While you were flying passengers around....
 

(at half the going rate)

This was going on.....

https://vimeo.com/209409215

Guess who forgot his green lanyard for the event but managed to find his ukulele?

So if they can afford to spend money on garbage like that then they can afford to pay us. This company is a freakin joke and an embarrassment.

Gross. Couldn't watch

Every pilot should watch. After you pick up the pieces of your smashed computer or iFruit device, you can decide what you will do on your upcoming days off...besides answering the phone to give more of your life away to the "high fivers".

I still can't believe union pilots attended that circle jerk.

Yep, and as they crap on their peers, they'll also get to enjoy the same TA if and when we get one.

Ya know whatever I actually wish we were all on good terms and could have a party not worrying about contracts. I do love at 01:36 where Bob totally failed the half high five/ grab of hand. I thought we were all about high fives. Is the pilot in the video?

You mean the Ukulele Kid? Apparently he's the one dressed up looking like a Flight Attendant. Had me fooled.

Maybe you should consider a position in management. It looks like they had a great time at the party, and they weren't worried about our contract at all.

Even without negotiations, pilots are "persona non grata" at Spirit corporate parties. Learn your place, boy!

Actually, you can put on that safety vest and valet park Yuri's shiny Mercedes.

I don't think valet pays enough. I'm waiting for that fresh cooked gravy JA right now. Can't wait to make double pay.
Contract aside, what's wrong with wishing we could have a company where pilots were welcome at corporate parties. Sort of like old southwest management.
Management is not in my future. I worry about your future. When you spend all your time on APC with such negativity, I don't think any contract will make you happy. Please post something positive and prove me wrong.

I don't think there is anything wrong with a world where pilots attend these things with management.

Sadly we are nowhere close to that being a reality without a contract that recognizes the accomplishments of ALL pilots, not ones who play the ukelele for passengers.

Being that the relationship is so poor right now, its disheartening to see an ALPA committee chair attending this function. Wrong time, wrong place.

As for JL and his little guitar, just toolish behavior. Running around in the video with Spirit sunglasses on, proclaiming how much of a "blast" he is having, like a 9th grader invited to prom. Clearly a nominee for TOTD.

This company is an embarassment at everything they attempt. This over the top presentation trying to create a non existent corporate culture is yet another example.

Does anybody know the results of the employee survey we had last year?? I'm wondering how many "high Five" events management thinks we need to have in order to not have the most abysmal survey results in corporate history next time. BTW I posted this on my back up iPad. I went bat$#!t and destroyed my other one after I saw the Vimeo.

You are absolutely right. They make it look like everyone is happy and this place is nothing but fun for all. Just shows what a huge disconnect there is between the true frontline employees and the employees that work in corporate.

They can try to put on a big show and a happy face on this place all they want but it doesn't change the reality of this ridiculous clown show circus of a company.

Just putting the shine on a fresh yellow turd.. ET, are you on team Bendo?

This is dead on. I have not met anybody that actually comes into contact with our customers that doesn't think this this place is a complete joke. The folks that work in Mirimar are truly detached from reality,... It's really kind of surreal. My guess is they really don't care as long as it continues to rain money.

Agreed. This company and the clown show product is nothing but a sh!t stain on the airline industry.

Check your emails! Company is sending out Yellow Ukulele for all crew members to take to work. Plus the "Emergency Ukulele" behind the captains seat where the jump seat use to be located. We're getting training on "How to play the Ukulele for tips" via the distance learning system on our iPads! That's the "New" economic proposal from the company. Zero cost pay increases for all crew members!! High Five with four down!

LOL!! That's funny.

Also included is a packet on how to dress like a FA for upcoming company parties and when flying the line. More yellow, and more HUGE DBish the better!

And....there's info on how to stop paying your ALPA dues, win company awards and then lie on a public forum and say you're in good standing with your dues at Spirit when you're NOT! SUPER HIGH FIVE!!!!

Everyone who flies with pilot of the year should ask him how to log PIC turbine when flying IO on a 74 when they barge to the front of the line at a rishworth job fair.

I'm kinda slow but I still don't know who this guy is or the dreaded Dtw fo

From which group?

You're not slow, you're not pay attention. (Joking) I put that there just incase your are slow! Recap: The DTW FO almost cost us SWA jump seat. Captains can't stand him. His trips are in open time. 2nd guy LAS FO. We have a non dues paying pilot in LAS that wants to be on the strip doing Dean Martin with a Ukulele but instead flies for spirit and can't wait to break out the Ukulele during delays. A real friend would have told Dean to put down the Ukulele and get a Guitar. You can catch him every Thursday - Saturday night in the El Cortez Casino. Can't mis him. He has the UKULELE!

And don't forget our third hero in the FO trinity. The Eastern scab who already applied to be in the training department.

can it be verified the ukulele FO doesn't pay dues?

This dtw FO sounds terrible but how come no one out of the base has heard of him. I'm sure our professional deadheaders (rsv captains) would like to be enlightened so he can be avoided. Has he mellowed after being counseled after his jumoseating issues. Is he trying to get hired else where so we will hopefully be rid of him soon?

The scab is FAIRWEATHER. There should be no issue naming a scab when they are on the list clear as day.

I can't confirm the Scab info, others already have. Dean Martin already posted and made claims about not paying his dues for whatever reason. It's here somewhere I saw the post. The DTW FO slash DFW slash Detroit before that, that guy is a known problem here. Someone posted about his jumpseat stunt on SWA. He wouldn't get off a broken aircraft till the SWA Captain told him what the issue was. The FA's removed everyone from the aircraft except Super FO. I had a Captain tell me super FO actually got up and helped the ramp guys toss bag into the belly. I guess the Company didn't know about this or maybe he would have beaten Dean Martin out as Super Pilot of the 2016 year. Someone needs to call JS and tell him.

can it be verified the ukulele FO doesn't pay dues?

Please use his stage name. "Dean Martin". thanks

For the record:
Super FO is the guy in DTW
"Dean Martin" is the FO in Vegas with dues issues too. "Spirit Pilot of the Year" title under his belt!
Scab, not sure where he is based.

Others feel free to update this list as required.

Goldmember (DTW FO) is good buddies with JS. I'm sure they share selfies every day. Hence the reason he got through training.

Dean Martin and "Spirit Pilot of the Year" are not the same.

The Environmental Chair received the Pilot of the Year award, for his (industry leading) work regarding the fume issues.

Dean Martin got the award for most High Fives.

Is Super FO the guy who commutes from Amsterdam?

Yes he is.

Not the first scab in the NKS training dept. Nor the only scab. There were 2 others (now retired) that were there.:mad: