Spot on everyone. Hostie gets a sniffle first thing that morning? Aircraft's decked 'til they drag another one out of bed.
Engineers are at half strength because that's all the crap contract pays for? Who gives a t#ss? Not the airline, because the work still gets done.
You whinge but get on with it. At least it keeps us in-demand and on overtime.
It occured to me last night just how little (the majority of) pilots know about what we do for a living. Maybe we like it that way, I dunno.
Thanks for your comments MarkBob; good thread.
