Originally Posted by
dosbo
I'm just tired of PROFESSIONAL pilots that don't know how to dress themselves for display in public. Every uniform I owned did come from the designated vendor and was worn in accordance with the FOM guidelines to inclued the POS hat. I did have the pants hemmed and fitted appropriately and even paid to have the jacket fitted so it looked professional. If the lining ripped I had it repaired.
I've had my last uniform hanging in the closet for over two years now because we still have people in this industry willing to work for crappy wages and not willing to wear the company specified uniform which reflects a total lack of discipline, and professionalism.
When one of us looks unprofessional it leaves an impression in the passengers minds that lasts. When passengers get the impression that we are juveniles, that we can't even dress professionally then they have no reason to expect us to be compensated professionally.
In my opinion the bottom line is if you can't have a uniform fitted and wear it properly then perhaps you shouldn't be a professional pilot, or perhaps your not paid enough to be a professional pilot which is the real problem. When you choose to disregard the FOM in something so simple as uniform wear it makes me wonder what other parts of the FOM are you willing to disregard so you can play pilot for shltty wages.
If you have a uniform question at your airline, find the most professional looking pilot at your company and ask him how he got his uniform to look so good. There's your helpful uniform advice. If the entire pilot group doesn't look professional then the public impression of your pilot group will be that they are all unprofessional which in turn reflects on all of us in the professional pilot group inderectly.
Yes I am getting cranky when I watch pilots that can't dress themselves professionally flying 70 seat aircraft with my paint while I sit and wait for recall. I'm going to go crawl back in the hole where I live now. Have a nice career, err I mean job.
I am sorry about your furlough (truly).
But I am just tired being called unprofessional and ruining YOUR career.
It was Allegheny Airlines in the 1967, before any of us were flying (except maybe the few remaining PFEs), who started codesharing with the first Piedmont (
Piedmont's Roots Run Deep | ATW Online). Now I admit I have a pretty high opinion of myself, but considering I was three at the time, I wasn't the one who opened Pandora's box. And I was still too young to vote in 1978 when the airlines were deregulated, so don't blame me for that either.
I'm glad you keep your uniform so pristine. Perhaps you could teach me how to change the color of my tie and pants to match the jacket... all of which were bought from the company endorsed supplier. Then we can go over how to move button holes to line up with the buttons.
I press my shirts and use Wisk around the collars (just like I was taught in the Navy). Unfortunately, while poking my head into three wheel wells up to eight times a day, I usually end up with a grease streak down my back. I guess I could avoid the stain if I did a less thorough preflight. Yeah, then all the pax would see how professional I am by looking at my clean shirt.
Nah, I think I keep doing a good preflight, and put up with the holier-than-thou mainliners.
I am sorry you have been furloughed (honestly). But it isn't the Captain Rucksacks that put you on the street. Fifty years of codesharing, deregulation, mainliners who chose management's promise of Jumbos over the reality of 50 pax regional jets, low time wonders who jumped at a crappy job in hopes of a quick upgrade, and maybe even some military folks who thought flying 1900s (let alone a mere C402) eight legs per day was below them.... all had a part in making this industry what it is. Which are you?