Originally Posted by
RadialGal
It's just so sad......*******it!
I used to drink ****ty Buds with guys who flew leaky DC-2's and retired on 74's with United.
I gave biennials to fellas who flew the Blackbird.
It
Was
So Much MORE!!!!!!!
I weep for the past and fear for the future. We are starting to be not too different from a cube farm. A "run of the mill" job. My friends......my fellow fliers.
We are SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!
When you shove those throttles forward.....remember.
Remember
What you gave. The Sleepless night hours fueling (******* those MU-2's) Your crap, INOP stickered filled, piece of **** Mu-2's, 421's, 310's, Navi-Hoes!
You did that, you EARNED this.
Despite the tests, the turmoil,the uncertainty..........the decade worth of ****!!!
You, my friend, prevailed.
When we tilt back a cold one on a layover; I hope you won't view me as a Blackout Betty...........but simply as a fellow flier......with different plumbing. I miss you all. It's lonely out there; and I know it's a scary time for all my Male fellow fliers.
We aren't all out to get you; please don't give up on us.
Ad Astra per Aspara!
RadialGal
This is my 20th year as an airline pilot and marks the halfway point in my career as I am NOT flying past 65 even if the age changes to XX. Unfortunately RadialGal, our ever more sterile working environment is a direct barometer of what’s happening in society.
Just a few months ago something happened that really had a profound effect on how I view work and the interaction between crew members (pilots and FAs in particular). Call it a wake up call.....
There was some joking around and joke telling back and forth on the hotel van to the airport. Nothing too scandalous or edgy. We ended up flying a few legs together and at the end of it one of the FAs asked to speak to me on the jetway. To paraphrase what she said, “You’re a nice guy and a great captain and I wouldn’t want to see anything happen to you. Just know that the other FAs took offense to some of what you said in the van this morning and with the Me Too movement alive and well these days, I’d be very careful if I were you”.
After my initial shock I thanked her and offered her an apology. THAT was a big wake up call to me on just how much society has changed. Unfortunately, now I just go to work and try to have an approachable but “strictly business” attitude. When American society has degraded to the point where someone can ruin your career because they took offense to something trivial (or would not have even raised an eyebrow ten years ago) then expect nothing less than an ever increasing percentage of “slam-clicking”, anti-social, and introverted coworkers (especially males who are the ones being targeted).
The camaraderie truly is something special amongst pilots (professional or even recreational), but if you’re getting into the professional pilot world for that then you’ll become increasingly disappointed as the lawyers, special interest groups, think tanks, Hollywood stars, talk show hosts, etc. further drive sterilization of human interaction in our society because you just don’t know who will take offense to your words or actions. Very, very sad....