Are they running out of ways to make layoffs sound like a GOOD thing?? Yeah, we are laying you off BUT you can still fly free for a long time..well, OK , so you are JOBLESS and have no money to actually GO anywhere but it is a good deal..really.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/120204dnbusamerican.5fc23.htmlMany employees who have been with American at least five years will be able to volunteer to leave the company in exchange for longer flight benefits or to have more severance than if they were laid off.
"We sure do hate that we have to lay anyone off, but for some people these programs provide an opportunity to change their lives," said Sonja Whitemon, a spokeswoman for Fort Worth-based American.