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12-07-2022, 04:09 PM
#121
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Joined APC: Feb 2018
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SWAPA confirmed this a while ago. As I recall, the guy was giving his notice and the chief took his badge on the spot. Denver chief. Not sure which one or if he is still there.
Look, I get that some of you have a chummy relationship with the CPO in your bases and there are some stand up dudes in there doing gods work. There are also some complete a holes in there in it for themselves. Some guys have found out by accident that they thought they were dealing with the former and instead got the latter.
The only reason my chief pilot knows my name is because we flew together when he was on the line. He is a great dude, but I wouldn't trust him with anything he doesn't absolutely need to know. Nobody else in that office knows my name and that's the way I want it.
They aren't your friends. Their number one job is to protect the company and some of them take that way more seriously than others. My advice would be to say as little as possible to them other than what is necessary in the performance of your duties. When you need them for family emergencies, etc, they are great and provide a valuable service. Other than that, stay far away and tell them nothing other than that we need a new contract.
Look, I get that some of you have a chummy relationship with the CPO in your bases and there are some stand up dudes in there doing gods work. There are also some complete a holes in there in it for themselves. Some guys have found out by accident that they thought they were dealing with the former and instead got the latter.
The only reason my chief pilot knows my name is because we flew together when he was on the line. He is a great dude, but I wouldn't trust him with anything he doesn't absolutely need to know. Nobody else in that office knows my name and that's the way I want it.
They aren't your friends. Their number one job is to protect the company and some of them take that way more seriously than others. My advice would be to say as little as possible to them other than what is necessary in the performance of your duties. When you need them for family emergencies, etc, they are great and provide a valuable service. Other than that, stay far away and tell them nothing other than that we need a new contract.
Ever since those experiences, I’ve just called in sick (IMSAFE) if something similar has come up instead of seek any kind of anything from a chief pilot.
Last edited by Lewbronski; 12-07-2022 at 04:22 PM.
12-07-2022, 05:10 PM
#122
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Posts: 1,234
12-07-2022, 06:56 PM
#123
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Joined APC: Nov 2020
Posts: 1,897
I had a buddy who quit UAL back in 2014 as a newer higher and same exact thing happened to him, instead of two weeks notice he was giving the CP, CP in EWR collected his ID there in office and had him escorted back to the terminal.
12-07-2022, 07:02 PM
#124
More Cowbell!!!
Joined APC: Nov 2011
Position: Spreading the LUV from the "Write" seat!!!
Posts: 346
Yeah I think it’s best to not say anything to them until I’m about to go to class at DAL. Ironically I could drive to a SWA base but even then just the opportunities at Delta right now outweigh SWA unless we get a contract that’s so good it makes me rethink. I could always move to a Delta base too.
I share all this just to be real about what some of us new hires are dealing with and hopefully it can be a wake up call that we need a good contract otherwise I won’t be the only one.
I share all this just to be real about what some of us new hires are dealing with and hopefully it can be a wake up call that we need a good contract otherwise I won’t be the only one.
12-07-2022, 08:14 PM
#125
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Joined APC: Oct 2019
Posts: 251
Duh he is here for the culture dude!!!! Come on get with it…..
12-07-2022, 09:34 PM
#126
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Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
Posts: 6,803
12-07-2022, 09:36 PM
#128
Strike averted!
Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,789
I just flew with a captain that had a conversation with a significant management type recently about the impact of SWAPA picketing events. It’s second hand, of course but goes with the above. The comment was that the management team could care less about the pickets, but the eye opener was losing pilots to other carriers.
12-07-2022, 09:47 PM
#130
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Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
Posts: 6,803
SWAPA confirmed this a while ago. As I recall, the guy was giving his notice and the chief took his badge on the spot. Denver chief. Not sure which one or if he is still there.
Look, I get that some of you have a chummy relationship with the CPO in your bases and there are some stand up dudes in there doing gods work. There are also some complete a holes in there in it for themselves. Some guys have found out by accident that they thought they were dealing with the former and instead got the latter.
The only reason my chief pilot knows my name is because we flew together when he was on the line. He is a great dude, but I wouldn't trust him with anything he doesn't absolutely need to know. Nobody else in that office knows my name and that's the way I want it.
They aren't your friends. Their number one job is to protect the company and some of them take that way more seriously than others. My advice would be to say as little as possible to them other than what is necessary in the performance of your duties. When you need them for family emergencies, etc, they are great and provide a valuable service. Other than that, stay far away and tell them nothing other than that we need a new contract.
Look, I get that some of you have a chummy relationship with the CPO in your bases and there are some stand up dudes in there doing gods work. There are also some complete a holes in there in it for themselves. Some guys have found out by accident that they thought they were dealing with the former and instead got the latter.
The only reason my chief pilot knows my name is because we flew together when he was on the line. He is a great dude, but I wouldn't trust him with anything he doesn't absolutely need to know. Nobody else in that office knows my name and that's the way I want it.
They aren't your friends. Their number one job is to protect the company and some of them take that way more seriously than others. My advice would be to say as little as possible to them other than what is necessary in the performance of your duties. When you need them for family emergencies, etc, they are great and provide a valuable service. Other than that, stay far away and tell them nothing other than that we need a new contract.
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