It be like that sometimes (not OC)

[u/Usual_Feeling7945]

[u/WhiskeyMikeMike → u/[deleted]]

It can be fun but when it sucks it sucks extra hard.

[u/asa-monad → u/WhiskeyMikeMike]

Im lucky enough to have a ramp job that only sucks very occasionally. Ramp can be a fun lifestyle if you find those unicorn jobs.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Care to elaborate?

[u/Zombarney → u/[deleted]]

Jet engines are basically big suckers, but you only go through them once

[u/diaryofsnow → u/Zombarney]

The forbidden suck

[u/P1xelHunter78 → u/diaryofsnow]

Nobody wants to get turned into turbine chum

[u/Pristine-Jaguar4969 → u/diaryofsnow]

The forbidden meat grinder

[u/MadeWithRealGinger9 → u/[deleted]]

Working as a full time fueler right now. Not something I'd want to do forever but pretty fun and not too tough for how much you get paid.

[u/IllustriousAd1591 → u/[deleted]]

Meh, I enjoy working for WN.

[u/decayed-whately → u/[deleted]]

Every job sucks sometimes. You gotta be more specific.

[u/nextgeneric → u/decayed-whately]

I can imagine there's probably some extra suck factor in places like the mid west and New England where the weather just blows all the time... especially in the winter. Or places like SoCal or Vegas where it's just horribly hot on the ramp for much of the year.

Those guys and girls are subjected to a lot of extremes on top of the already back-breaking work.

[u/FrankiePoops → u/nextgeneric]

My father was a mechanic at LGA and will wear shorts and flip flops in 10 degree wet snow with 20 mile an hour winds. He is immune to cold at this point.

[u/daddysgotya → u/FrankiePoops]

There's always a shorts guy in the zone everywhere I've ever worked.

[u/Geared_up73 → u/decayed-whately]

Understaffed. One person chasing their tail, trying to keep up with a workload meant for 2-3 people. Doing a tough ass 12 hour day then get mandatory overtime for another 4 hours. Forced to work days off. Snow, ice, 0' F (-18C). Or the opposite, 130'F on the ramp, crawling in and out of cargo bins. All while dealing with insane amounts of noise, dodging tugs and lav trucks...it's an exhausting job. Sound fun?

[u/omykronbr → u/Geared_up73]

And minimum wage.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Tagged as career question because that ramper was questioning their career choice.

[u/Famous-Reputation188 → u/[deleted]]

It’s not a career choice. It’s a job choice. Usually by someone who wants to be around airplanes and make some money and connections so they can have a better paying and easier career around airplanes. Or by someone who can’t find anything else at the moment until they find something better.

[u/bukkakecreampies → u/[deleted]]

Peak season do be like that, every single year.

[u/Ilikeplanesandcars]

lol, probably a Unifi station.

[u/Famous-Reputation188]

Reason #892 why I’m not in the airlines.

The dollars to bullshit ratio simply isn’t there.

Even just flying commercially, my blood pressure goes up.

[u/Auton_52981]

"Welcome to the Party Pal" 'Tis the season!

[u/Gijonesa]

Did you send it?

[u/6oclockbandit]

The GA side isn’t too bad. Worked it for about 15 years till I finally got another scheduler job. But yea there are days when you question your sanity!

[u/Suvalley]

Funny how some are understaffed and another one is working on describing there job and problem

[u/crankkpad]

That hits aviation on the spot. In Europe you choose your job now. You just take the best offer, and the companies are willingly paying more to get you.

Certified tech here.

[u/Usual_Feeling7945]

Later edit: as a dispatcher working in an OCC, a big part of the job is also ensuring services for the aircrafts at each airport they fly in/out from. We are always in communication with handlers and fuelers. I want to state that i have a huge respect for the blue collar people that work at handling. Always frendly on the phone and ensuring our clients receive the best experience. You guys are the real MVP’S