Once respected job of being a pilot....

[FlyingToIST]

Once respected, looked up profession of being a pilot.. I was ashamed the other day when a guy in my company passed a gas, very loud at the loby of the overnight hotel...and no we were not staying at Motel 6. I also heard another crew getting out of the airport at an outstation and say to his buddy over the phone "Let's meet at the bar, bring the bitches".. at a tone of voice that the entire terminal can hear.


I can call 10 other stupid things that these new gen X'ers do that makes me wonder , what this business has become..

 

[172driver]

You get what you pay for.

 

[FirstMate]

And this warrants a response why?

 

[Terrain Terrain]

Once respected, looked up profession of being a pilot.. I was ashamed the other day when a guy in my company passed a gas, very loud at the loby of the overnight hotel...and no we were not staying at Motel 6. I also heard another crew getting out of the airport at an outstation and say to his buddy over the phone "Let's meet at the bar, bring the bitches".. at a tone of voice that the entire terminal can hear.


I can call 10 other stupid things that these new gen X'ers do that makes me wonder , what this business has become..

go pay child support

 

[HelloNewman]

Once respected, looked up profession of being a pilot.. I was ashamed the other day when a guy in my company passed a gas, very loud at the loby of the overnight hotel...and no we were not staying at Motel 6. I also heard another crew getting out of the airport at an outstation and say to his buddy over the phone "Let's meet at the bar, bring the bitches".. at a tone of voice that the entire terminal can hear.


I can call 10 other stupid things that these new gen X'ers do that makes me wonder , what this business has become..

Quit whining everyone has to fart sometime. Who cares about the respect its all about if your happy or not with your job

 

[RJP]

For $18k a year, what'd ya expect?

 

[Jack Mehoff]

Once respected, looked up profession of being a pilot.. I was ashamed the other day when a guy in my company passed a gas, very loud at the loby of the overnight hotel...and no we were not staying at Motel 6. I also heard another crew getting out of the airport at an outstation and say to his buddy over the phone "Let's meet at the bar, bring the bitches".. at a tone of voice that the entire terminal can hear.


I can call 10 other stupid things that these new gen X'ers do that makes me wonder , what this business has become..

And then you go and cry like a baby on FlightInfo....... You must be totally grizzled!

 

[CE402]

Once respected, looked up profession of being a pilot.. I was ashamed the other day when a guy in my company passed a gas, very loud at the loby of the overnight hotel...and no we were not staying at Motel 6. I also heard another crew getting out of the airport at an outstation and say to his buddy over the phone "Let's meet at the bar, bring the bitches".. at a tone of voice that the entire terminal can hear.


I can call 10 other stupid things that these new gen X'ers do that makes me wonder , what this business has become..

Sounds like a decent enough group to me.

 

[Prop2Jet]

The problem is not specific to the industry; it is the upbringing of these people. I have seen both sides of the coin. I have worked in the highest professional environment and now here. Both environments contained parts of immaturity, which is normal. One thing is for sure; I have never in my life seen and heard so much racism in a single industry as I have in this one. It is sad.

I am certain that the lower wages, the loss of respect, provided for by rude gate agents, rude and poor people and the lack of concern fostered by the management in each airline, also drives the profound increase in cynicism and lack of etiquette in the work place. I cannot isolate such attitudes to only being the "generation X" group but also those that have come before us. A decline in the industry started a long time ago. The fact is we are now all bus drivers that accommodate numerous socio-economic classes, which has in turn eaten away at the spirit of professionalism and glamour of this career.
The high-cost ticket prices of yesterday helped to ensure that professional people flew on professional airplanes. Today with advent of the www.don'tpaycrap.com ticket sites, your average unprofessional, pajama wearing beer gut hanging slob can ride. The industry's only saving grace for us pilots is that door. I don't like to see all the people anymore because they just suck. They treat flight crews like crap, the airplanes like big garbage cans and the industry like it is still to expensive. Prime example: How many times would you find a used diaper in the seat-back pocket in the 1960s? My point exactly.

Cheers and sorry to bust your bubble.
P2J

 

[Crash Pad]

Yeah I wonder who raised Generation X?
Oh yeah and the profession was real professional back in the day. When flight attendants ran up to the cockpit flashing boobs for a nice landing. Maybe it was the all pro old school captain that caused more accidents in the old days than any Gen X squad. "CRM is for babies I'm the comander of this ship"

 

[Prop2Jet]

I wish I could have a trolly dolly flash boobies for me when I have a good landing!

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Also don't look to get public respect, the airline industry is depressing, they don't want to hear about it.

 

[ReportCanoa]

I agree with flyingtoIST. Gen X/Y doesn't know how to behave. I can't stand their cockiness, lack of respect, and sloppy work. Not all of them are to blame, but I get one about every three months that runs around looking like he just got out of bed, making a sloppy landing off centerline, then proceeding to the doorway to say goodbye to the unsuspecting travelers. That's what this job has become. Thanks management.

 

[bailout]

>>then proceeding to the doorway to say goodbye to the unsuspecting travelers<<

Not so sure I get your point on this one... Whoever lands the plane is the one who is supposed to stand in the doorway, not necessarliy the captain.

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

For $18k a year, what'd ya expect?

For 18K a year, I bet that fart really stank, with all the sh!t we eat.

At least it was audible.....if it were the silent-type, you'da thunk it was the guy behind the desk.

And while we're on the topic, someone mind 'splaining to the Delta guys what a <<fart>> is?

 

[ReportCanoa]

>>then proceeding to the doorway to say goodbye to the unsuspecting travelers<<

Not so sure I get your point on this one... Whoever lands the plane is the one who is supposed to stand in the doorway, not necessarliy the captain.

Face time is on their minds way more than the flying or doing their job properly. To me, that is ass backwards.

 

[rickair7777]

For the record, Gen X grew up before ipods and the internet, when college and high-paying jobs were still not an obvious entitlement. I'm a highly educated senior military officer, and a gen xer...

Some of the gen Y really are @ss clowns from a professionalism point of view.

 

[AdSo81]

So...the younger generation is unproffesional, ungrateful, overpaid, oversexed, over privilaged..blah blah blah. I bet your grandfathers were bitching at your fathers for the same things.

Ok...well maybe not overpaid.

 

[ReportCanoa]

So...the younger generation is unproffesional, ungrateful, overpaid, oversexed, over privilaged..blah blah blah. I bet your grandfathers were bitching at your fathers for the same things.

Ok...well maybe not overpaid.

Of course every new generation gets blamed for this or that, but this is the era of MTV. Few of you can spell common words properly.

 

[SpoilerFault]

It is really sad to see whats becoming of our society. It just seems that so many people have absolutely NO respect for themselves or anyone else. It makes me sick to see how people have no class, dress any kind of way and take pride in nothing! You especially see this walking through any airport terminal these days! Being rude, selfish and a general dirtbag has just become the norm for so many folks. Will it ever change? I'm hopeful but not holding my breath waiting!

 

[ReportCanoa]

It is really sad to see whats becoming of our society. It just seems that so many people have absolutely NO respect for themselves or anyone else. It makes me sick to see how people have no class, dress any kind of way and take pride in nothing! You especially see this walking through any airport terminal these days! Being rude, selfish and a general dirtbag has just become the norm for so many folks. Will it ever change? I'm hopeful but not holding my breath waiting!

Spot on. When I see film or photos shot 30+ years ago, I can't help but notice how much our society has declined in those terms.

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

I long for the days when pants were worn at the waistline.

 

[AdSo81]

Of course every new generation gets blamed for this or that, but this is the era of MTV. Few of you can spell common words properly.

...and every generation has a few that feel they need to place the blame. Perhaps holding the idea that their generation is blameless and flawless. This is not to say that I dont have respect for my elders. I have extreme respect for certain individuals of older generations. However that respect is not unconditional.

 

[Jack Mehoff]

I long for the days when pants were worn at the waistline.

was the waistline at the nipples in your day?

 

[skeezer]

Spot on. When I see film or photos shot 30+ years ago, I can't help but notice how much our society has declined in those terms.

Its the hippies fault. 30+ years ago they were sleeping with anybody and dropping acid like it was candy. Supprise, supprise they sucked as parents and their kids are f*cked up. You older generations raised us and taught us our values so if you have a problem with us, blame yourselves. MTV doesn't raise kids unless their parents are failures.

Skeezer

 

[Mike man]

I'm a highly educated senior military officer, and a gen xer...

How high ranking are you?

 

[ReportCanoa]

Its the hippies fault. 30+ years ago they were sleeping with anybody and dropping acid like it was candy. Supprise, supprise they sucked as parents and their kids are f*cked up. You older generations raised us and taught us our values so if you have a problem with us, blame yourselves. MTV doesn't raise kids unless their parents are failures.

Skeezer

I wasn't a hippie, but there are many parents who were. You are correct.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

I wish I could have a trolly dolly flash boobies for me when I have a good landing!

Wow. You obviously don't work for ASA.........

 

[Soverytired]

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[Soverytired]

"Let's meet at the bar, bring the bitches".. at a tone of voice that the entire terminal can hear.


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Did he bring the bitches? Were they righteous ho's? Did you have your jimmy hack?

Seriously dude. Relax. My pet peeve is god-dam cell phones . . . people of all ages and professions yaking away everywhere about everything. Driving, sitting on the bus, taking a dump in a public stall, in the middle of a movie, you name it. Do I go online and complain about it?

Well, yes. But I probably shouldn't.