>Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:21:47 -0400 >From: "Agarwalla, Niraj" <Niraj.Agarwalla@xxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Delta strike possible April 17a > >I don't know how much money Delta's senior management make, but I'm sure >many of them make much less than some of the pilots. :-) Nevertheless, >senior management deserve to be well-paid especially given the >responsibilities they have, most important of which is to enhance >shareholder value. > >This being said, much of their compensation-- i.e. bonuses-- are >performance-based. If the airline makes money, they make money. They >lose more money, management gets canned.=20 > >Niraj Agarwalla > > That is a myth. There have been several surveys that show that profitability and total compensation have been negatively related for many years. Even if a poorly performing manager is booted they get millions just to leave. Herman