Originally Posted by
demon llama
It’s none of my business how anyone, including the multi-millionaire captain I’m flying with spends his money.
Im not arguing your perception of this guy as a weird dude. He may have been. Also, he might have just been sick of talking to you. Maybe his wife just left him?
And I don’t loan coworkers money. If I can manage to carry a pile of $1s as a simple GenXer then everyone else can too.
As someone who worked as a pilot hiring professional I would have hoped you had a more nuanced view of humans and human interaction.
What do you mean it's none of your business? You and the FA's all tipped the van/bus driver but this person did not? That's not normal behavior. $2 is pocket lint for a Delta Pilot. Even one on first year pay. I could understand an new hire FA not tipping, but they do. I've seen it. It's a social construct and it's part of normal behavioral patterns.
Even in Europe where tipping waitstaff is not required, we tip the van/bus drivers. When 11/12 people are doing it, something is not like the others, and there is usually a good underlying reason for that.