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flyingfool

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Request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
Insufficient reserve staffing levels
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing

We Strive To Be:
The Airline of Choice*
The Employer of Choice*
The Investment of Choice*

Our Guiding Principles:
Health and Safety First*
Excellent Service and Quality*
Personal and Operational Reliability*
Fairness and Consistency*
Respect and Teamwork*
Personal and Corporate Integrity*
Superior Profitability & Efficient Use of All Resources*

* Unless you are based in MKE then F@#$ it because we are mad at Midwest and going to take it out on you.

They paid too many people to transfer out and don't want to let anyone back in, because of the possibility of paying people twice. We are the only base so under staffed that as soon as bids come out we are below min reserve staffing EVERYDAY. We are so short on people that we are getting company need flying over the holidays. For the last few months it was hard to get lines over 75 hours. This month people have 90 to over 100 hours with CN flying. It's nice to see that Skywest can and will s!@# on employees just because of the base they are in. They are pissed at Midwest because they are not paying us and they believe Midwest gets what they pay for. I hope they understand how a lot of people in the base are feeling right now and how they will preform because of it. These unhappy employees will move throughout the company and start spreading negative attitudes. I now have a totally different view.

Anyone know what happened with the letter that the FA’s all signed and sent in?

I’m happy everyone in base is good about writing up each and every maintenance issue.
Also with the cold and flu season already here please make smart decisions when determining your fitness for flight. You’re not doing anyone a favor by coming in sick. I’m tired of flying with people coughing and blowing their nose in the cockpit. Do your fellow employees a favor and stay home when sick. I don’t want your sickness.
 
You could have just said

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
flyingfool said:
They are pissed at Midwest because they are not paying us and they believe Midwest gets what they pay for.
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Last I spoke with anyone of importance(last week)...Midwest is paying the bills again and, I believe, is caught up on the back payments.

Not touching the rest of that post with a ten-foot pole.
 
flyingfool said:
Request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
Insufficient reserve staffing levels
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing

We Strive To Be:
The Airline of Choice*
The Employer of Choice*
The Investment of Choice*

Our Guiding Principles:
Health and Safety First*
Excellent Service and Quality*
Personal and Operational Reliability*
Fairness and Consistency*
Respect and Teamwork*
Personal and Corporate Integrity*
Superior Profitability & Efficient Use of All Resources*

* Unless you are based in MKE then F@#$ it because we are mad at Midwest and going to take it out on you.

They paid too many people to transfer out and don't want to let anyone back in, because of the possibility of paying people twice. We are the only base so under staffed that as soon as bids come out we are below min reserve staffing EVERYDAY. We are so short on people that we are getting company need flying over the holidays. For the last few months it was hard to get lines over 75 hours. This month people have 90 to over 100 hours with CN flying. It's nice to see that Skywest can and will s!@# on employees just because of the base they are in. They are pissed at Midwest because they are not paying us and they believe Midwest gets what they pay for. I hope they understand how a lot of people in the base are feeling right now and how they will preform because of it. These unhappy employees will move throughout the company and start spreading negative attitudes. I now have a totally different view.

Anyone know what happened with the letter that the FA’s all signed and sent in?

I’m happy everyone in base is good about writing up each and every maintenance issue.
Also with the cold and flu season already here please make smart decisions when determining your fitness for flight. You’re not doing anyone a favor by coming in sick. I’m tired of flying with people coughing and blowing their nose in the cockpit. Do your fellow employees a favor and stay home when sick. I don’t want your sickness.
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All your quality of life are belong to us.


W
 
CX880 said:
Huh? I thought Skw Midwest CRJs were gone??
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SkyWest still has twelve aircraft, including one spare, operating approximately 100 daily flights under the Midwest Connect banner.

The rest were taken out of MKE and repainted in generic, SkyWest house colors to be used as interchangeable spares in the UAX/DLC systems.

flyingfool said:
What????
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Facepalm...

For Great Justice...
 
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flyingfool said:
Request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
Insufficient reserve staffing levels
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing

We Strive To Be:
The Airline of Choice*
The Employer of Choice*
The Investment of Choice*

Our Guiding Principles:
Health and Safety First*
Excellent Service and Quality*
Personal and Operational Reliability*
Fairness and Consistency*
Respect and Teamwork*
Personal and Corporate Integrity*
Superior Profitability & Efficient Use of All Resources*

* Unless you are based in MKE then F@#$ it because we are mad at Midwest and going to take it out on you.

They paid too many people to transfer out and don't want to let anyone back in, because of the possibility of paying people twice. We are the only base so under staffed that as soon as bids come out we are below min reserve staffing EVERYDAY. We are so short on people that we are getting company need flying over the holidays. For the last few months it was hard to get lines over 75 hours. This month people have 90 to over 100 hours with CN flying. It's nice to see that Skywest can and will s!@# on employees just because of the base they are in. They are pissed at Midwest because they are not paying us and they believe Midwest gets what they pay for. I hope they understand how a lot of people in the base are feeling right now and how they will preform because of it. These unhappy employees will move throughout the company and start spreading negative attitudes. I now have a totally different view.

Anyone know what happened with the letter that the FA’s all signed and sent in?

I’m happy everyone in base is good about writing up each and every maintenance issue.
Also with the cold and flu season already here please make smart decisions when determining your fitness for flight. You’re not doing anyone a favor by coming in sick. I’m tired of flying with people coughing and blowing their nose in the cockpit. Do your fellow employees a favor and stay home when sick. I don’t want your sickness.
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Your name says it all; flyingfool!
 
So file a grievance with union.........oh wait.....never mind.
 
I think what fool is trying to say..other bases are overstaffed. Apparently MKE isn't so in other bases where someone can drop a trip or get time off, he or she can not.
As for not flying when you are sick, that is common sense. Please stay home when you are sick. No matter which airline! Been lucky in 2009 and have not had to call in sick once. Don't remember flying with any sniffling coughing hacking pilots either..sick is sick, take some time off, you won't get terminated.
 
SpyFlysDOTs said:
I think what fool is trying to say..other bases are overstaffed. Apparently MKE isn't so in other bases where someone can drop a trip or get time off, he or she can not.
As for not flying when you are sick, that is common sense. Please stay home when you are sick. No matter which airline! Been lucky in 2009 and have not had to call in sick once. Don't remember flying with any sniffling coughing hacking pilots either..sick is sick, take some time off, you won't get terminated.
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Me neither. Matter of fact I don't think any of us have called in sick yet. ;) :beer:
 
All of us ex-Skyway guys feel real bad for you....tool. You get what you signed up for. Bet your wishing you could grieve that right now don't you?
 
say again said:
You think Skywest is the only airline w/ staff shortages??
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No shortage except MKE. FAT everywhere else.

[QUOTE="SpyFlysDOTs]Been lucky in 2009 and have not had to call in sick once.[/QUOTE]

Who wins the Super Bowl?







eP.
 
flyingfool said:
Good one.... How many more times do you think an idiot like yourself is going to post that same response? Do you even know where that name comes from?
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Now now.....go find your binky...i'll heat up a bottle and strain some peas for you. It'll be okay.

W
 
^^^^ This guy is one of the bigger tools on this forum don't mind him. His previous job was fluffing guys before they did the final porn shot on set.
 
say again said:
You think Skywest is the only airline w/ staff shortages??
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We don't have a shortage anywhere except MKE. We are extremely thick with many reserves in every other base. They have reduced the line credit at most places down to 75 hours to help create more lines and have less reserve because we are so thick.

Here are some examples.

FAT - 12 reserves
SLC - 67 reserves
DEN - 52 reserves
TUS - 10 reserves
ORD - 78 reserves

MKE has 10 reserves but compare that to every other base were they have almost 1 reserve line to every 2 lines. TUS has 10 reserves like MKE but only have 22 lines. In MKE we have 45 lines. Another 5 or 10 guys in MKE would make a huge difference. Right now they have to keep TDY-ing people from DEN to cover our trip. Why not just open it up to let some transfer in. I guess I don't see the big picture.
 
Kind of classless complaining about your working conditions in MKE considering how many people lost their livelihood when SkyWest took over there.
 
Dude I was sticking up for you. But, like I said before that was before I realized how ********************ed the place is. Looks like your another FI toolbag.
 
flyingfool said:
Request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
Insufficient reserve staffing levels
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing

We Strive To Be:
The Airline of Choice*
The Employer of Choice*
The Investment of Choice*

Our Guiding Principles:
Health and Safety First*
Excellent Service and Quality*
Personal and Operational Reliability*
Fairness and Consistency*
Respect and Teamwork*
Personal and Corporate Integrity*
Superior Profitability & Efficient Use of All Resources*

* Unless you are based in MKE then F@#$ it because we are mad at Midwest and going to take it out on you.

They paid too many people to transfer out and don't want to let anyone back in, because of the possibility of paying people twice. We are the only base so under staffed that as soon as bids come out we are below min reserve staffing EVERYDAY. We are so short on people that we are getting company need flying over the holidays. For the last few months it was hard to get lines over 75 hours. This month people have 90 to over 100 hours with CN flying. It's nice to see that Skywest can and will s!@# on employees just because of the base they are in. They are pissed at Midwest because they are not paying us and they believe Midwest gets what they pay for. I hope they understand how a lot of people in the base are feeling right now and how they will preform because of it. These unhappy employees will move throughout the company and start spreading negative attitudes. I now have a totally different view.

Anyone know what happened with the letter that the FA’s all signed and sent in?

I’m happy everyone in base is good about writing up each and every maintenance issue.
Also with the cold and flu season already here please make smart decisions when determining your fitness for flight. You’re not doing anyone a favor by coming in sick. I’m tired of flying with people coughing and blowing their nose in the cockpit. Do your fellow employees a favor and stay home when sick. I don’t want your sickness.
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I am reserve based in MKE. All I can say is cry me a f*cking river.
 
flyingfool said:
Request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
Insufficient reserve staffing levels
request denied due to insufficient staffing in MKE
request failed due to insufficient reserve staffing
request failed due to insufficient staffing

We Strive To Be:
The Airline of Choice*
The Employer of Choice*
The Investment of Choice*

Our Guiding Principles:
Health and Safety First*
Excellent Service and Quality*
Personal and Operational Reliability*
Fairness and Consistency*
Respect and Teamwork*
Personal and Corporate Integrity*
Superior Profitability & Efficient Use of All Resources*

* Unless you are based in MKE then F@#$ it because we are mad at Midwest and going to take it out on you.

They paid too many people to transfer out and don't want to let anyone back in, because of the possibility of paying people twice. We are the only base so under staffed that as soon as bids come out we are below min reserve staffing EVERYDAY. We are so short on people that we are getting company need flying over the holidays. For the last few months it was hard to get lines over 75 hours. This month people have 90 to over 100 hours with CN flying. It's nice to see that Skywest can and will s!@# on employees just because of the base they are in. They are pissed at Midwest because they are not paying us and they believe Midwest gets what they pay for. I hope they understand how a lot of people in the base are feeling right now and how they will preform because of it. These unhappy employees will move throughout the company and start spreading negative attitudes. I now have a totally different view.

Anyone know what happened with the letter that the FA’s all signed and sent in?

I’m happy everyone in base is good about writing up each and every maintenance issue.
Also with the cold and flu season already here please make smart decisions when determining your fitness for flight. You’re not doing anyone a favor by coming in sick. I’m tired of flying with people coughing and blowing their nose in the cockpit. Do your fellow employees a favor and stay home when sick. I don’t want your sickness.
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Sounds like you may have some legitimate complaints but why make them on this forum? The SAPA forum would have been more appropriate and maybe one of the SAPA reps would have looked into the issue. It just sounds like whining when you make statements like that here. I have a hard time complaining about anything at Skywest right now when so many of my friends at other airlines are wondering how long it will be before they are recalled from being furloughed.

Good luck to you.
 
ALIMBO said:
Dude I was sticking up for you. But, like I said before that was before I realized how ********************ed the place is. Looks like your another FI toolbag.
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Pot meet kettle.

You contribute more crap here than most. Get over yourself Jr.!!!!!
 

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