The reception is open at Stapleford, for those who don't know.
The women who work behind there have work to do and just because they can be seen does not mean they can instatly jump up and attend to questions at the drop of a hat.
A lot of the comments on this post appear to be from people with an unreal expectation.
As a pilot, you have to be open to criticism whether good or bad, so why does it matter if people discuss you? Information is shared so lessons can be learnt.
Get yourself a thick skin. You are going to be watched, observed and graded many times during your flying career.
Colin Dobney is a miserable sod, but if you are putting the work in and have a problem, go and speak to him and see how he reacts.
I cocked up 1 thing on my CPL so I required a retest (approach to Southend 06 from the South). Colin came up to me a called me a C*** afterwards.
It was like a hug.