Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

This isn't the military. This isn't a non-profit/charity/church. We are not duty-bound to Mesa Airlines or any of our passengers to go beyond our job responsibilities, as outlined in our labor contract, company manuals, and company policies.

You can try to make this into your fantasy military/EMT/missionary/law enforcement job all you want, but in reality you're a Mesa Airlines pilot, working for a private corporation, and your only job is to fly the airplane per the contract, manuals, and corporate policies.

When you start going above and beyond just doing your job and flying the plane safely, you almost always cause more problems than you solve. And believe me--no one--all the way up the management chain, actually wants you to start getting involved in stuff like throwing bags on the ramp, yammering on the radio about shortcuts for your misconnecting passengers, or trying to help old ladies down the stairs because airlines are stingy and don't maintain enough jetbridges.

All of the above actually mess up the operation, expose the company to liability, and expose you to OJIs/accidents. Additionally, because you heroes are out there accepting flying you don't have to do per contract, accepting hotels that don't meet the definitions of 117 rules, accepting airplanes with a simple "ops checked ok" from Mx every time, and literally bending over and moving mountains to "help the passengers and company"--well, by confusing "duty" with "Mesa Airlines" you're a major reason why management sees zero need to sign a new contract, get better hotels, or fix glaring maintenance issues that will eventually cause even bigger delays/cancellations...way to go, champs.

You and Snickers sound like the kind of yammering redneck yes-men who would go jump off a cliff if the CPs said "hey ya'll--we need you to jump off that cliff over there." Do yourselves, your employer, the ramper & gate agent unions, and your passengers all a favor and just focus on flying the plane per the manuals and contract.