FDX-The Right Thing To Do
07-02-2009, 10:47 PM
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FDX-The Right Thing To Do
OK, maybe I duped you with the title, but...
Many of us jumpseat offline in our quest to make it to work, or, more importantly, to get home.
It was quite the hassle to get back to the hacienda today due to the July 4th weekend. I made it, not because I was a good guy or I was respectful, but because the loads and the odds eventually worked out.
However, the old tradition at FDX that we gave the flight crew cookies or other treats has kind of fizzled out. We need to do a better job of treating our rides to and from work a little better.
In addition, when you see a gate agent looking a bit worn out and haggard, don't forget that they too have a part to play in you getting home. You may have just finished four days of hub turning or ten days of jumping time zones, but I bet that they've dealt with their share of issues in the mean time. They are worn out too.
When you get yourself a cup of coffee on your layover, offer to do the same for the gate agents. Buy the flight attendants some sandwiches. This is coming from a broke 4.a.2.b. 727 S/O. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have a job. I don't have money to throw around, but I know where my bread is buttered when it comes to commuting.
Grab some of the FDX ALPA jumpseat contact cards in the locker room and hand them out on your next free ride home.
Let's make the FDX pilot group welcome everywhere and show the rest of the commercial pilot community that we are ready to return the favor.
If you haven't noticed, its getting harder and harder to grab a free ride.
OK. I'm off the soapbox.
Incoming tide in the morning... got to go.
Many of us jumpseat offline in our quest to make it to work, or, more importantly, to get home.
It was quite the hassle to get back to the hacienda today due to the July 4th weekend. I made it, not because I was a good guy or I was respectful, but because the loads and the odds eventually worked out.
However, the old tradition at FDX that we gave the flight crew cookies or other treats has kind of fizzled out. We need to do a better job of treating our rides to and from work a little better.
In addition, when you see a gate agent looking a bit worn out and haggard, don't forget that they too have a part to play in you getting home. You may have just finished four days of hub turning or ten days of jumping time zones, but I bet that they've dealt with their share of issues in the mean time. They are worn out too.
When you get yourself a cup of coffee on your layover, offer to do the same for the gate agents. Buy the flight attendants some sandwiches. This is coming from a broke 4.a.2.b. 727 S/O. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have a job. I don't have money to throw around, but I know where my bread is buttered when it comes to commuting.
Grab some of the FDX ALPA jumpseat contact cards in the locker room and hand them out on your next free ride home.
Let's make the FDX pilot group welcome everywhere and show the rest of the commercial pilot community that we are ready to return the favor.
If you haven't noticed, its getting harder and harder to grab a free ride.
OK. I'm off the soapbox.
Incoming tide in the morning... got to go.
07-03-2009, 09:06 AM
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!!!Making friends wherever you go?
07-03-2009, 06:38 PM
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A small gesture goes a long way. I was dealing with a stress-out gate agent, came back with a coke for her, and it was like I was dealing with a different person. They take a lot of crap from the passengers, so they really appreciate it when someone treats them good.
07-04-2009, 09:51 AM
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A small gesture goes a long way. I was dealing with a stress-out gate agent, came back with a coke for her, and it was like I was dealing with a different person. They take a lot of crap from the passengers, so they really appreciate it when someone treats them good.
07-04-2009, 10:41 AM
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A small gesture goes a long way. I was dealing with a stress-out gate agent, came back with a coke for her, and it was like I was dealing with a different person. They take a lot of crap from the passengers, so they really appreciate it when someone treats them good.
Although I agree with you conceptually, I usually receive similar good greetings just by being courteous to the gate agents. A few "pleases" and "thank yous' go a long way when people B*tch at you all day long.
07-04-2009, 02:19 PM
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The problem I have found commuting out of the same city as other FedEx pilots is this. The cookie for the crew has gone to far. We have pilots that give the counter agents, gate agents, and flight attendants food and not the pilots. I have been chastised by all the above both in MEM and my home city for not having anything for them. I wish we would do away with the idea completely. A few times I did not have time to get the pilots anything, I was harassed. We should not have to pay goodies for a jumpseat. Nobody else does, and it is time for this great tradition our over 60 guys came up with, needs to go away. Just my .02 worth.
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