Don't you hate it when....

[F9DXER]

I really could use a doughnut and of course all my coworkers showed up for work on time.
They only care about themselves.
Since I have more seniority, they figure let him starve to death and we all move up one.

Yeah, Yeah, I know. I can afford my own doughnuts - but that's not the point.

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[Bobber]

When you get turnover flights with min fuel

 

[Karee]

you plan an amazing route and ATC gives them the standard route then they have to make a million deviations.

 

[A1TAPE]

When NWS eliminates certified forecasters and has some random employee start copy pasting METARs into TAFs

 

[NorthAmericanFlightCntrl]

when you show up to the gate to jumpseat on a flight and the gate agent has never heard of an aircraft dispatcher and the “best they can do” is list you in the cabin but the flight is overbooked……

 

[fsxflyhigh]

Pilots ask you why you planned them on a certain route and you left a very detailed remark as to why.

 

[Burrito]

that same tail comes back to your desk, with 11 of the 12 MELs

 

[retrodx]

When you release the perfect flight and immediately after maintenance says “…we’re adding this MEL that restricts you to [insert severe restriction here].”

 

[mrezee]

"Can you work your magic to get us a better EDCT/a gate not at the blast fence/a push crew/let us keep this ship for the next 4 legs?"

 

[CHICHI2711]

When you have a tail with CDL tons of penalty on it, send the release then they swap the aircraft, gotta clear all the penalties and resign it, then they change their mind and give you that tail again!!!!

 

[A1TAPE]

The same MEL you had on the plane last week is still there this week

 

[autosave36]

"Can you work your magic to get us a better EDCT/a gate not at the blast fence/a push crew/let us keep this ship for the next 4 legs?"

To be fair i did get us cookies that one time by getting dude off the blast fence in LGA.

 

[DessertDx]

When the pilots decide to add more fuel than the flight release required & now they’re overweight.

 

[A1TAPE]

When the pilots decide to add more fuel than the flight release required & now they’re overweight.

Same as above but replace fuel and required with people/bags and restricted

 

[Htown19]

When you have to explain to a pilot how to read a TAF

 

[rivetor]

When you work 115 hours in 2 weeks and only get paid for 5 hours of OT

 

[Sandydfw]

When the Capt calls for 4,000 lbs more fuel and then calls wanting to due an increased enroute burn to get a cockpit jumpseater on.

 

[Nabs]

When ATC says you'll be exempt from reroutes if you file on a certain route...and then you get rerouted anyway

 

[Speed Tape Airlines]

When the pilot requests a reroute for rain that has no convective activity and filed above the tops...

 

[Pancake]

When a director is jumpseating and insists there is an extra FA jumpseat they can ride when there isn’t one on that variant.

Or when a director is messing with tail routing at 2am while on vacation and destroying the previous shifts carefully laid maintenance plans.