Originally Posted by
Green Needles
Pragmatic wouldn't be a word I would use to describe him. Working Christmas is a sacrifice I choose to make as party of this career. Our chief pilot could choose to respect that sacrifice instead of marginalizing it. He's out of touch at best.
Morale is dropping here. Spare me the "back in my day" speech. I lived the bad old days and wouldn't wish that on anyone. Before you start calling names, how about you use whatever education and common sense you may have and examine how a manager's empathy (or lack thereof) affects employees.
I've found TW to be incredibly empathetic. I've never shared this because it's personal, but here goes. Earlier this year, my sister died very unexpectedly. I couldn't reach my ACP or Chief, so I dialed up TW to see if he could help get me back home to Idaho. Not only did he move mountains to cover my remaining legs, he PSed me home on the next flights, stayed on the phone with me for 20+ minutes as I talked gibberishly through the pain of my loss, and three days later, there were flowers from the leadership team at the service.
Watch what you say about management without knowing their true mettle. This leadership team is unlike any I've worked with. Period. End stop.