This is why I just slam click. Every trip. I used to be up for hanging out with others but we live in different times. There’s always someone that will ‘report’ somebody to management and it’s getting more common. Most crews at my airline slam click. I’ve been told the crew used to hang out more together in years past, but, we live in different times. Even just doing your job while on the airplane feels like you always have to watch your back. Even making a non-offensive joke feels like a no no now. If feels like you can’t even use sarcasm with some people, no matter how mild it may be. There are certain groups of people that have taken the fun out of this career field, and now a lot of us act like a bunch of boring stiffs always on egg shells around each other. It’s a damn shame it’s come to this. But this is the new reality I guess.

And before anyone wants to say to me “well you’re enabling the potty mouth types with your stance.” No, no I don’t. I don’t like it when people talk openly about others in a negative way. I don’t like potty mouth types who don’t know when to keep their mouths shut. I despise them just as much as the next guy because they are unprofessional, plain and simple. I don’t like being in the vicinity of anyone, regardless of their political stance, religious beliefs, etc. who likes to denigrate other employees. I’ve always believed in and followed the golden rule.

But the hyper sensitive, hyper offended society we live in now has everyone walking on eggshells around each other, and it’s blatantly obvious.