Delta Disqualifiers

ppragman said:
In this thread: people defending their choice of a philosophy major.
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One of the most generally useful (like, beyond my major and my career(s)) classes I had in college was symbolic logic, which, to me, was a philosophy course embedded in the middle of a mathematics curriculum.

The world needs philosophers, English majors, poets, artists, social scientists, "hard" scientists, historians, computer programmers, airline pilots, janitors, mechanics, train operators, doctors, lawyers (maybe less of those, but still), HR specialists, business majors (less of them too), financial planners, police officers, firefighters, pipefitters, soldiers, and so on. And at the same time it's even better to be more than one of those at once:
R.A. Heinlein said:
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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That's what I personally got out of college: I think I became a better-rounded individual for it, which helps to counterbalance the intense specialization of labor I now have as an aviation appliance operator.

If I were running HR (I'm not, but if I were), I would look for pilots who not only had good training records, but could speak intelligently about things other than moving the airplane, and demonstrate an ability to work well with varied and diverse educational and social backgrounds. This is a team sport and you work with and for all sorts of people. We're going to train you to fly the airplane the way we want it flown, but what we cannot instill upon you (predictably) is attitudes and how you deal with your coworkers.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
One of the most generally useful (like, beyond my major and my career(s)) classes I had in college was symbolic logic, which, to me, was a philosophy course embedded in the middle of a mathematics curriculum. The world needs philosophers, English majors, poets, artists, social scientists, "hard" scientists, historians, computer programmers, airline pilots, janitors, mechanics, train operators, doctors, lawyers (maybe less of those, but still), HR specialists, business majors (less of them too), financial planners, police officers, firefighters, pipefitters, soldiers, and so on. And at the same time it's even better to be more than one of those at once: That's what I personally got out of college: I think I became a better-rounded individual for it, which helps to counterbalance the intense specialization of labor I now have as an aviation appliance operator. If I were running HR (I'm not, but if I were), I would look for pilots who not only had good training records, but could speak intelligently about things other than moving the airplane, and demonstrate an ability to work well with varied and diverse educational and social backgrounds. This is a team sport and you work with and for all sorts of people. We're going to train you to fly the airplane the way we want it flown, but what we cannot instill upon you (predictably) is attitudes and how you deal with your coworkers.
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Full of so much win. But obviously, Delta isn't interested in this. Or so that's the impression it is giving.
 
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JetDoc said:
If a bear craps in the woods and nobody was there to see it, did it actually make a sound?
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And how quick would the thread devolve into a grudge match where I have to make a long-winded speech about "how you bastards have to co-exist, ah ah ah, I don't care how you feel about one another, but you will get along in my house"? :)
 
Derg said:
And how quick would the thread devolve into a grudge match where I have to make a long-winded speech about "how you bastards have to co-exist, ah ah ah, I don't care how you feel about one another, but you will get along in my house"? :)
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I started to help it devolve...but apparently I hadn't had enough whiskey so I edited my posts. I think we should install a breathalyzer that is attached to this forum.
 
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