Don't you think there is this negative attitude about pilots becoming managers...
Personally, most of the airlines i've worked for, the pilot management community has been exceptional...ok, so there was the odd few i've come across who couldn't really manage a p!ss up in a brewery or were clearly out of their depth, but everyone has to start somewhere!
And lets be honest, it's a pretty thankless task...i've seen some terrible relationships and general lack of support for each other between pilot managers and Flight Ops Directors or pilot managers and Crewing/Ops Managers and with airline fleet sizes these days you not going to be able to please everyone...
It's the ultimate politician !!!
I suppose it is just general career progression and maybe i'll feel different when i'm 40 and sick to death of night LPA or DLM's but it amazes me why anyone would give up a job where you come to work do what you love doing and go home again..leaving it all behind to start fresh another day and swap it for a sh!it load of politics and nothing but hassel!!!
(edited due to it's far to early and haven't really recovered from the amount of 'London Pride' I consumed last night!)
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Regards JB007!
[email protected] Flight Ops,Crewing and Dispatch Moderator
[This message has been edited by JB007 (edited 14 June 2001).]