Dollar Thrifty First Quarter Loss

The company reported a loss of $297.9 million, or $14.07 per share, compared with a profit of $5.2 million, or 21 cents per share, in the prior year.

[Jimbo]

Well, it is time to start giving back all of the stock options you big boys have been giving yourselves while laying off other employees of long standing. It is what it is no matter what excuse you spin it on.

[2True]

After what the hardworking employees were let go and jobs were outsourced abroad.....Could'nt happen to a better bunch. Oh and EDI needs to go!!

[KMac]

2True wrote:

After what the hardworking employees were let go and jobs were outsourced abroad.....Could'nt happen to a better bunch. Oh and EDI needs to go!!

Why would you wish ill will on the people that are left working there? We still have families to feed. Also, it's probably EDS, not EDI.

[2True]

The comment was directed toward the management not the good people who work there. But the EDS guys are sell outs....

[Jimbo]

KMac wrote:

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Why would you wish ill will on the people that are left working there? We still have families to feed. Also, it's probably EDS, not EDI.

There is no ill will for the most of the employees that work there. Most are a great bunch, however there are those there now and from recent past that caused a lot of injustice and pain to a lot of families while they talked about corporate culture and christian values. Their corporate culture came from a test tube. Go online on your PC and type in DTG where is says stock quote. Then go to insider trading and look at the millions they have been awarding themselves while out sourcing jobs and laying people off. Then compare it to what your family member makes. We could write a soap opera about what has gone on there. This is going on all over america while most of the workers incomes go down.

[I regret voting for Bush]

Jimbo wrote:

<quoted text> There is no ill will for the most of the employees that work there. Most are a great bunch, however there are those there now and from recent past that caused a lot of injustice and pain to a lot of families while they talked about corporate culture and christian values. Their corporate culture came from a test tube. Go online on your PC and type in DTG where is says stock quote. Then go to insider trading and look at the millions they have been awarding themselves while out sourcing jobs and laying people off. Then compare it to what your family member makes. We could write a soap opera about what has gone on there. This is going on all over america while most of the workers incomes go down.

Wow, Jimbo hit the nail on the head with this one.

[Andrew]

2True wrote:

The comment was directed toward the management not the good people who work there. But the EDS guys are sell outs....

I think you don't know what you are talking about calling the EDS guys sell outs... they have familys to take care of that is why they took jobs at EDS... learn your facts before you point fingers... by the way I have worked at DTAG for 11 years... I think I know what I am talking about!

[Funny Uncle John]

Yeah... Corporate America.

Sold Dollars' IT out to EDS, and as soon as the employment protection umbrella was up, EDS laid a lot of us off. My job went to Mexico and Argentina.

Ask any non-golden parachute equipped employee at Dollar what they think of their current service from EDS....

The good news is that Gary Paxton and his wife still have company cars provided by Dollar.

[I regret voting for Bush]

Funny Uncle John wrote:

Yeah... Corporate America.
Sold Dollars' IT out to EDS, and as soon as the employment protection umbrella was up, EDS laid a lot of us off. My job went to Mexico and Argentina.
Ask any non-golden parachute equipped employee at Dollar what they think of their current service from EDS....
The good news is that Gary Paxton and his wife still have company cars provided by Dollar.

Now if only Americans would start bitching more about Corporate America taking jobs overseas like they do about illegals coming here maybe, just maybe.....ahhhh forget it, who am I kiddin.

[Jimbo]

I regret voting for Bush wrote:

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Now if only Americans would start bitching more about Corporate America taking jobs overseas like they do about illegals coming here maybe, just maybe.....ahhhh forget it, who am I kiddin.

If the illegals will stay in Mexico and wait corporate america will send them the jobs anyway. they don't have to come here. Good old NAFTA. GREED is what it all about.

[Funny Uncle John]

Remember these thoughts and you will do well in Corporate America:

* Anything that can save the stockholders millions (a few bucks to them) can be offshored, with absolutely no regard for American jobs.

* NO GOOD ever comes out of a merger (more job losses), except for the millionare stockholders

* No good ever comes out of outsourcing (more job losses)

* The ones in power will never lose any money (maybe a few million here or there, petty cash...) They have protected themselves.

* Those that make the most money, get free corporate cars. Make sense? The average worker can barely afford to keep their car running...

* The quarterly bonuses received by corporate officers/board usually exceed the yearly payroll of the entire company. Where is the outrage? Oh, it is in China (India, Argentina, Phillipines, etc.), never mind..

This sure isn't the America that I was raised to believe in. What a joke....

[Jimbo]

Funny Uncle John wrote:

Remember these thoughts and you will do well in Corporate America:
* Anything that can save the stockholders millions (a few bucks to them) can be offshored, with absolutely no regard for American jobs.
* NO GOOD ever comes out of a merger (more job losses), except for the millionare stockholders
* No good ever comes out of outsourcing (more job losses)
* The ones in power will never lose any money (maybe a few million here or there, petty cash...) They have protected themselves.
* Those that make the most money, get free corporate cars. Make sense? The average worker can barely afford to keep their car running...
* The quarterly bonuses received by corporate officers/board usually exceed the yearly payroll of the entire company. Where is the outrage? Oh, it is in China (India, Argentina, Phillipines, etc.), never mind..
This sure isn't the America that I was raised to believe in. What a joke....

Hey, when your elected officials are mostly for sale, why should business be different. Monkey See, Monkey Do.

[Jimbo]

Wonder why the computer hid the word Monkey?

[Jimbo]

Playful animal that plays in trees and eats bananas.

[Likes Micky Ds]

It doesn't help that Dollars cars are junk. I avoid them and go with Alamo. I was in Houston and it took 5 cars before one was acceptable and this is not the first time and no I don't want a flawless car just one where the stereo works and the seats are not stained with who knows what.

[Funny Uncle John]

Likes Micky Ds wrote:

It doesn't help that Dollars cars are junk. I avoid them and go with Alamo. I was in Houston and it took 5 cars before one was acceptable and this is not the first time and no I don't want a flawless car just one where the stereo works and the seats are not stained with who knows what.

Just like their executive management....

[Jimbo]

Funny Uncle John wrote:

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Just like their executive management....

It is too bad Enterprise did not buy them also.

[Reasonable Legal Mind]

Not too "$ Thrifty", EH??

[Funny Uncle John]

Wannabe 100 best companies in America to work for...

What a ******* joke!!

Paxton, you really are a sorry **********

[Jimbo]

Reasonable Legal Mind wrote:

Not too "$ Thrifty", EH??

Or nifty. Good one.