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I remember a joke a while ago: Salaries are increasing with immidiate effect to a minimum X-amount of $ / €, everybody cheers on that. Then flying will be restricted on what day? OK after a long discussion that Sunday is bad and Saturday is Sports and Friday is hangout day the conclusion was: No night flights anymore and the flying will be restricted to Wednesday´s only.
WHAT ?!?!?! are you insane?..... You mean every Wednesday?
Where is the perfect world??? show me until then I am happy to be in my Plane and see the Earth 24/7 how it is. I still enjoy the Sunset´s, Moonrise at the same time, the nice chat on 123,45 with someone between 180E/W how the ride is and what we can expect the next 100 mls. Flying northbound in the Summer and see Sunset to the left and Sunrise to the right a few minutes later again. That are moments who those who ty to give me a hard time on the ground never expiriencend in life. Our World has larger problems then the HM Security Officers thinks that my amount of After Shave is too large to carry on......or that the Laptop needs to be screened seperatly because I am the one who threatens the World and want to blow up another Plane. What is important in life? You find out for yourself. You will get more confident and it is easier to work with you and your day is a better day. Have you ever gave poor Children some money on a trip to some Country´s? Did you gave a begger some coins for a meal? That are problems our World has to solve and each of us whiners should swep the dirt on our own doorstep first before we complain how bad the "good" situation is.
WHAT ?!?!?! are you insane?..... You mean every Wednesday?
Where is the perfect world??? show me until then I am happy to be in my Plane and see the Earth 24/7 how it is. I still enjoy the Sunset´s, Moonrise at the same time, the nice chat on 123,45 with someone between 180E/W how the ride is and what we can expect the next 100 mls. Flying northbound in the Summer and see Sunset to the left and Sunrise to the right a few minutes later again. That are moments who those who ty to give me a hard time on the ground never expiriencend in life. Our World has larger problems then the HM Security Officers thinks that my amount of After Shave is too large to carry on......or that the Laptop needs to be screened seperatly because I am the one who threatens the World and want to blow up another Plane. What is important in life? You find out for yourself. You will get more confident and it is easier to work with you and your day is a better day. Have you ever gave poor Children some money on a trip to some Country´s? Did you gave a begger some coins for a meal? That are problems our World has to solve and each of us whiners should swep the dirt on our own doorstep first before we complain how bad the "good" situation is.
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B737NG,
Nice reply chap, summed it up quite neatly.
(However I would still like my 'down-route' emergency fork back after some pimpled security expert informed me it was too dangerous to go on an aircraft! I had to take another one off of my meal tray in the cockpit. How careless of the company to supply them
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Nice reply chap, summed it up quite neatly.
(However I would still like my 'down-route' emergency fork back after some pimpled security expert informed me it was too dangerous to go on an aircraft! I had to take another one off of my meal tray in the cockpit. How careless of the company to supply them
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"Taxi2......
The first round is always on the Captain , a custom that dates back to the Phoenician triremes."
PS...it was a necessity, there was no other way to get 200 Greeks rowing the same direction.
The first round is always on the Captain , a custom that dates back to the Phoenician triremes."
PS...it was a necessity, there was no other way to get 200 Greeks rowing the same direction.
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I am sure life was much easier in your previous airline (VARIG), the one that was bled right into bankruptcy by its own employees, pilots included...
Quoting varigflyer: I hate where I am at now(TAM). Definately the worst flying job I've ever had. Bad pay, no CRM, people with attitudes and no communication to management. It's a one way street here. We have no say over our schedules, equipment we fly, days off etc.
Quoting varigflyer: I hate where I am at now(TAM). Definately the worst flying job I've ever had. Bad pay, no CRM, people with attitudes and no communication to management. It's a one way street here. We have no say over our schedules, equipment we fly, days off etc.
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Great to read the positive comments about the Fokker drivers at KLM. I fly the left seat on the 777 at KLM. It is a great job, with lots of time off, on a great aircraft. The destinations are literally all over the map, and are (mostly) fantastic. I am acutely aware, and thankful about how good I have it. I hope it stays that way for the generations following us (my only work related worry).
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Samuel Adams,
I agree with you but I have never worked for VARIG nor did I ever want to. TAM is and will be my first and last job in Brasil. I don't even know why I can back after 2 decades.......
I agree with you but I have never worked for VARIG nor did I ever want to. TAM is and will be my first and last job in Brasil. I don't even know why I can back after 2 decades.......
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Box,
Not sure what bee got under your bonnet, I am of course talking the present and not the future. If the analysts are correct this thread may well take a different tone in 6-12 months time!
Not sure what bee got under your bonnet, I am of course talking the present and not the future. If the analysts are correct this thread may well take a different tone in 6-12 months time!
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Quote Jacjetlag: Since when did employees start writing the checks? Isn't that a management function?
Management personnel are also employees, aren't they? Or is it different in the P.R.C.?
Varigflyer: with a nickname like yours I assumed you are ex-RG. My mistake.
Management personnel are also employees, aren't they? Or is it different in the P.R.C.?
Varigflyer: with a nickname like yours I assumed you are ex-RG. My mistake.
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"Management personnel are also employees, aren't they? Or is it different in the P.R.C.?"
To answer your question, technically, yes. At the upper levels, they are also thieves.
At my company (AA) management writes the checks and determines the amount. They gave us a big paycut and then took $300 million for themselves. This has created prodigious amounts of bad juju amongst the employees.
What, are you a manager or something? If so, enjoy this life...the next one won't be pretty.
Back to the thread.....I'm ecstatically happy at work as long as I don't think about the afore-mentioned BS.
To answer your question, technically, yes. At the upper levels, they are also thieves.
At my company (AA) management writes the checks and determines the amount. They gave us a big paycut and then took $300 million for themselves. This has created prodigious amounts of bad juju amongst the employees.
What, are you a manager or something? If so, enjoy this life...the next one won't be pretty.
Back to the thread.....I'm ecstatically happy at work as long as I don't think about the afore-mentioned BS.
