Originally Posted by
Scott Stoops
This is the kind of post that doesn't need to happen. It adds nothing to the discussion and creates disunity. I understand the need to throw punches from time to time (I know I have), but labeling the entire UAL group as arrogant asses is not better than others from the UAL side saying the CAL side is a bunch of SCABS. It just simply isn't true. Have your personal war with whoever you want, but please don't label "everyone" anything. Just a waste of time and accomplishes nothing.
That said, I haven't done my part in calling out anyone to this point - CAL or UAL. It does seem unfair that I'd call out you. I just don't understand making all of this crap personal. Neither airline was failing. Each brought parts of their business model that clearly make sense to leverage. When a pilot from either side makes enormous generalizations (as in attacks to a whole pilot group) or states that either company was going out of business or that we saved the other side, you've basically taken yourself out of having a real discussion about anything logically. We're better than this garbage bickering about nonsense generalizations and character defamation.
Scott
Sorry Dude, heard the arrogant comments too many times. On the phone, waiting for the hotel van, in the cockpit, in the airports.... "When you are United, blah blah blah" "All we want is your management...." (LOL), "I saw your employee number and wondered if you were a scab." ( asked by a 30yr. old F/O) " Why did you go to work for a bankrupt airline?" ( asked by a UAL pilot in '97 prior to his company's record setting bankruptcy even though I have never worked for a bankrupt airline.) I find it amusing. Every time I hear it now, I just think about the 3 month difference between my UAL and CAL interview and smile.