The aborted plan would have made qualified employees eligible for a lottery drawing with prizes including cash, vacations and cars. One employee would reportedly receive $100,000 each quarter. However, employee backlash led United Airlines leadership to roll back the plan.
“Our intention was to introduce a better, more exciting program, but we misjudged how these changes would be received by many of you,” United’s president, Scott Kirby, said in a note to employees, according to CNBC.
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