Originally Posted by
Pervis
We had a guy who carried a food scale and weighed every category daily. He claimed he was making $7000/year on grievances when awards were 10/15/20 bucks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He also lost his job when his bs cost a very high end long term customer an important meeting. Another lost his job when he demanded he could have a sit down meal between airline legs and got a bunch of after midnights.
Pick your battles wisely. Anyone who says they don’t get enough food while working for Netjets could probably afford to lose a few pounds. Too many crew members rely too much on elastic waistband slacks
For anyone reading who is wondering about the pilot fired who was carrying around the scale,, Pervis is correct in that his BS got him fired. But to be clear, it was NOT because of the grievances or even that he insisted on getting food. It's a pretty long and involved case, but long story short, it was the way he went about getting the food.
We're allowed to set the parking brake and get food. Yes, even delay a client to do it. But you have to use some common sense, work to minimize the delay, and when in doubt ALWAYS contact a steward for guidance. If you need nourishment and the company has failed to provide it, you have every right to obtain it before the flight. But if you decide the only thing will do is to eat at a sit-down restaurant for an hour, not tell anyone that's what you're doing, and turn off your electronic devices so you're not contact able while you're eating, well, let's hope your resume skills are still sharp.