Respect and Dignity
To all:
Thank you to all who post on here with common descency and benign intent! It really helps us all collectively to learn and be informed of what people go through in this vast yet shrinking industry. I feel fortunate to be able to learn about other companies through the voices of their 'front line" people, so when I get ready to make a jump, at least I have some "points" that I would want to check out before I go anywhere, given the diverse sentiments on here. I know there are all sorts of viewpoints from good to bad to bitter and that is fine, as we all have traveled different paths to get to where we are and ultimately are entitled to our opinions and feelings.
Now, when you have someone like Browntail, who seems to take pleasure in other people's misery, or if not, then has the diplomacy of a turd in a punch bowl, I take exception. Whether or not he truly is a UPS pilot, well I dont really care. I am with you all when you express outrage at this less than human behaviour. When I run across "people" like him I wonder about their quality of life. it's obvious that if he indeed is a UPS pilot, then the vast amounts of money he may make isnt enough for him. Perhaps this person isnt married and therefore is truly alone or if he is married then we can wonder about the state of his marriage where he feels that he needs to supplement his lack of happiness with his money, job, and marriage with putting down others and their possible misery thereby making himself feel better! When I think about this, it allows me room for pity on this "person".......pity because while very annoying on here for us, I'm sure the vast majority of us have lives,(fulfilling ones outside our jobs at the least) where we just chalk his crap as walking into a fart on the sidewalk. Seems like this individual derives pleasure from his posts,.....so ill let him do so, because i think it's indicative of bigger problems on his part......so while time passes by and his retirement comes along i just wonder how much unhappier his life will be when he no longer "belongs" to something. having said that I suspect that his fellow crews share our same feelings on here about this individual. so while this may seem like a bit of a rant, I thought i would just share that while we are offended and annoyed by his posts, I suspect that we each are strong enough to weather our job woes from time to time while we really take stock of what is really important....which is our families and loved ones etc etc etc........because with the exception of browntail, we lead lives with enough quality and happiness that we dont REQUIRE supplemental happiness in cyberspace from thumbing our noses down at people and their situations.
Browntail may think I am full of it, but when the majority on here have been vocal about someone or something, and that person cant see it, doesnt care or whatever, then it just makes our case.
oh yeah, since this is an ABX post, I wonder if down the road this will turn out to be another Delta, American, or Continental VS. Pan American and Eastern Airlines.
While the Pan Am pilots were envied back in the 50's and 60's and everyone else were just peons......I wonder how the next 30ish years will play out with regards to Fedex and UPS. because history has told all of us over and over again....you just never know! Wouldnt that get under Brownies skin!?!?!?