See that is where the problem lies. Accountability, Morals in the way you manage, and plain old common sense.
My favorite MBA or JD course is Business/Legal Ethics. It is really what has been lost in America. The golden rule no longer applies in the way we treat our employees or the way the government treats its citizens. If we got back to basics, people would have no issue being accountable for actions the took. Today it is all about making sure the poo sticks on someone else. (With good cause I might add)
Pilots are professionals to a T, but we are also human. The fact that there have not been more "incidents" and "accidents" is truly astounding. See how well the rest of corporate America would perform with a 52% pay cut, and loss of retirement. My wife's company gave a 10% pay cut across the board for three months and you should have seen the mutiny. They got it all back in six weeks and they are considered "White Collar" professionals. We as pilots have taken it time and time again. Again, what do you expect?
We are still professionals, but it is getting increasingly harder to shut out the external stressors with less money, no career advancement, and no light at the end of the tunnel. There are going to be isolated incidents. That is the ugly truth. Add to that we as pilots are starting to accept things from our peers we would not have even five years ago. If we want to stop that slide, we need to fix it from within.
As Sully and Skiles have stated, it starts with wearing your uniform correctly. It shows personal respect for you and what you do. Until guys are willing to see that, we are where we are.
Rant over.
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