Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. The Mercedes SUV, a United Airlines logo perched upon it, sits there quietly. It’s likely waiting for the United Global Services customer who will shortly be getting off the United plane at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Meanwhile […]
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Never sleep on United Airlines. Barely a week goes by before one of its customers witnesses something that leaves them aghast. This weekend, it was writer Julie Schwietert Collazo. She took to her Twitter account to
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. When it comes to airlines, never say: “I think I’ve heard it all.” There will always be something you didn’t anticipate to make your head spin at least a couple of times around. Please decide, then,
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You might think that United Airlines will do everything to avoid bad publicity. You might also think that all houses around golf courses should be made of glass. No sooner has one bad publicity flight of
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You’ve likely noticed that air travel hasn’t become more pleasant. Seats have become tighter. Nerves have, too. Passengers are being squeezed, as airlines grab as much profit as they possibly can. Please don’t worry, though. It’s
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You can never exhaust the litany of inflight stories. After all, planes are just microcosms of human life, unfortunately administered by airline management. So on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Florida on Friday, there was
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Hideto Kijima lost the use of his legs when he was 17. 27 years later, he’s now the head Japan Accessible Tourism Center in Toyonaka. However, on a recent flight from Amami Oshima Island to Osaka,
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You’re at the gate and you hear the flight’s delayed. You’ll be offered all sorts of reasons. Some might be true. Sample: The plane hasn’t arrived yet. Or: Look at that thunderstorm out there. We’re not
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. It’s sad when an airline you like goes and does something that makes it sound very unlikable. In this case, the tale revolves around a flight in which the cabin crew only gave the passengers a
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Admit it, this thought always crosses your mind. You’re booked in coach. You hear the boarding announcement. You’ve already been discreetly scanning other people’s boarding cards, as they clutch them and wondering. When you take your
