs/lives at stake? Well, the big bosses care a damn when their asses are on fire- someone has to be sacrificed...
Naresh Goyal & Co. showed the pink-slip to at least 850 cabin crew members and had planned to retrench another 1050 more across several functions. The employees who were shown the door, were definitely in for a rude shock. However, they decided to take the bull by its horns and approached none other than the firebrand MNS Chief, Raj Thackeray, to bail them out. As expected, Raj gave a befitting reply to Mr Goyal's game plan, threatening to stop Jet Airways operations in Maharashtra if the Airline didn't reinstate the laid-off employees.
Surprise, surprise (or was it evident)...Mr Goyal takes a quick sharp U-turn - probably under the spell of a chameleon or highly petrified by the political salvo which he saw coming! May be, he also feared for his dear life- he might have remembered how a Delhi big boss was beaten to death by his sacked employees. So, here we are, an amazing fast-forward transformation...the Jet Promoter called back ALL the sacked employees, stating that he was unable to sleep at night, reeling under the guilt of the agonized staffers. Addressing his employees as one family and playing the blame game pretty well, Mr Goyal cited reasons...best known to the management of the Company and that he was helpless on certain instances! This is not all, Naresh Goyal went on to say, "I swear on my dead mother that I've not spoken to any politician. I swear I've not met anybody, there was no pressure". Such statements speak of an overdose of the Bollywood influence on Mr Goyal. Shot One over, Shot Two, now, its the turn of Mr Praful Patel, the Civil Aviation Minister, who has contradictions in store for the haggard Jet Chief. Mr Patel said, "I told him (Naresh) to sort out the issue within 24 hours. I told him that Jet may have financial difficulties but that does not mean you take such drastic action". More was in store for the Jet Airways Promoter- Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora also launched a scathing attack on the cornered Jet Boss.
Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines is undoubtedly the sly fox, playing the 'wait & watch' game by not firing any of his employees yet! Finally, in line with Mr Deora's comments, that Mr Goyal is immature, it wouldn't be wrong to reiterate that most of these Airline honchos, including Dr Mallya, are very immature, by employing people by the dozens, lacking the vision of our country's economy. They kept hoping for the best and didn't prepare for the worst. What about the employees jobs/lives at stake? Well, the big bosses care a damn when their asses are on fire- someone has to be sacrificed...
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