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#8271
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,461

See I get all that but my issue was I was initially cleared for the jumpseat. I was holding the physical captains copy. I don't know why the gate agent cleared me so early but that's besides the fact. Right as boarding was to begin, she came up to the counter, saw me standing there and that's when she told me sorry I'm going to list and bump you so I can go to my party. I don't know why she mentioned to me her party or even spoke to me in the first place.

#8273
Banned
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: 7th green
Posts: 4,378

My nomination today is a Skywest pilot today who bumped me from the JS as I was trying to commute to work. Now normally I understand these situations, people get bumped all the time and the plane was her own equipment. To be completely fair she had all the right for that seat. Thats was all fine and dandy until she saw me standing at the gate and asked me if I listed...What comes around goes around.
And complaining about your bad planning makes you an automatic candidate for TOTD.
#8274

A threat? Way to read between the lines that aren't there. I meant that as more of a someday she will be in my shoes and need to get somewhere and she's going to get bumped herself. Also it seems you also know what I was doing earlier in the day, because I never wrote how many more flights I tried to get on or what time I got to the airport. Really just classic APC. Bravo, bravo sir. I'm done with this one.
#8275

Well you know what's funny, I never said I missed my check in either. I said the rest of the flights weren't really good for making it but I didn't say I couldn't make it. I made my last resort flight, it was absolutely the tightest commute I've ever had to try but I made it. The point of this whole post was more along the theme of trying the help another pilot out and not being a jerk about it if that person can't. But that doesn't let you get your rocks off so hey thats cool, everyone needs a hobby.
#8277
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2013
Position: RJ
Posts: 215

Beats wearing it on a lanyard around the neck like a dog.
Personally, I keep mine in my shirt pocket...you want to see it? No problem! Ask for it. It's the only company procedure I blatantly disregard unless I'm on the ramp. Why must I walk around the airport public areas with a badge? Pax dont. Sterile SIDA/Employee areas I understand.
#8278

Well you know what's funny, I never said I missed my check in either. I said the rest of the flights weren't really good for making it but I didn't say I couldn't make it. I made my last resort flight, it was absolutely the tightest commute I've ever had to try but I made it. The point of this whole post was more along the theme of trying the help another pilot out and not being a jerk about it if that person can't. But that doesn't let you get your rocks off so hey thats cool, everyone needs a hobby.
#8279

Being able to see friends on the other side of the country is one of the few perks left in this career. This industry would be pretty miserable if the jumpseat could only be used for work.
#8280

Well the thing was that last flight got me in within minutes of my sign in, she didn't know that was even an option. This whole thing started with her for whatever reason talking to me about the JS and then giving me a "sucks to suck" attitude about it. My gripe has nothing to do with the entire process of jumpseating and priority. That's been pounded into the ground my entire career and it is what it is. We all know that, I feel like some people here think that I'm mad about that. I'm not, I don't like it, but no one likes that aspect. That's why commuting sucks. I'll openly admit right here that I got painted into a corner. I've been bumped before and I've done the bumping but I never just wrote the pilot off with the short end of the stick. On a commute home I've given up my JS, last flight of the day, to someone trying to make an early duty in. I can't expect everyone to have that same attitude, people have lives. I just would never handle the situation the way this pilot did.
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