Originally Posted by
Varks
My apologies to my peers at other airlines jumpseating on AA. Culture continues to be a problem here and this is one of the issues that really ****es me off. I am embarrassed by the actions of my coworkers sometimes. AA73 is right on.
Dealing with the flight attendant can be a real pain in the ass. I asked nicely if we had a seat in first for a jumpseater(I new we did but was trying to not ruffle feathers). The reply was “if you come back here and serve him” and “it’s not fair just because your the Captain we have to do it. Why don’t you put other airline FAs up front”. My reply after initial shock. “Is it that hard to open a can of soda”? And “If the other airline Flight Attendant had the courtesy of saying hello to the Captain then I would be more than happy to sit them in First”. Needless to say that crew 2 of the 3 really sticks in my craw.
This is what you have to deal with here at AA. The culture sucks. Over many tough years the attitudes of coworkers has evolved in to a monster I don’t give a crap attitude. I will not give up trying to better this career and make it a pleasure for those who work with me. Some days it is a challenge.
This crap happens at ALL of the ancient Legacy Airlines here in the USA. some of our (and other airline's) 50-70 year old career FA's are such bitter old hags, they should've given up this job decades ago. Those angry "senior mamas" (as they call themselves) can make life more than difficult for all of their coworkers, not just the pilots.
Originally Posted by
Al Czervik
He’s right. Totally broken culture here.
No. See above. This is a USA Legacy airline problem. We - USA Legacies - have the worst flight attendants in the world this side of maybe Russia. Who know? Maybe Russia has better FA's than our own Legacy US airlines have. It's been an ongoing embarrassment for us for a long time.