Comments on: American Airlines Fires Designer http://badice.com/2009/11/10/american-airlines-fires-designer/ badice.com ~ musings for the masses Mon, 07 May 2012 21:28:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephan Segraves http://badice.com/2009/11/10/american-airlines-fires-designer/#comment-90 Stephan Segraves Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:53:15 +0000 http://badice.com/?p=2462#comment-90 I can understand his frustration with being in a slow moving corporate environment but I would assume that he's been there a while and understands the system. While it may be a bit rash for AA to let him go, if he did violate the NDA and they didn't let him go, what would be the best course of action? The designer's best course of action would have been a well put together presentation for his higher ups. The bad part of this whole thing is that it has stirred up controversy that really isn't controversy at all. I can understand his frustration with being in a slow moving corporate environment but I would assume that he’s been there a while and understands the system. While it may be a bit rash for AA to let him go, if he did violate the NDA and they didn’t let him go, what would be the best course of action?

The designer’s best course of action would have been a well put together presentation for his higher ups.

The bad part of this whole thing is that it has stirred up controversy that really isn’t controversy at all.

]]> By: Brandon Eley http://badice.com/2009/11/10/american-airlines-fires-designer/#comment-89 Brandon Eley Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:14:54 +0000 http://badice.com/?p=2462#comment-89 He could have given those opinions and ideas to AA, but instead he violated the nondisclosure agreement he signed. From the article above, I didn't see any "trade secrets" that were disclosed, but I haven't read the whole response either. While it's well within AA's rights to let him go, it might be a bit rash for an employee who was acting in what he thought were the company's best interests. If he didn't have any other disciplinary actions related to this type of thing, I think they may have gone a tad bit too far. He could have given those opinions and ideas to AA, but instead he violated the nondisclosure agreement he signed.

From the article above, I didn’t see any “trade secrets” that were disclosed, but I haven’t read the whole response either.

While it’s well within AA’s rights to let him go, it might be a bit rash for an employee who was acting in what he thought were the company’s best interests. If he didn’t have any other disciplinary actions related to this type of thing, I think they may have gone a tad bit too far.

]]> By: Chris http://badice.com/2009/11/10/american-airlines-fires-designer/#comment-88 Chris Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:55:47 +0000 http://badice.com/?p=2462#comment-88 Common sense!!! Thanks for posting! Common sense!!! Thanks for posting!

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