All in all, I definitely have had worse jobs in my life. But there are definitely some things that tick me off...
- Taking off the lav cap to find some joker pulled the handle after he put the cap back on at the last FBO.
- Taking the 100LL truck all the way out to the northeast side of the airport for a fuel call, getting all the way back to the FBO, just starting to back the truck into the parking space, and getting another call for a fuel order back on the northeast side.
- Pilots who will have me drive the truck up to their plane, but insist on fueling it themselves...instead of taxiing up to the self-fuel pump and saving themselves 50 cents a gallon.
- Pilots will want their catering...take it to them...then they decide they want two bags of ice...go back, get ice, bring back to them...then they decide they want another bag of ice...go back, get ice, bring back to them...Oh yes, do you have any newspapers left and I guess we're going to get fuel here afterall. No tip.
- I work overnights on the weekends...if I have to go and service one plane that night, it's a busy night. I'd rather keep busy.
- De-icing on a windy day.
- Planes that completely ignore me when I'm trying to park them and park themselves right in the hole everyone else uses to exit the ramp.
- Having to get a second job to afford flying lessons.
- Jet A geysers...while the pilot's watching.
- Pilots and passengers who consider that us line guys rank right there with something they have to scrape off their shoes.
- Being screamed at over the radio by an overbearing supervisor for something minor when the customers can hear it too. (Though it warmed my heart when he did that in front of a NetJets pilot, and the pilot 'wanted a word with that man', then handed me a very healthy tip)
But the fun things and the experience of working around airplanes make it all worthwhile. :rawk:
