Originally Posted by bobble

I was an active duty Marine until two months ago. I’m still a reservist. Whatever branch you think is going woke, you’re in for a rude awakening at literally any company, let alone an airline. I’m not saying don’t get out— one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. What I’m saying is just ignore the politics. Show up, make money, keep your blinders on and ignore everything else and everyone, concern yourself with yourself, go home.

Originally Posted by RJSAviator76

You know...Bill Clinton once said: "We are still a nation of immigrants; we should be proud of it. We should honor every legal immigrant here, working hard to become a new citizen. But we are also a nation of laws." Not anymore... You say, what a country we live in these days... sorry, no. A country has its borders, its laws and it vigorously defends its borders and enforces its laws. We don't. Thank you President Biden. And I'm saying this is as a LEGAL immigrant who only has 1 continent left to visit. Notice how NOBODY on the left or in power uses the word "legal" anymore. Need I say more?

Also, as Bill Maher famously said: "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pirate. Thank God, nobody took me seriously and scheduled me for eye removal and pegleg surgery." It's funny how we've normalized infantile or mentally ill behavior and protected it against "discrimination" so instead of helping those people via mental health help, we simply made crazy "normal" and if you don't like it, you're a bigot and an *ist.

What a country we live in these days, indeed....

Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER

Precisely, as a fellow LEGAL immigrant from one of the most oppressive communist countries, it deeply saddens me that I’m considering retiring aboard, but American society continues to swirl down the $h!ter at an ever accelerating rate.

Originally Posted by gingerbread89

After my stint in mil flying and the rapid swing to the woke culture, no foreseeable deployments for my sq, and just wanting to fly planes instead of push queep, I'm thinking of jumping ship, even though my wife will still have six years before she can get out. Eventually we would like to end up in Houston or DFW, and with SWA having both as domiciles, they're looking pretty attractive (assuming a CJO shows up). My big focus would be on QOL, and living in domicile I think there would be the opportunity to have better QOL and make up for the slightly lower pay than some of the other majors. How senior are each of these bases, and how quickly could someone expect to hold a line at either one?

Cheers!

Originally Posted by JohnnyTexas

So, does this answer your deeper question of whether you should come to SWA or United? I see you asked this over there also. Were we the bigger jerks or United?
BTW, I get the woke part. I left the mil and might have had the same comment as you did, fully knowing it’s part of the civilian world too. Just way more dangerous potentially in the mil. Easier to 5th and 20th it over here.

I really like it here in Houston. My son wants to come here and I don’t advise against it, assuming he evaluates UAL/Delta. Knowing what I know now I’d still come here.

Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER

Great policy and truly one I strive for, however when that “heads down, blinders on, 5th & 20th” policy is T-boned by fellow employees with a certain social agenda who are backed up by their managers on that agenda, and a company that doesn’t hold them accountable in the least bit for making false accusations, then it gets a little concerning to go to work and employ your recommended tactics.

Case in point: SWA present day. I spent a week vacation with of one our domicile reps about a year ago. We didn’t talk much shop as it was mixed company, but the stories he told me made it clear that there is a very distinct and focused assault on pilots by a small group of fellow frontline employees and a disdain for us by a much larger percentage of HQ employees.

Originally Posted by hoover

the rep is 100% correct on the assault on pilots.por maybe White men of power. It's crazy what's going on and the stories you'll hear. 5/20 and that's it. No going down for drinks etc. Slam click for now

Originally Posted by BIGRIG

Yup. Too much trouble when going down for drinks. And I just spent the last 12 hrs of my day sitting next to the same dude. No need to spend any more time together. GOOD JET! (Except all the stuff that’s wrong with it that I didn’t write up and the 4 MEL’s listed on the release that you have in your hand. Need me to tell you all the MEL Procedures? No? That’s ok I’ll tell you anyways.)

Originally Posted by e6bpilot

There are a few guys that I will have drinks with after work. Maybe 15 dudes total. We generally try to split off and go somewhere else.

Everyone else can pack sand. I could care less about making small talk with stews that are just hoping the captain picks up their tab. I find my own company more enjoyable and engaging than talking about some old lady's grandkids or figuring out what I have in common with a twenty something other than I have kids her age.

I would rather put my feet up, pour my own drink, put a show on my iPad or watch a game, and maybe call my old lady and talk about her day. It took me a few years to realize that I get zero fulfillment out of hanging out with coworkers after hours. 5 and 20.

Originally Posted by nene

Turns out a considerable majority of Floridians don't want their kids first grade teachers teaching their kids about gender and sexuality.