"Lord I hate to jump seat with those SKYNAZI!!!!!!!!!"
Funny, I've
JS'ed on them before and found them to be nothing less than professional and personable. From checking to see if I have a place for my bags, to checking on a leather seat and finished up friendly smile on the way out. Never heard of anyone who has had problems with AA. I'm a commuter and have a circle of friends who are also, we shop talk and I never get any negative feedback on AA/AE. A lot of the way a negative
JS experience is the way one approaches the crew. If you think its your God given right to be there, yup your gonna have problems. If you approach it as a privilege you might have better luck. There is some canned etiquette. Introduce yourself, and ask for the privilege of the
JS, shake hands and for gods sake, acknowledge the FO's existence by saying hi to him/her as well. Have your license/medical/company ID ready to go without having to be asked. Use these tried and true steps and see if your experience improves. If not, do a little soul searching.