Originally Posted by UpThere

If the company doesn't pay for my bag and they don't have a policy about it, then it's mine to display whatever I may choose. If you don't like it, don't look.

Originally Posted by FlyJSH

Well, if I am "at work" at the hotel, during breakfast, maybe I AM a Waiter.

Next time, if you see something so offensive, why not say something then and there rather than whining on APC.

...we are highly visible... To be treated like professionals, we need to act professionally.

Originally Posted by skigambia

I was in a Hotel this morning, and hit my breaking point. A fellow pilot was eating breakfast, and I couldn't help but notice how many people were looking at his flight bag, and how could you not? It was covered in stickers, with most being politically extreme in nature. I even overheard conversations commenting on some of the content on his bag. So instead of the typical, "Oh there's a pilot eating" type of talk, it was "Did you see whats on that pilot's bag."
We all have the right to believe whatever we choose, and yes, we all have freedom of speech, but do we need to broadcast it in our work environment. To be treated like professionals, we need to act professional. Whether we admit it or not, we are highly visable and the public is still intrigued with all things relating to the profession. Is it too much to ask to have a neutral flight bag? Flair is for waiters, not pilots.