Thread: AA DFW Employees Sell Parking Placards to TSA...?

My two issues with this....
1. AA employee fired, but TSA employees on indefinite suspension???? Eternal frustration with the difference of standards.
2. TSA employees can buy the passes for $34/month, but they were buying the stolen ones for $100? Huh? I won't make additional comments, but you know what I'm thinking!

Originally Posted by spongebue

1. They're totally separate entities, free to make their own choices. I don't think a law should be made requiring employers to fire an employee in obscure cases like this. And I wouldn't be surprised if "indefinite suspension" eventually means fired. But the MQ employee does represent a for-profit company, so I'm sure they have more to lose with bad PR. TSA doesn't exactly have much competition, nor can they be boycotted. Maybe that kind of sucks, but there's not much you can do about it.

2. Actually, I'm not entirely sure what. I'm sure that the $100 was a one-time cost, not per month. Illegality aside, I'd definitely take the $100-and-done option!

1. True, they make their own choices. And yes, I'm sure ultimately the "indefinite suspension" means fired. It just disappoints me that TSA would appear to hold their employees to a lower standard than the airlines.

2. Ok, fair enough. Since the employees buy them monthly, I assumed they had expiration dates on them. (Our's does.) A one-time cost - illegality aside - definitely sounds good.

I'm with you on that. Government employees are very hard to fire. They normally fire people out on the "Economy" faster than someone in the military or the U.S. government. Why is this the case??? Alot has to do with arrogance. At one time, for the longest time until just recently in fact, most government jobs meant security from layoffs, increased pay on yearly basis, full benefits which is why the government employment attracted such a vast majority of people. Also, you don't need a college education to be employed in the government. Alot of military veterans joined up in government service to extende their years of service they put in while in the military. Veterans preferance particularily wartime veterans enjoy added points to their test scores for employment.
Counter this with civilian employment on the outside of government service. Competition is stiff, the FAA regulates pretty much if you will be able to get an airport badge for an airline employee. Once arrested, this makes it even harder and a true hassle to stay working in the airport. Not only does an airline employee have to satisfy the corporate policy of the airline, but also they must satisfy airport security prerequisites to even work in the airport premises. It's harder to work in the airport and get screened for badging than it is for most government jobs. FAA doesn't regulate TSA from what I know. They are brothers in arms both working entities in the government. Department of Homeland security TSA falls under. They can make you disapear into the system while being disciplined and move you to another job without anyone raising an eyebrow. They can get away with more than a non-government employee. Always has bee this way. Check out congress. They can litterly shut down the government but they stay on the payroll. The same congressman people you vote into office. It stinks. I hate the system. And you can't do anything about it.