Originally Posted by
boog123
I was at a party once and my buddy said this other guy flew for NW. Hmm, so I go over toward him at some point to introduce myself and within a few steps, I get the "Tool" feeling.
"So, what do you do?"
"I am an 'airline pilot' for Northwest"
"Really, you are young, have you been there long?"
"Not too long, got hired three years ago" (NW had not been hiring, BS Flag up)
"What 'routes' do you fly"
"Some Domestic, some international."
"Awesome. What is the type of plane you fly"
"The British Aerospace 146 jet" (now the fun begins)
"Hmm, I am not familiar with that, is that the one with three engines in the back?"
"No, No, it has 4 engines on the wings"
"Oh, the one with the big hump on it, cool. That thing is huge!"
"No, this one is just a 'little smaller' than that".
" Oh, are you the pilot or the other guy"
"We are both pilots, but I am a first officer, but I am just as good as most of the Captains" (Swear to Momma he said this)
"Cool, what International places do you go?"
"Montreal, Winnipeg, Regina"
"So, Canada?"
"Yup,….. What do you do"
"…….I fly A320's for Northwest"
He still hates me.
Sometimes it was just easier at a party ... a regional guy gets tired of...
"I fly for ASA"
"ASA, what's that?"
"Atlantic Southeast Airlines"
"Eastern, I thought they were out of business"
"Yes, I mean no, ASA was part of Delta, but got sold to SkyWest"
"Oh, so you fly for Southwest? They're flying out of Atlanta?"
"No, we still fly for Delta, but we're owned by SkyWest"
"Oh, so Delta? Why do you drive such a crappy car then?"
... and it does not get better ...
"So last year you were explaining you worked for Southwest, Southeast, or Delta or something, right?"
"You are a Captain, right"
"I got hired at Delta in April"
"I thought you told me ASA was a Delta subsidiary. Didn't you just transfer? So Wow, you are a Delta Captain?"
"No, I am a First Officer"
"So you can't fly anymore? That sucks"
"That car of yours is getting to be a classic ... maybe you should keep it ...."
Moral of the story, we should stop outsourcing.