How big are tips in the frac industry?

[skiandsurf]

As much as I respect people who handle themselves professionally as pilots, it's still a blue-collar job even if most pilots have achieved higher levels of education.

Mr. I.

Being a pilot used to be a highly repsected and highly paid "white collar" job. Then management figured out that pilots really liked wearing leather jackets, some with blue shirts.

Dont complain when you get that dream job, flying an Airbus making $65,000. As one poster said, he could live a great life on $65,000/yr. Not even close, but whatever.

 

[fischman]

I personally have no problem accepting free money.

 

[GVFlyer]

Diesel is right on the money.

In the two positions I've had since leaving the military, the company Ops Manuals have specifically prohibited the acceptance of gratuities.

On a personal level, I consider myself to be a professional just as an airline captain is or as is a doctor or a lawyer. I would never consider trying to push an envelope with a tip enclosed under the reinforced cockpit door for the 777 captain who had just given me a smooth flight to Paris. Nor would I attempt to slip a Benjamin into the hand of a cruise ship captain at the completion of a particularly nice Caribbean cruise. I have also never considered tipping my doctor for a good surgical procedure or my dentist for a nice cap or my lawyer for executing a legal document professionally. I think they would be insulted even though two of them are performing "touch" labor.


GV

 

[stupidpilot]

If you're the captain, you dammed well better let the FAs take the first room. What, you'd rather them wait in the lobby for 4 hours for the next room? A good captain puts his crew first. :angryfire

Normally I would say this is true. But if it impacts your rest and ability to operate safely then I say the F/A's take a back seat to the front end crew. But , if there's nothing planned & you're just sitting around for a while I would let them have the room first.

 

[clueless]

I'm not a ... limo driver

You're not...?

 

[skiandsurf]

I consider myself to be a professional just as an airline captain is or as is a doctor or a lawyer. GV

I wonder how many dentists or lawyers make < $40,000 ? Myself, with 20 years of flying, 16,000 hours, and starting over with kids on the school assisted lunch programs......I doubt there are too many doctors in my situation.

 

[DO-82 driver]

This is the only profession where you have to start out on the bottom when you change or loss a job.

 

[Abbey]

This is the only profession where you have to start out on the bottom when you change or loss a job.

Good, bad, or otherwise, I believe that is one of the tradeoffs of having a CBA and an organized shop.

 

[Muddauber]

This is the only profession where you have to start out on the bottom when you change or loss a job.

That sort of depends on what segment of the industry you pick to work in. I went from aircraft commander in the military to captain in an EJI Gulfstream to FO in a 737.

Even NJA hired street captains at one time.


Muddy

 

[skiandsurf]

That sort of depends on what segment of the industry you pick to work in. I went from aircraft commander in the military to captain in an EJI Gulfstream to FO in a 737.

Even NJA hired street captains at one time.


Muddy

So did Southwest.

Its all about timing.