Originally Posted by
JoePatroni
With seniority comes more responsibility, IMHO. Some of those responsibilities should include watching out for people with little or no seniority. If you are a senior guy who shows up, REGULARLY WITHOUT LISTING, and takes the jumpseat at the last minute- you are an epic failure. No one junior (I assume) has a problem with the OCCASIONAL, last minute change due to delays, etc. but there are known bad actors, for some reason they seem concentrated in S FL, that do this routinely. That’s BS.
The old adage goes like this “Same airline... different paint job”. I’ve always purchased my ticket to work to ensure there’d be no issues. Whilst at the departure gate, a gaggle of potential pass riders around the podium are hoping for that golden jumpseat, only to be disappointed to have a crewmember with seniority show up and claim the prize. That’s just plain rude and unprofessional. This however was a few years back... I would hope this would change with many carriers so the so the old adage would not be applicable to some carriers.