JS listing improvement
05-30-2018, 10:48 AM
#43
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A few weeks ago, I was in ORD and I went running across the airport to catch an earlier flight home in AA. The jetbridge door was closed and the flight was already closed out. To my amazement, the gate agent was more than happy to open the flight back up and get me on board. I let her know that I really appreciated it and that I felt she went above and beyond.
05-31-2018, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Varks
My apologies to my peers at other airlines jumpseating on AA. Culture continues to be a problem here and this is one of the issues that really ****es me off. I am embarrassed by the actions of my coworkers sometimes. AA73 is right on.
Dealing with the flight attendant can be a real pain in the ass. I asked nicely if we had a seat in first for a jumpseater(I new we did but was trying to not ruffle feathers). The reply was “if you come back here and serve him” and “it’s not fair just because your the Captain we have to do it. Why don’t you put other airline FAs up front”. My reply after initial shock. “Is it that hard to open a can of soda”? And “If the other airline Flight Attendant had the courtesy of saying hello to the Captain then I would be more than happy to sit them in First”. Needless to say that crew 2 of the 3 really sticks in my craw.
This is what you have to deal with here at AA. The culture sucks. Over many tough years the attitudes of coworkers has evolved in to a monster I don’t give a crap attitude. I will not give up trying to better this career and make it a pleasure for those who work with me. Some days it is a challenge.
Dealing with the flight attendant can be a real pain in the ass. I asked nicely if we had a seat in first for a jumpseater(I new we did but was trying to not ruffle feathers). The reply was “if you come back here and serve him” and “it’s not fair just because your the Captain we have to do it. Why don’t you put other airline FAs up front”. My reply after initial shock. “Is it that hard to open a can of soda”? And “If the other airline Flight Attendant had the courtesy of saying hello to the Captain then I would be more than happy to sit them in First”. Needless to say that crew 2 of the 3 really sticks in my craw.
This is what you have to deal with here at AA. The culture sucks. Over many tough years the attitudes of coworkers has evolved in to a monster I don’t give a crap attitude. I will not give up trying to better this career and make it a pleasure for those who work with me. Some days it is a challenge.
Originally Posted by Al Czervik
He’s right. Totally broken culture here.
05-31-2018, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by zondaracer
A few weeks ago, I was in ORD and I went running across the airport to catch an earlier flight home in AA. The jetbridge door was closed and the flight was already closed out. To my amazement, the gate agent was more than happy to open the flight back up and get me on board. I let her know that I really appreciated it and that I felt she went above and beyond.
06-01-2018, 04:55 AM
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I have seen that angry reaction from the FA's over seating a JS'er in First exactly once, which is far less than the number of times I've had them take the initiative to do so before I checked to see if there was an empty seat - which is exceedingly rare anymore and the single biggest reason that more jus'ers don't get one.
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06-01-2018, 06:31 AM
#48
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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
This crap happens at ALL of the ancient Legacy Airlines here in the USA. some of our (and other airline's) 50-70 year old career FA's are such bitter old hags, they should've given up this job decades ago. Those angry "senior mamas" (as they call themselves) can make life more than difficult for all of their coworkers, not just the pilots.
No. See above. This is a USA Legacy airline problem. We - USA Legacies - have the worst flight attendants in the world this side of maybe Russia. Who know? Maybe Russia has better FA's than our own Legacy US airlines have. It's been an ongoing embarrassment for us for a long time.
No. See above. This is a USA Legacy airline problem. We - USA Legacies - have the worst flight attendants in the world this side of maybe Russia. Who know? Maybe Russia has better FA's than our own Legacy US airlines have. It's been an ongoing embarrassment for us for a long time.
06-01-2018, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Cheddar
You must be at ‘the other airline’ I’ve been hearing about 
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