Step or no step:
Stator vane: What are you, some kind of hobby-psychologist?
Just because an FO doesn't "believe" in your beloved step, doesn't mean he's unable to take any advice or helpful hints that his more experienced FC is providing him with.
...that attitude is dangerous, especially in an aircraft.
WHAT ATTITUDE? The "I have a brain, and can think for myself" -attitude?
I understand that you have had some bad experiences with your FPs, but you must surely have had some bad experiences with your FCs over the years too. If you're able to look that far back...?
I always try to learn as much as I can from my very experienced captains. Nevertheless I am equipped with something called sound judgement. I let most of the hints and advices I recieve become a part of my flying skills and experience. But some of them I reject, because my own sound judgement and gut feeling tells me to.
I had a captain who adviced me to pull the throttles "just a tiny bit" into the Beta-range if we were hot and high.
Judging from your reply to Vmu, you'd expect me to "buy" everything any FCs tells me. What kind of attitude is that? What do you think you are: "God's gift to aviation"? Just because you have this "step"-thing all figured out?
Of course there are FOs that do stupid things, due to their lack of experience. (That's why they are FOs, isn't it?)
But there certainly are FCs around who's only merit is the number of flight hours in their log book. And not much more.
There are plenty of others in this forum who disagree with you on this little "step"-debate. Why let go of all your supressed anger on an FO that disagrees with you, just because you are obviously having your period?
So please: Pick on someone on your own size.
And don't jump to conclusions.
I hate that.
Nick.