The problems with nowaday`s FOs , actually start at home.
These new plastic pilots who grew up shouting and raising their hands to their momes and papas ,and one day decided to communicate their papas they wanted to be pilots are the ones we can not say a word or do anything without squeaming them.
As their momas and papas never told them the word NO , they come to the real life without knowing how to deal with frustration.
And answers like "So you are taking over control, are you?" is the kind of behaviour which makes my blood pressure increase in a second.
In this case , and it happened to me before my answer was: All legs are mine. But I allow you to fly half of them. But it is because I want. It`s not a birthright.
And by the way , I`m not taking over , but if you don`t want keep flying I will. Make up your mind.
I`d like to make clear that I`m not an autocratic at all , I know most people like to fly with me , but these baby behaviours make me crazy.
Furthermore , if I was the FO , I would take it naturally. There are storms ahead , we have to deviate and the Capt. decided to go left. I agree with decision, ok. Heading left.
Such a spoiled kid thinking or behaviour would never cross my mind.And I was FO of old school Captains.
I think that to much time has been spent discussing how Capt. should deal with FOs and no time has been spent teaching FOs how to deal with Captains. Maybe it is making them believe they are the Mr.Rights , suporting what their mamas and papas made them believe with their ultra modern , liberal , permissive education.