"But let me not waste any more time on this. Most cabin crew and pilots, at least where I work and that is after all the only environment I can discuss with any authority, get on famously with eachother.
There is a basic understanding of eachother's jobs, a forgiving eye for eachother's weaknesses and a good amount of mutual respect."
flapsforty, it is always a pleasure to read your intelligent reasoned posts. The above would describe the situation anywhere I have worked.
I think you can accept that the requirments for the position of purser vary considerably between airlines. Also I think it is possible that some people are thinking of the senior CC member on board when posting on this subject and again the training and experience required is a huge variable dependant on the type of aircraft one is flying on. This would explain some of the posts that "hit the nerve".
I have no comment for the windup merchant.