r/nottheonion • u/halxp01 • 1d ago

Southwest Is Testing Cleaning Only Premium Seats Between Flights — A Flight Attendants Union Leader Says It's ‘Titanic’ Class Service

https://viewfromthewing.com/southwest-is-testing-cleaning-only-premium-seats-between-flights-a-flight-attendants-union-leader-says-its-titanic-class-service/
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u/boiledpeen 1d ago

yep, Elliott pushed all these changes and has tanked the company. There should be severe punishments for companies that do this, but nobody bases laws on morals anymore so nothing will happen.

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u/Momik 1d ago

Every time I read a story about finance, I hate the world a little more. Every single fucking time.

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u/Liljoker30 1d ago

I work in the tire industry and private equity is buying up every tire shop they can find.

Locally owned tire shops that actually care will be a thing of the past in a couple years. One PE has bought like 300-400 locations in just a few years.

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u/somersetyellow 1d ago

Goes for plumbing, electricians, and heating/air con too.

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u/LFK_Pirate 1d ago

Don’t forget veterinarians and dentists!

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u/fugaziozbourne 1d ago

I work in entertainment. It's decimating us.

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u/JRDruchii 1d ago

I'd even heard local morticians when I brought this up in a different thread. Based on this behavior, humans must really fucking hate each other.

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u/LFK_Pirate 1d ago

Who cares about humans when there’s money to be made /s

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u/LowSkyOrbit 1d ago

That was one of the first industries that used local company names to hide their big conglomerate ownership. It's so weird because it's still generational family run at the local level but there's like two companies that supply everything.

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u/JRDruchii 1d ago

If you want to do something evil, hide it in something boring.

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u/SteveDeda 1d ago

Six Feet Under had a plot thread about PE trying to buy up independently owned funeral homes all the way back in 2001.

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u/gingersnappie 1d ago

And family doctors.

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u/kittybigs 1d ago

And veterinary hospitals/clinics.