Originally Posted by
Itsajob
My complaint isn’t with a bracelet, or the intended purpose, it was simply with the FU. I’ll be the first to laugh at a dirty joke or otherwise crude humor, but blatant or implied profanity in a professional setting was not the right way to express our frustration.
I get that. I do.
But, here's my take. I see allot of professional lawyers, contractors, engineers, etc, using their channels to get treated professionally.
Our channels are closed. If the company choses to "run the act" (RLA), we get the Heisman stiff arm. I've seen tables and desks flipped over by so-called "professionals" during heated arguments and disagreements. There were many FU's exchanged.
Making of sausage is ugly. Making it in public is even uglier. In board rooms and back alleys "pleasantries" are exchanged. If you pay attention, you can sometimes look at the non verbal body language to see which exchanges are effective.
The FU part of it was a blatant and public sign of distrust and disrespect. It was meant to publicly call out management for their deliberate disregard for their front line pilots who are in charge of safety, schedule integrity, and for driving results.
Was it disrespectful? yes. But it was deserved. Patience had been expired. When tactic 1 fails, time for tactic 2, and so on. It is what it is, and it may come to that.