Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
We've talked about this before. I am cautiously optimistic. But....our management, many different managements over the years, have repeatedly demonstrated a peculiar talent for ****ing away any employee good will we may have accidently had. No, I don't think they know how to treat employees with dignity. They being the collective management brain trust.
I am reminded by a talk I once had with a very respected senior captain while I was a 737 FO back in the day.
He said "son, you're just a widget in a penguin suit. Don't ever think for a minute you're anything else. Management is management, and pilots are hired help. Management takes care of their own, and we take care of our own. If management is offering good will, it's only to use it against you later. Think of every transaction here as a negotiation with a prostitute. You negotiate what you want, and be specific, and management will do the same. It's all a simple business transaction, un-emotional, and unforgiving."