Originally Posted by
gipple
To those who think that the culture here is superior to anywhere else, I must say that the final nail has been driven.
20 plus years and the 15 or so Christmas' worked and this is the first year where NOTHING was given. It’s always been a small trinket, but it meant something. I can’t believe how bothered I am by this.
The culture has always been a game changer for me. We cared and looked out for one another. I was happy to make a little less because it was made up for in security and general cheerfulness.
Now, that is all gone. My input is discouraged. My gifts to the flight attendants go by without a thank you.
Future pilots beware. Make your own reasons for applying here, but what was once Herb's airline has been degraded to a sterile corpse.
The Warrior spirit is dead.
FWIW, I've worked more than a few Christmases at WN, (but not in the last 15 years or so), and have never received any kind of gift from the company. That must've started and ended since I've been senior enough
o get holidays off. Heck, we were lucky to be able to BUY a meal on a holiday layover, and were really lucky if we got one for free.