KBROCKMAN: OH NO! You will spare us of another BORING Abs x Boeing thread, for God sake!
Okay, maybe that remark was not really contributing much to this thread but that was the first thing that went through my mind, but you're right this has more to do with poor airmanship ,and also poor communication in the cockpit.
Also some pretty weird ATC demands ,1700ft MSL at a 777ft Airport with a plane close to or at MTOW on a hot day , what's up with that ?
That's only a little over 500 ft above second segment climb, talk about unnecessary flight-deck stress.