Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Gate agents and FA's gab with the public in earshot all the time. That their frustration is pointed at the wrong place is also a very frequent occurrence.
When I was at pinnacle as an FO, gate agents started blabbing at me about how overpaid I was and blah blah blah for not agreeing to the company's recent contract proposal to us.
I made 25,000 dollars that year.
So, no... I do not give much weight to their idle chatter.
Perception is reality. Have you gone out into the terminal and looked at the departures board? Looks like 40% of flights are delayed. Then you have a FA or GA gabbing, even if it is talking out of their arse, and the public starts to think that the pilots are staging a slowdown.