This reminds me of one of the "preferential hiring" group parties that was put on by a carrier after Skyway announced it was closing up. There were 6 of us in the room. After watching the hair gel/techno rock video about how great the company was, we had a Q/A session.
The question was asked about how this carrier, with a whole lot of 50 seat RJ's and rising fuel prices, planned to face the future. The rep quoted the various contracts that it had and that "The
company has several contingency plans for a downturn in the industry, a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. The
company will be ok." The follow-up to that was "We understand the company will be ok, Midwest and Skyway are still going to be in business, but what about the employees?"
There response was a shrug. The moral of this story is that, in the end, the company will always lookout for the company.
meyers, for one reason or another, some people do not understand or accept what others are telling them. They just have to experience the consequences for themselves. Kinda like trying to teach a maneuver. Imagine a student who kept doing it "his way." Once the student is looking up at the ground, they might believe you know a thing or two about flying.
Don't sweat it. I don't think it's not something to destroy a friendship over.