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Originally Posted by Qgar  Honestly? I didn't say anything to him because I had a feeling he'd pull something like this. He does this EVERY time to every crew. He NEVER interacts with any FA. I wanted to see if it would be different this time, considering he should have remembered me. Don't you think as a CA he should at least know the names of the FA's listed on CrewTrac? Don't you think as CA it's HIS place? Am I supposed to run up to him the minute he opens the door and announce, "ooh ooh, your highness -- I'm honored to be accompanying you to xxx today?" Trust me on this one, that's probably what he wants and I won't play into THAT game. Again, I probably would have said something to him and the FO as they were leaving the crew room such as "are you leaving without us?", but I was in the ladies room.
In case you missed it, other pilots in the company don't have a very high opinion of him and that's putting it mildly.
The straws that broke the camel's back was asking us to forego our responsibilities/ duties and then rushing us as we were cleaning up on the turn and not offering to help. I just hope the FO who's had the "good fortune" to be paired with him this month doesn't think this is the way it's done.
If you think I was harsh on Germb, I'm sorry. However, I don't think people who aren't in our sector of flying should be opining on how they think I should act. |
From what you are saying about this Captain, he seems very cocky/arrogant! This comes off as him being insecure and maybe he has personal problems he needs to deal with. Don't mean to assume anything but perhaps he has relationships issues at home or something of that sort. As someone mentioned, we all have our days. Last thing you want is to have a confrontation with him which can escalate into unnecessary drama/stress in your life. It also isn't safe for crewmembers to act this way with each other. Everyone should be able to communicate freely and be able to voice their concerns at all times. This isn't the 1950's/60's when the captain was the so-called "god" on the plane and no one dare tries to question his authority, or atleast i hope not.
I think ego is the big issue on here, from both parties. He probably feels he is too accomplished to be seen around F/As and F/As are pissed off at that behavior because he makes them seem as if they are not needed or important for the flight.