Ass-Kissing Factor

[jetbluedog]

What percentage of job-searching / job-offering / promotions does "ass-kissing" comes into play when talking about corporate flight employment opportunities? Is it as high as I personally believe it is?

I quit a corporate job many years ago because the "ass-kissing" factor got so bad in a department. e.g. Individuals completely being promoted because of "'doing' the right admin. at the right time". I basically gave the flight department the finger and got the he|| out. The ass-kisser who surpassed me in promotion (I had nearly double the flight time), ended up killing the vice-president in severe icing conditions, himself, and others after agreeing to fly a non-icing twin into a blizzard in northern Minnesota many years ago. Even to this day, I enjoy the fact he got his ass toasted......served him right.

 

[Huggyu2]

Wow, that's kinda harsh. I'm sure his kids (or the kids of the other pax) would take issue with your "he deserved it". He must have really gone out of his way to step on you and others.
I'd feel sorry for him for letting his ego/ass-kissing surpass his abilities... and his duty to his family and pax. RIP.

 

[AA717driver]

Ok, so it was harsh. Not all ass-kissing suckups can kill themselves while ferrying planes alone...

Jetbluedog--I moved the other way. I saw plenty of ass-kissers in the airlines trying to be in either management or union work(anything but the cockpit!) from the minute they got hired. They're everywhere in this business. I don't have to kiss butt in my corporate job. But, I also don't have to show my face everyday at the hanger and we don't have a chief pilot. I just try to be nice to everyone and let the a$$holes run off my back.TC

P.S.--Awsome avatar!

 

[flyer172r]

"You know what you gotta do. You gotta kiss some serious booty to get ahead in this world man, that's what I'm trying to tell you. See, I prefer the one-knee approach because it puts the booty, like, right in front of the lips." -Independence Day

They're everywhere in life, no matter what job you have. I don't like it, but we're not gonna stop it.

 

[JediNein]

There's a GIII operator looking for an F/O. The job requirements are kissing his booty among other acts. No flight time or experience required. . . CPMEL-IA preferred.

You don't have to be 'model' class beautiful either.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[bigD]

Ouch...I take it you didn't get the GIII job JediNein?

 

[English]

Jedi Nein didn't TAKE the position. Big difference and good for her.


Now, no one has guessed the operator yet. She gave more hints, bigD, in her posts.

 

[banned username 2]

There's a GIII operator looking for an F/O. The job requirements are kissing his booty among other acts. No flight time or experience required. . . CPMEL-IA preferred.

You don't have to be 'model' class beautiful either.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

Larry Flint?

 

[English]

no, but warmer than anyone else!

 

[Brett Hull]

Hugh Hefner?

 

[G100driver]

There's a GIII operator looking for an F/O. The job requirements are kissing his booty among other acts. No flight time or experience required. . . CPMEL-IA preferred.

You don't have to be 'model' class beautiful either.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

Ron Jeramy or Steven Segal

 

[bigD]

Yeah - wrong wording. I should have said the job fell through.

I thought Hugh Hefner had a DC-9 or something?

 

[AA717driver]

Bob Guccione? Do they provide you with a "Penthouse"? This is such great sport... TC

P.S.--Sorry the job didn't pan out Jedi.

 

[CatYaaak]

The ass-kisser who surpassed me in promotion (I had nearly double the flight time), ended up killing the vice-president in severe icing conditions, himself, and others after agreeing to fly a non-icing twin into a blizzard in northern Minnesota many years ago. Even to this day, I enjoy the fact he got his ass toasted......served him right.

Any corporate flight department you'd want to work for isn't running single-pilot ops or using a "non-icing twin" anyway, especially operating in a place like Minnesota. Sounds like you had a bad experience in an entry-level "little pond", and probably not representative of most well-run places. Hopefully, most of those have developed over the years a little built-in oversight.

Of course, a little ass-kissing never hurts.

 

[100LL... Again!]

I dunno, not too harsh.


We reap what we sow, hm?

Sometimes the harvest is just a little more bitter.

I feel sorry for the pax, but if any of them fostered the as$-kissing environment, well, what the he11.


Life is NOT a rehearsal.


An honest mistake is a sory thing, but I have very little sympathy for dead pilots who were lazy and constantly overestimate their skills.

Game over.

 

[English]

Everyone now is pretty warm...you're on the right track, but think a little wilder.

 

[airbaker]

I think I've got it... Girls gone wild??

 

[English]

And we have a winner!



Airbaker, you ROCK!