Originally Posted by
elcid79
Wear your hats, clean your uniforms, show up to work, and do you jobs to the best of your ability so that we can show the company that we actually care about our jobs, that we are professionals and as such we deserve respect. maby then our negotiators will have a foot to stand on.
That thinking is so foolish that it's laughable, if it wasn't so pathetic.
It's obvious that you don't have a even a clue about labor negotiations. The people that negotiate from the other side of the table respect ONLY POWER, and for the airline pilot, that's the potential to COST THEM MONEY by invoking self-help. It doesn't matter what you look like. Management does NOT respect you. You are a cost unit to be beaten down to the lowest possible level.
The fact that your pants have a fresh pressing has absolutely ZERO to do with ANYTHING.
The vast majority of airline pilots look just fine. It's a big organization and you're always going to have a few slobs, but forget it and drive on. There are a lot bigger fish to fry in this job than that.