Originally Posted by
aviator2491
It's nice that this thread has gotten back to the way it way a year ago.
As trivial and childish as all this may sound, I don't wear my hat as a sign of protest. And only because it's not a safety issue, and it's not a regulatory issue.
I know that our managements first priority lies with our codeshare partners, and I understand that. If they didn't award us contracts, we wouldn't have a reason to exist. That being said, in fulfilling our obligations to those codeshare partners, our leadership has managed to ******* on the pilot group.
It was our leadership that didn't look at the numbers and realize how many pilots are actually leaving.
It was our leadership that decided to stop hiring.
It was our leadership that decided we don't deserve the vacation we earned and bid for.
And it will be our leadership that gets to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with their families while most of us are out flying or sitting reserve away from our families and loved ones.
Good rant...couldn't agree more! However, that's up to you, and frankly I'm not bothered at all by people who don't wear the damned hat (hitherto referred to as the DH). I take issue with people who assume I am a kool-aid drinking tool for wearing said DH.
also, like said above, if you get called into the CP's office because you aren't wearing the DH I expect you to take it quietly and not bemoan this forum with cries of injustice. Deal?