Checking in and checking out

Posted on | September 25, 2008 |

In another instance of outsourcing labour and discharging accountability, Qantas now encourages customers to check in online the night before a flight to prevent the likelihood that your seat will be given to someone else. The company’s policy to routinely oversell flights is now taken to be our responsibility; merely showing up on time for check-in is no longer good enough. You would think after the past few trips I would realise that I will be “late” for a flight after leaving home over an hour beforehand to travel 15 km. Such a bad frequent flyer.

On the bright side:

I am moving in a few weeks! Before that, it’s Melbourne (sometime) today and then Sydney for some house-hunting. (Anyone with any real-estate tips for a lovely couple to rent or house-sit, please pass them on!) I have a job interview tomorrow afternoon and on Monday will be presenting at the Communications Policy & Research Forum. “Through Country Women” is a project I’ve been working on with Genevieve Bell which makes a case for civic institutions, and the Country Women’s Association in particular, to assist in the roll-out of the Government’s National Broadband Network. Our paper at the forum outlines the CWA’s long history of telecommunications lobbying and the important lessons it holds for contextualising the current infatuation with online social networks.

The paper will be available in the conference proceedings over the next few days - but email me if you want more info!

Category: Events, Research, Travel

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3 Responses to “Checking in and checking out”

  1. M-H
    September 25th, 2008 @ 2:21 pm

    Mel, as it happens my partner and I will have a rental coming free in about 6 weeks (maybe less). Email me for details.

  2. kiley
    September 27th, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

    You will be missed mel. Let me know about your future prospects!! My emails have gone unanswered.
    xxx

  3. glen
    October 1st, 2008 @ 3:36 pm

    hi mel, if you are still looking for a place to move into then I may be able to help with that as the lovely two bedroom place in which I am currently living in Annandale will be on the market soon. send me an email!!

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