Abasebenzi bezindiza bavame ukuthengisa amaphasi abawathola njengezinzuzo kubaqashi babo. Ukuzithenga kungaba buhlungu.
Ngenkathi u-Rick Schroeder no-Jason Chafetz bebona ingosi ye-inthanethi ethengisa “amapasi omngane” wendiza, bacabanga ukuthi bathole inzuzo.
Izinkampani zezindiza zikhipha amapasi njengezinzuzo kubasebenzi, abawasebenzisayo noma bawanikeze abangani nomndeni ukuze bandize belindile ngengxenye yezindleko ezivamile. U-Schroeder no-Chafetz kuzodingeka bakhokhe izintela kanye nezindleko ezindizeni zabo kuphela, konga izinkulungwane zamaRandi ngeholide likaJulayi elihleliwe.
Abangane bahlangane ne-US Airways esebenzela amakhasimende, e-Philadelphia International Airport ngenyanga edlule bamkhokhela u-$200 umuntu ngamunye, kusho uSchroeder, wengxenye yedolobha e-Fishtown. Ngokushesha basebenzise amaphasi ohambo lokuya nokubuya eJalimane ukuze bathole enye imali engu-$282 lilinye.
Emasontweni amathathu kamuva, izinhlelo zabo bobabili base behlehlisiwe, futhi umxhumanisi wabo wenqaba ukubuyiselwa imali.
“Bengingeke ngiphinde ngikwenze lokhu,” kusho uSchroeder ngesonto eledlule.
Ishwa lika-Schroeder no-Chafetz ligqamisa inkinga eyaziwa kancane izinkampani zezindiza ezithi zilwa nayo nsuku zonke: imakethe kazwelonke engaphansi komhlaba edlula abasebenzi.
Yize imisebenzi eminingi ingabonwa, izikhulu zemboni yezindiza zithi ziye zaphazamisa ukuthengiswa okuningi eminyakeni yamuva. Abanye abahambi be-cagey, kuhlanganise no-Schroeder, baye ngisho nasezikhumulweni zezindiza befuna abasebenzi abazimisele ukwenza isivumelwano.
Nakuba kungekho emthethweni, amaphasi okuhweba ngemali yephula izinqubomgomo zenkampani futhi angase aphumele ekuxoshweni komsebenzi.
“Ngiyazi ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza ziyakuphikisa lokhu, kodwa ngike ngaba nabaphathi bezindiza abangisiza ngempela ukuthola amapasi,” kubika uSchroeder. “Sengisebenzise amaphasi izikhathi ezingaba yishumi nambili.”
"Kufana nokukhipha ithikithi," esho. “Ubona abantu ngaphesheya kwe-Wachovia bememeza, 'Ufuna amathikithi?' namaphoyisa ame lapho engenzi lutho.”
UDavid Stempler, umongameli we-Air Travelers Association, okuyinhlangano elwela amalungelo abagibeli, uthe i-Internet yenze kwaba lula ukuthengisa amapasi omngane. Ngaphambilini, bambalwa abahambi abezwa ngenzuzo yesisebenzi.
Kodwa, uStempler uthe, "Uma ungena kulo mhlaba wezindawo ezimpunga, abagibeli kufanele baqaphele kakhulu."
Ekushaneleni kwe-inthanethi okujwayelekile, abezokuphepha be-US Airways babone umlayezo ofanayo we-craigslist.org owakhanga u-Schroeder no-Chafetz futhi walandelela umsebenzi, inkampani yezindiza engeke idalule igama layo. Ixoshe i-ejenti yabuyisela izindleko zamathikithi amadoda.
Lokho kushiye u-Schroeder no-Chafetz, bobabili abaneminyaka engu-33, bengayikhokhi imali abayikhokhela isisebenzi sebhizinisi, kanye no-$230 umuntu ngamunye ngokubhukha isitimela esingabuyisi esisuka eMunich siya ePrague.
"Abathutha baqaphe ngeso lokhozi abasebenzi babo ukuze bagweme inkohlakalo enjengalena," kusho uDavid Castelveter, okhulumela i-Air Transport Association, emele izinkampani eziningi zezindiza.
Abathengisi nabazoba abahambi bavame ukuthumela imilayezo kumasayithi e-inthanethi befuna amaphasi. Abathengi baphinde bahwebe ngezindali eziku-inthanethi ezifana ne-eBay.
“Ngifuna ipasi likabhudi emsebenzini we-American Airlines. . . . Ngingakwazi ukukhokhela cishe. $250,” kubhala “uChristine” eposini elijwayelekile kule nyanga ku-Topix.com.
“KULUNGILE, angisiyena unogada we-American Airlines,” engeza kamuva.
Abasebenzi bezindiza banikezwa isabelo samaphasi aphelelwa yisikhathi ekupheleni konyaka ngamunye. Abasebenzi base-US Airways bathola abayisishiyagalombili - ngaphezu kwalokho abangase bakwazi ukukusebenzisa.
Kungase kulingeke ukushintsha imali eyengeziwe, kodwa “uma umuntu engingamazi eza kimi futhi engibuza ukuthi ngizomdayisela yini ipasi, ngingathi cha,” kusho umkhulumeli we-US Airways uPhilip Gee. Uma kuqhunyiswa, "Ngingadonsa wonke amaphasi ami, noma nginqanyulwe," kusho uGee.
“Ngenye yalezo zinto ezenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile kuzo zonke izinkampani zezindiza, futhi abasebenzi abasha bangase babe sengozini yalokho,” wengeza.
Kukhona nengozi kumgibeli, kuxwayisa uGee.
Amakhasimende asebenzisa amapasi awanazo izihlalo eziqinisekisiwe, esho. Azikhokhwa ngezindleko zendiza uma indiza ikhanseliwe. Futhi abanxeshezelwa ngezikhwama ezilahlekile.
Futhi abahambi abathola amaphasi ngendlela engafanele ababuyiselwa imali yokudlula uma umsebenzi utholwa futhi amathikithi abo endiza ekhanselwa.
USchroeder noChafetz, bakwaRadnor, bathi bacabanga ukuthi i-ejenti ye-US Airways abebesebenzisana nayo ayenze lutho oluphambene nomthetho.
“Sacabanga ukuthi lo mfana wayengenayo imali eningi futhi wathengisa wonke amapasi akhe omngane ngokushesha nje lapho ewathola unyaka nonyaka,” uSchroeder wabhalela izikhulu ze-US Airways.
USchroeder, unjiniyela wezokuphepha kolwazi we-University of Pennsylvania Health System, kanye no-Chafetz, ongumnikazi wenkampani yokwakha, babenethemba lokuthi bazothuthukela ekilasini lokuqala ngosuku lokundiza kwabo. Ukudlula komngane ekugcineni bekungabasindisa umuntu ngamunye cishe u-$3,500.
Bathole ukuthi amathikithi abo ayekhanseliwe lapho bebona imbuyiselo yemali ezikweletu zabo zamakhadi esikweletu. Inkampani yezindiza ithole ukubhuka kwayo ngokulandela amapasi.
USchroeder uthe ubuyele esikhumulweni sezindiza i-US Airways wathola ukuthi umsebenzi odayise amapasi - negama lakhe angasalikhumbuli - uxoshiwe.
Yena noChafetz baba yizisulu “ngaphandle kwephutha lethu,” wabhalela izikhulu ze-US Airways. “Esikucelayo nje wukuba sibuyiselwe uhambo lwethu ngemali ebesihlele ukuyikhokha.
“Angiboni kuwubulungiswa ukusijezisa ngokungathembeki kwalesi sisebenzi.”
UChafetz, okwaxoxwa naye ohambweni lwebhizinisi oluya eThailand, uthe “udumele kakhulu” ngokuthi inkampani yasenqabile isicelo sabo.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi kuwumthwalo [we-US Airways],” esho. "Kufanele bakuthathe ukulahlekelwa."
Kodwa izikhulu zezindiza zithi amaphasi omngane othengiwe angesinye nje isibonelo sento ebonakala inhle kakhulu ukuthi ingaba yiqiniso - futhi kunjalo.
Abathwali "baqaphe ngokuphelele," kusho uCastelveter, we-Air Transport Association.
"Amaphasi kaBuddy awanzelwe inzuzo enkulu."
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