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07-18-2024, 10:45 AM
#411
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Joined APC: Dec 2019
Posts: 194
Company BOD, not APA.
APA sucks, they just like getting everyone angry so they can keep their cushy union gigs. Meanwhile our quality of life suffers and our labor relations with the company keeps getting worse.
APA sucks, they just like getting everyone angry so they can keep their cushy union gigs. Meanwhile our quality of life suffers and our labor relations with the company keeps getting worse.
07-18-2024, 10:47 AM
#412
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Joined APC: Oct 2019
Posts: 96
FAs way overstepped in their initial offer to company, putting top pay at $110/hr, full retro, and various other sweetners like night pay etc. I've no idea where the company is right now but they backed way off from my understanding.
My flights have mostly been on time and generally good vibes from FAs/agents etc. I will say that I fly with guys who point out the attitude in the flight deck is often quite negative, maybe this is just a symptom of pilots being continuously negative rubbing off on everyone.
This place has only gotten better over the past 20 years I've seen the operation run. If anyone was here in summer 2018 and 2019 you know exactly what I'm talking about. I will say they need to increase connection times in CLT especially, as a 35-40 min connection unnecessarily raises everyone's stress levels (pax, agents, etc).
I have to laugh at the bid sheet dig, literally everyone says the same thing "the worst bid sheet ever!" lol.
My flights have mostly been on time and generally good vibes from FAs/agents etc. I will say that I fly with guys who point out the attitude in the flight deck is often quite negative, maybe this is just a symptom of pilots being continuously negative rubbing off on everyone.
This place has only gotten better over the past 20 years I've seen the operation run. If anyone was here in summer 2018 and 2019 you know exactly what I'm talking about. I will say they need to increase connection times in CLT especially, as a 35-40 min connection unnecessarily raises everyone's stress levels (pax, agents, etc).
I have to laugh at the bid sheet dig, literally everyone says the same thing "the worst bid sheet ever!" lol.
07-18-2024, 01:27 PM
#415
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Joined APC: Sep 2021
Position: FO
Posts: 223
That is it, I'll say it, I agree with you.
I've been here only for 14 months, and it's so damn obvious that things need to change somehow. I don't care the type of business you're running, but for a place with these amount of employees/departments......you need happy employees that feel somewhat proud of where they work, see DL/UA. A job is a job I get it, still, you can feel the apathy and negative energy everywhere and that ain't cool.
DL/UA still hiring this year and running classes, and we gonna have a hiring freeze for how long?. God forbid we grow.....but it seems we gonna shrink a little bit?. I do like and support being cautious but holy s* what a contrast with the other 2.
Don't get me wrong, still a great job/career, but management is supossed to fix what's wrong and help the airline grow, not just squeeze the operation to make extra $0.99. The NB trips are getting worse everty month with that PBS optimizer, but maybe this happens at DL/UA as well.
Things need to change.
I've been here only for 14 months, and it's so damn obvious that things need to change somehow. I don't care the type of business you're running, but for a place with these amount of employees/departments......you need happy employees that feel somewhat proud of where they work, see DL/UA. A job is a job I get it, still, you can feel the apathy and negative energy everywhere and that ain't cool.
DL/UA still hiring this year and running classes, and we gonna have a hiring freeze for how long?. God forbid we grow.....but it seems we gonna shrink a little bit?. I do like and support being cautious but holy s* what a contrast with the other 2.
Don't get me wrong, still a great job/career, but management is supossed to fix what's wrong and help the airline grow, not just squeeze the operation to make extra $0.99. The NB trips are getting worse everty month with that PBS optimizer, but maybe this happens at DL/UA as well.
Things need to change.
07-18-2024, 01:45 PM
#416
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
Posts: 1,228
07-18-2024, 02:13 PM
#417
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Joined APC: Feb 2022
Posts: 658
07-18-2024, 05:57 PM
#419
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Joined APC: Dec 2019
Posts: 194
That is it, I'll say it, I agree with you.
I've been here only for 14 months, and it's so damn obvious that things need to change somehow. I don't care the type of business you're running, but for a place with these amount of employees/departments......you need happy employees that feel somewhat proud of where they work, see DL/UA. A job is a job I get it, still, you can feel the apathy and negative energy everywhere and that ain't cool.
DL/UA still hiring this year and running classes, and we gonna have a hiring freeze for how long?. God forbid we grow.....but it seems we gonna shrink a little bit?. I do like and support being cautious but holy s* what a contrast with the other 2.
Don't get me wrong, still a great job/career, but management is supossed to fix what's wrong and help the airline grow, not just squeeze the operation to make extra $0.99. The NB trips are getting worse everty month with that PBS optimizer, but maybe this happens at DL/UA as well.
Things need to change.
I've been here only for 14 months, and it's so damn obvious that things need to change somehow. I don't care the type of business you're running, but for a place with these amount of employees/departments......you need happy employees that feel somewhat proud of where they work, see DL/UA. A job is a job I get it, still, you can feel the apathy and negative energy everywhere and that ain't cool.
DL/UA still hiring this year and running classes, and we gonna have a hiring freeze for how long?. God forbid we grow.....but it seems we gonna shrink a little bit?. I do like and support being cautious but holy s* what a contrast with the other 2.
Don't get me wrong, still a great job/career, but management is supossed to fix what's wrong and help the airline grow, not just squeeze the operation to make extra $0.99. The NB trips are getting worse everty month with that PBS optimizer, but maybe this happens at DL/UA as well.
Things need to change.
07-18-2024, 08:06 PM
#420
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Joined APC: Aug 2016
Posts: 287
I do not feel like I have anything to do with AA. I suppose someone cares but it isn't felt. From chasing down money that is rightfully mine, to AA screwing up medical benefits, to not having hotels for training, to waiting on hold for 4 hours for a hotel, etc. etc. etc.. Its a never ending battle of fighting the norm. It gets old real quick.
I just listened to the last "Push To Talk". Way way way out of touch. I wish I could email those talking heads to let them know how much we wish they would be fired. What ever they are doing is not working. They haven't a clue.
Can it change? Sure. Will it? Wouldn't count on it. There is always hope but mine is waning.
I would not recommend anyone fly on us. That sucks. I cringe when someone tells me they just flew on AA. The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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