Originally Posted by
Regularguy
untied:
"If your ego is so fragile that you don't want people to know that you're new…that's just pathetic."
Read pilot 772 and then look in the mirror and ask if you wear your number of years ALPA pin.
Oh such a pilot is only "new" at UAL and may have had a whole lot more ALPA pilot experience than many others.
The whole point is that it's a nice tradition. At United, we always treated the "half-wingers" extra nice. Welcome them aboard, buy the beers, maybe give them a jump seat when they are commuting to work while a couple senior Captains take the next flight, etc.
(That last one happened to me. We didn't have pass privileges as new hires back in the day, so a couple UAL guys insisted that I get on the jump seat since I was on probation. The only reason that they knew was the half wing).
The fact that guys are pushing back against this is just ridiculous. I welcome every new guy and take a few minutes to talk to them. Most of them are really appreciative that we look out for them.
I don't care if you have 20 years at another ALPA carrier. You are new here and we want to take care of you while you are on probation!
You might not see this in EWR and IAH since it's more of a UAL thing…
If ALPA says wearing the old pin somewhere else is O.K., then I was wrong about that. I never heard that before.
I have seen a couple new guys with slick ties who seemed to be proud of it. We don't need guys like that here.