Hermes frequently admonishes the staff for not working hard enough, and strongly dislikes Zoidberg, often treating him as a "thing" and not a person. Zoidberg is generally oblivious to this, considering Hermes his friend, but upon learning the truth in " The Six Million Dollar Mon ", he callously calls out Hermes for his treatment of him. Later episodes show them building an uneasy rapport, with Hermes slowly softening to Zoidberg. He is also known to dislike labor unions, once referring to Labor Day as created by "fat-cat union gangsters", though seconds later he exclaims "Hot damn, a day off!" upon learning that it was that very day (" When Aliens Attack "), and consulting Glurmo about firing the entire crew and replacing them with Grunka-Lunkas for half the pay (" Fry and the Slurm Factory "). It is a recurring gag that Hermes wants to kill some or all of the members of the Planet Express crew; in " The Farnsworth Parabox ", he suggests that Leela shoot the rest of the crew and ponders ejecting the entire crews of both universes into the sun.