Originally Posted by
tupues
I was approached by a young pilot (one of them that grows a mustache to look older)
It almost seemed as though I should be eternally grateful for the service he did to me...
Already sounds like you were on the defensive
Originally Posted by
tupues
It almost seemed as though I should be eternally grateful for the service he did to me...
Just temporarily grateful would have been nice🙄
Originally Posted by
tupues
perhaps someone here can enlighten me on his train of thought...
Everyone has tried. Including the post below that was well stated.
Originally Posted by
Longhornmaniac8
See how this works? Maybe he hadn't paid attention to how much space was left, maybe things changed, I don't know, and it doesn't matter. Him letting you know he was taking a seat in the back was to assuage any concern that you might have had, not knowing exactly what either list looked like, that he might be bumping you off the jumpseat. It's a common professional courtesy that is practiced all across the industry.
The fact you seem to be insecure about it and making the least-respectful interpretation of it says an awful lot about you.
Pretty sure most in the industry understands the concept. But instead of being grateful (not even eternally), they’re met with…
Originally Posted by
tupues
let me offer this beggar from another airline a seat and stand here as a hero” the only thing missing was him videoing himself 😂
Originally Posted by
tupues
and you sound like one of them 1500hr wonders that just lucked out during COVID with a pulse and an ATP
To the poster that said cut you some slack; I admire his level-headedness, but eff that, you sound like a d bag.