*rant on*
punkalouver - this is pprune. A place for a small minority to b*tch about people they hear rumours of, and don't really know (or do know, but are bitter enough to feel the need to stir or give people a bad name on a public forum). The sooner you learn that, the better.
The reality is the management guy you meet in the office is doing a job to bring home the bacon; same as any other Tom, Dick or Harry. Their job, however, requires them to commit necessary evils to keep the lads up top happy (which they are suitably compensated for, of course).
Management pilots are puppets for the executives of the company. They do whatever the puppeteers require. Whether it be to implement methods to reduce costs (ie SLS, B Scale, etc) or get the labour force to kow tow to their masters
(49ers). This is capitalism in working motion, chaps! It doesn't take a genius to see that.
Exploit units of labour (ie, us pilots) and reduce costs to reel in a profit for the shareholders (and Tony's bonus might I add
).
You might not have realised it but this is what YOU signed up for. If you don't like it, don't blame the personalities who implement these policies, blame the system!
And, subsequently, you should probably move to North Korea
.
Out of the office, these guys are just normal people who like to spend time with their families or even have an ale and watch the cricket. It might suprise some to see they don't have horns and a tail
.
*rant off*
All the best for 2010,
BEKOL Magic
.