pavelump
Well-Known Member
With all of the recent (negative) activity on the forums, it got me to thinking about the day when I begin to sit next to somebody for hour/weeks on end.
This isn't a new thing for me because I was in a band for several years and I was "trapped" in a van criss-crossing the country for months at time. The major difference though was that we were all friends; that and the fact that we could drink on the job.
And did. A lot. No .04 for us!
Anyway, we would argue about anything and everything just for the hell of it out of boredom, but in the end it pretty much didn't matter. And if for some reason you didn't get along with somebody, you could just avoid talking to each other for a few days. I suppose in retrospect, we were a pretty homogeneous group. That's why we would have to argue over things like whether eggs should be in the dairy section or the meat section. (Seriously, this argument went on for days) We didn't really have any major differences to speak of.
My question to you pro pilots is how do you handle interpersonal communications with your co-workers? Obviously, you aren't dealing with a homogenous group. What do you do when somebody says something that you completely disagree with?
My tendency would just to be to avoid religion, politics, or other controversial subjects in the cockpit. Does this just undermine my individuality and make me bland?
As a new hire, what are your options for not flying with somebody who you don't get along with?
Thanks,
Dave
This isn't a new thing for me because I was in a band for several years and I was "trapped" in a van criss-crossing the country for months at time. The major difference though was that we were all friends; that and the fact that we could drink on the job.

Anyway, we would argue about anything and everything just for the hell of it out of boredom, but in the end it pretty much didn't matter. And if for some reason you didn't get along with somebody, you could just avoid talking to each other for a few days. I suppose in retrospect, we were a pretty homogeneous group. That's why we would have to argue over things like whether eggs should be in the dairy section or the meat section. (Seriously, this argument went on for days) We didn't really have any major differences to speak of.
My question to you pro pilots is how do you handle interpersonal communications with your co-workers? Obviously, you aren't dealing with a homogenous group. What do you do when somebody says something that you completely disagree with?
My tendency would just to be to avoid religion, politics, or other controversial subjects in the cockpit. Does this just undermine my individuality and make me bland?
As a new hire, what are your options for not flying with somebody who you don't get along with?
Thanks,
Dave