Posted on 06/28/2007 10:44:58 PM PDT by Utah Girl
Stupid FAA and dumb controllers. Although I would probably get my back up too.
At SFO, that is standard attire.
Children are running the air traffic system. Anybody got a bus schedule?
The Controllers don’t want to be controlled? So they skirt the regulations? Is this a dress rehearsal for another strike? Or is it a pissing contest to see who’s wearing the pants?
Apparently, he doesn't play golf.
NATCA is one of the more belligerent unions. I’ve met with a few and have taken that the whole bunch feel they are demanded more than what they provide. They are upset that their jobs are fading away to contractors and computers. As for dress attire typical of professional environments, I’d say anything that is disruptive to the organization should be cause for discipline.
As someone who has spent many, many hours in front of a radar scope (although not in an ATC capacity), this worries me some. It's hard on the eyes. When I'm flying, I don't want my controller spaced out from staring at a scope for too long.
On the other hand, if I know unions, they have probably abused it so everyone, not just the scope dopes who really need it, gets a mandatory break every two hours.
I say that as someone who has worn a kilt to work a few times and more importantly to afterhours military functions (dining ins and dining outs). Got a few smart ass comments from a JO who was Mr. Vice, until I buried the dirk I was wearing in the tabletop in front of him, for which I was sent to the grog bowl.
One thing that I have noticed is that women get off pretty easy these days when it comes to dress codes. They get away with wearing “a blouse,” which is essentially a glorified t-shirt. And oh-no! Not skirts. Slacks. Which may, of course, be capris. With sandals.
Meanwhile, men are in shirt and ties. Can you imagine a man showing up to work in sandals and a t-shirt?
That said, I’m not saying it’s not fair that men get shafted. Personally, I tend to like dress codes. And I’d rather see the standards ratcheted up on women in general a bit more.
I have six granddaughters, I beginning to like burkas
Rules are rules though. Test RR..
just remind the air controllers of PATCO and maybe they will start wearing pants!!!!
Consequently, they come off as being very opinionated. They don’t take well to correction, either.
On the other hand, I would feel totally confident putting my life in their hands, any day of the week.
When I was teaching high school there was talk about handing down a teacher dress code that would require men to wear dress shirts and ties (unless they were coaching a sport) while women could continue to wear jersey pant outfits that to me looked like pajamas—a t shirt, usually with some garish design painted on it, and elastic topped warm up pants the same color as the shirt.
I protested the code, but I took a calculated approach. I said that the students would have far more respect for men teachers who are far more professionally dressed than female teachers who look like they have just rolled out of bed. I guess my approach worked to some extent—the male dress code was relaxed to include polo type shirts or basically any shirt that had a collar.
These guys don’t have contact with the public and spend their days closed up in a high stress work environment - who cares what they wear to work? Stupid regulations.
“Can you imagine a man showing up to work in sandals and a t-shirt?”
Yes. Well, I didn’t wear a t-shirt, but I came to work twice this week wearing shorts, sandals, and a golf shirt. Nobody complained, or even cared or noticed. I’m paid for what’s in my head and what I can do with it, not for how I dress. Now, women who come to work in overly revealing outfits, that’s distracting - at least to me and other red-blooded males.
Nowadays, that sort of thing would get you sent to Leavenworth. I miss the old days. (sigh)
The joke in Washington D.C. at this time of year is that Congressmen would hire young, pretty interns just so they can wear “revealing” dresses in the office and serve as eye candy.
I know I’m dating myself (couldn’t get anyone else on such short notice), but I always wore a dress shirt and necktie because I considered myself a professional and wanted to project that image.
There’s no way for an air passenger to know that the person controlling his aircraft wears a Speedo, but I’d just as soon they dressed conservatively.
“The joke in Washington D.C. at this time of year is that Congressmen would hire young, pretty interns just so they can wear revealing dresses in the office and serve as eye candy”
They did a survey once to see if the women hired as secretaries in DC were eye candy. The test was to see if they could touch type.
It turned out that only 5% of the Capitol Hill secretaries could actually type. The rest were just hunt ‘n’ peckers.
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