Originally Posted by
RalphWiggum
Just flew with a trip with a DTW F/O. Nice guy but when I asked him why he was wearing the company lanyard He said he wore the green one for a few trips but when he recently was assigned an out of base pairing the captain gave him a earful for wearing it about how it sends the wrong message. Are we seriously kidding? The MEC asked one small show of support for negotiations and unity and we still have pilots that think they know better?
I carry a few extra lanyards in my bag and hand them out when I ask someone if they "haven't received one yet."
You're a smart guy, Ralph. Im betting you were able to convince that FO how moronic that CA is and why its important for us to wear it.
Some of my favorite excuses I have heard when asking why they wont wear it:
-"I dont like the color"
-"We look stupid because it says SPA pilots"
-"It doesnt have a release in the back, dont want it to get stuck in a bag loader"
-"It makes us look bad" (code for I dont want pax to think I dont make as much money as I want them to think I do)
-"I send a stronger message by not picking up open time" (from this forum)
....and my favorite....
-"Don't want to make waves with management"