mooneyguy
been around forever
re: 121 pilots throw bags or no? (and some Allegiant stuff)
Not saying Pilots should throw bags, However, I spent 18 years in transportation, and working for a company that shut down (18,000 jobs GONE) and then going to work for the (now, after the largest just went down) largest carrier in the country and they will be out of business within the next two years(another (20k jobs gone)!!! If I had a nickel for every time I heard "It's not my job".
Before someone tells me I need decades of experience...I have it! I was also a job Steward. I know the union has become a place for the lazy to hide.
It's not just aviation, it's our nation as a whole. My wife in the corp. world hears it all day...NOT MY JOB... as the company hands out pink slips on a regular basis. which interestingly enough My wife seems to be secure, and has even been given raises over the last few years while large numbers have been cut. My wife also goes above and beyond to serve her customers.
I love the "what if i get hurt" reasoning. Unless work comp rules have changed, it does not matter what you are doing. If you are ON DUTY you could fall down because you were picking your nose, and work comp would cover you. If they deny it, any laywer with a pulse could get it for you.
Our company would try to fight work comp claims, even legitimate ones...sad, but true. the question is why? Well, as a job steward I knew why because I would see what was going on. I watched a guy put the bar of soap he "slipped" on, on the floor, or the guy you punched the glass that cut him, because he was mad. It became the lottery for these guys. They all shared the name and number to the lawyer who would "work with them".
Our country has let most of our jobs slip through our hands. we like to tell each other its because the Chinese, or the Mexicans do it for less money. NO, it’s because they do it, how many of you have heard someone talk about how they get away with not working, while at work! We are no longer a country that produces anything. All we have now is SERVICE! If we don’t start offering better service what will we have then?
How many times have you heard If you do______ Crew Scheduling will not be able to make you work.
Is that what you said you would do in the interview?
I know management is just as screwed up as everyone else. the question is where does the buck stop. As an individual we each have to man up and answer for ourselves. Are we doing our part to service our customer?
If you are just doing what you have to and no more because its not your job. Or you are the one who tries to find ways not to work, you are working yourself out of a job.
The company I worked for. All the people would say, we have been in business 70 years we are not going out of business. Then one LABOR DAY we tried to go to work. Gates locked! Sure our management SUCKED! They wanted to put us out of business! Had the employees just done their job, and serviced their customers well, they would still be here in spite of the stupid management!
ok rant off.
Not saying Pilots should throw bags, However, I spent 18 years in transportation, and working for a company that shut down (18,000 jobs GONE) and then going to work for the (now, after the largest just went down) largest carrier in the country and they will be out of business within the next two years(another (20k jobs gone)!!! If I had a nickel for every time I heard "It's not my job".
Before someone tells me I need decades of experience...I have it! I was also a job Steward. I know the union has become a place for the lazy to hide.
It's not just aviation, it's our nation as a whole. My wife in the corp. world hears it all day...NOT MY JOB... as the company hands out pink slips on a regular basis. which interestingly enough My wife seems to be secure, and has even been given raises over the last few years while large numbers have been cut. My wife also goes above and beyond to serve her customers.
I love the "what if i get hurt" reasoning. Unless work comp rules have changed, it does not matter what you are doing. If you are ON DUTY you could fall down because you were picking your nose, and work comp would cover you. If they deny it, any laywer with a pulse could get it for you.
Our company would try to fight work comp claims, even legitimate ones...sad, but true. the question is why? Well, as a job steward I knew why because I would see what was going on. I watched a guy put the bar of soap he "slipped" on, on the floor, or the guy you punched the glass that cut him, because he was mad. It became the lottery for these guys. They all shared the name and number to the lawyer who would "work with them".
Our country has let most of our jobs slip through our hands. we like to tell each other its because the Chinese, or the Mexicans do it for less money. NO, it’s because they do it, how many of you have heard someone talk about how they get away with not working, while at work! We are no longer a country that produces anything. All we have now is SERVICE! If we don’t start offering better service what will we have then?
How many times have you heard If you do______ Crew Scheduling will not be able to make you work.
Is that what you said you would do in the interview?
I know management is just as screwed up as everyone else. the question is where does the buck stop. As an individual we each have to man up and answer for ourselves. Are we doing our part to service our customer?
If you are just doing what you have to and no more because its not your job. Or you are the one who tries to find ways not to work, you are working yourself out of a job.
The company I worked for. All the people would say, we have been in business 70 years we are not going out of business. Then one LABOR DAY we tried to go to work. Gates locked! Sure our management SUCKED! They wanted to put us out of business! Had the employees just done their job, and serviced their customers well, they would still be here in spite of the stupid management!
ok rant off.
