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Old 04-27-2007, 05:23 PM
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The majority is pretty cute though, right?
No?
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Old 04-27-2007, 05:24 PM
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No way...
D*KES??
And you have to walk with them through the terminal, to the a/c.
Hell no...ALPA needs to do something about this???
Tell me about it? The dream is dead. I though I would get to be a rich guy who partied with all the FA's on every layover. Not the case at all. Those days are long gone.

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Old 04-27-2007, 05:25 PM
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The majority is pretty cute though, right?
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Not even close. Most hotties have many other better offers than to make $800 per month as an FA.

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Old 04-27-2007, 05:25 PM
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The majority is pretty cute though, right?
No?
they are gross bro, you will be lucky if you find a female under the age of 30 that weighs less than 120lbs.......honestly
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Old 04-27-2007, 05:28 PM
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Not even close. Most hotties have many other better offers than to make $800 per month as an FA.

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You mean fly right seat at ups?
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I have been in the industry a long time. I love the flying and getting the job done.

What I don't like and why I am the chief whiner is that it seems as though the airlines deliberately make the life of the employees tough even though it does not gain them anything. There is a mentality of 'screw the workers, they are just our pawns'. That is what I hate.

If I felt we were on the same team it would be different.

But airline management is largely inept, ignorant, naive and greedy. There are good ones, to be sure, but most think that they will do better by screwing employees just to screw them.

I like the challenges of aviation, but am burned out trying to fight against managers who don't wish to solve issues. Rather they want to make life difficult for employees. Do I really believe this? Yes. Just look at my company.
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Old 04-27-2007, 05:31 PM
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they are gross bro, you will be lucky if you find a female under the age of 30 that weighs less than 120lbs.......honestly

*vomit*

Are you kidding...wow...
Well...guess I got the bait covered at the clubs

sometimes 140lbs isn't bad...
Dated this chick I worked out with...6'1 160lbs...my god what a monster....(in a good way..hehe)
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Old 04-27-2007, 05:34 PM
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I have been in the industry a long time. I love the flying and getting the job done.

What I don't like and why I am the chief whiner is that it seems as though the airlines deliberately make the life of the employees tough even though it does not gain them anything. There is a mentality of 'screw the workers, they are just our pawns'. That is what I hate.

If I felt we were on the same team it would be different.

But airline management is largely inept, ignorant, naive and greedy. There are good ones, to be sure, but most think that they will do better by screwing employees just to screw them.

I like the challenges of aviation, but am burned out trying to fight against managers who don't wish to solve issues. Rather they want to make life difficult for employees. Do I really believe this? Yes. Just look at my company.
My theory is that management is always trying to increase the misery envelope. If the workers got too satisfied and happy they might expect it all the time. It is better to strive to create crummy schedules and miserable working conditions so the employees are braced for the hard times and don;'t expect to much.

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*vomit*

Are you kidding...wow...
Well...guess I got the bait covered at the clubs

sometimes 140lbs isn't bad...
Dated this chick I worked out with...6'1 160lbs...my god what a monster....(in a good way..hehe)
Honestly if you want to get laid on a trip, go to the hotel bar and hit on the moms/chics at the hotel bar, they are bored, lonely, and will find it exciting to have a one night stand with a pilot, believe me............
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My theory is that management is always trying to increase the misery envelope. If the workers got too satisfied and happy they might expect it all the time. It is better to strive to create crummy schedules and miserable working conditions so the employees are braced for the hard times and don;'t expect to much.

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Expressjet has pretty good work rules, but from what I hear things used to be a lot different, I also wish we had more reserve coverage, if we had that then we would be able to personal drop, then maybe our company wouldn't have a sick call problem
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