Northwest Airlines Corp. is apologizing to workers offended by company suggestions on how to save money that included buying jewelry at pawnshops, getting auto parts at junkyards and taking shorter showers. The list, titled "101 Ways to Save Money," was part of a booklet for employees being laid off as Northwest reorganizes under bankruptcy protection. The airline gave out 60 of the booklets before it began getting complaints, and it cut the list from remaining copies.
See "Northwest Airlines Apologizes After Money-Saving Ideas Offend Workers", Bloomberg News, Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2006