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CapnVegetto said:You're probably exactly the type of jackoff that Putt and myself are talking about. You can't stand to be wrong, and hate it even more when someone proves you wrong. Pilots are generally that type of personality. Hell, I might even like you if I met you in real life. The only difference between me and you is that there is no difference between "CapnVegetto" and "Mike", the guy in real life. What I say on this board is pretty much exactly how I am in the world........4 letter words and everything. I'm good at what I do, and I know it. I don't care if you're a 20,000 hour 747 captain, if you're acting like a f-ing dick smack, I'm going to tell you. If I'm acting like a jacka$$, I expect to be told so. I'm not a politician......I don't kiss a$$ and babies. I'm there to get a job done. I'm a "professional". That word gets tossed around on this board so much by people that have no f-ing clue what that means. Being a professional simply means one thing, doing the best job you can do despite the circumstances. Wearing a spiffy uniform doesn't make you a professional. Flying a big airplane doesn't make you a professional. Making $300K a year doesn't make you a professional. Only ONE THING DOES. Your ATTITUDE. Dumb a$$holes that are domineering, arrogant, and don't listen to their FO's are the furtherest thing from professional. I'm a lot more unprofessional in the respect that if someone pi$$es me off enough (which takes a lot, mind you), that they are going to get a serious tounge lashing with a lot of f-words laced in, and they are going to know EXACTLY what I think about them.
I can come off as an a$$hole here sometimes, but the examples I cite here are extreme cases. I've done it ONCE, in my 8 year flying career. You can whine all you want about it being unprofessional, but sometimes it's just necessary.....plain and simple.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Most of the time we all fly with people we generally get along with. It seems, at my company anyway, most if not all of the assholes have either weeded themselves out of a job or management has done it for them. I have a reputation at work for telling it like it is which in my opinion is good. Hell, I've even been in the face of the guy who started and owns our company. He got pissed, called me a pu$$y" and threatened to fire me because we got into a heated discussion one day. He was wrong about the way he handled a particular sitiuation and I didn't hesitate to tell him. "Hey, you asked" I said. I told him if he wanted a "Yes Man" I'm not the best candidate for that position. He later apologized, admitted he was wrong and we laughed it off. I DID offer the opportunity for him to step outside and prove his pu$$y theory anytime he thought he was up to it. He has't taken me up on it yet. Considering I'm a few inches taller and a few lbs heavier than him, I doubt he will.
Some have said guys like me and CapnVegetto may be a bit harsh or verbally abusive which they think is unprofessional. But keep in mind, the other guy went there first. I feel if you don't say anything and allow the a$$hole to get away or continue this behavior, you're just a bigger fool than he is and only inviting further conflict. Stop it while it's occuring. Trust me you'll be better off in the long run.