Early Outs
06-29-2020, 09:50 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by JimLaheyTPS
Probably 50% of anyone hired in the last 5 years has no idea what that means.
Plus, I'd like to annoy a few more Marvins before I leave.
06-29-2020, 03:00 PM
#24
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Originally Posted by JimLaheyTPS
Probably 50% of anyone hired in the last 5 years has no idea what that means.
Last edited by Guppydriver95; 06-29-2020 at 03:19 PM.
06-29-2020, 03:25 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by JimLaheyTPS
Probably 50% of anyone hired in the last 5 years has no idea what that means.
06-29-2020, 03:34 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by Guppydriver95
My personal Marvin favorite: “ Yea, I feel like crap, but our reserve coverage is low, so I’m just gonna fight through it so I don’t cost the company sick time” Thanks dude, appreciate you infecting the rest of us...
06-29-2020, 04:44 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by Guppydriver95
My personal Marvin favorite: “ Yea, I feel like crap, but our reserve coverage is low, so I’m just gonna fight through it so I don’t cost the company sick time” Thanks dude, appreciate you infecting the rest of us...
On the bright side, having these sick guys “toughing it out” is manpower positive due to additional sick calls from their stick buddies.
Source: less than 40 hours sick bank
06-29-2020, 05:39 PM
#28
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Joined APC: May 2012
Posts: 451
Originally Posted by Guppydriver95
A term to describe a corporate cheerleader. A koolaid drinker. Someone who is naive enough to believe the manure they spread at the Leap class....”Why is the airplane so stinking hot while we’re waiting to push back? Well, Marvin Mainliner thinks he can save the company by making 200 people miserable, but at least he’s standing at the door wearing his hat!”
To add a bit more context, the “Mainliner” was a marketing trademark/service mark for United going back to at least 1937. The not so affectionate term “Marvin Mainliner” predates “pathetic Kool Aide drinker” by a lot. Mocking the idiot as a “Marvin” who won’t start the APU on a hot day is part of your work DNA.
United Airlines promoted its new Douglas DC-3 "Mainliners" in this 1937 brochure. With a range of 1,500 miles, the Mainliners flew from New York to San Francisco in less than 16 hours with only three stops along the way. The planes came in three configurations: standard 21-passenger coaches, sleepers with folding berths for 14, and "Skylounges" with deluxe swiveling seats.
06-29-2020, 07:26 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by Thor
To add a bit more context, the “Mainliner” was a marketing trademark/service mark for United going back to at least 1937. The not so affectionate term “Marvin Mainliner” predates “pathetic Kool Aide drinker” by a lot. Mocking the idiot as a “Marvin” who won’t start the APU on a hot day is part of your work DNA.
06-30-2020, 06:22 AM
#30
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Bah humbug
As a new hire I was quickly aware of the correlation between somebody who would show me their pay register and somebody with a ton of unused sick time.
If I get back on the property I am not ever flying with sick pilots again.
If I get back on the property I am not ever flying with sick pilots again.
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