Originally Posted by avidflyer

I gotta tell ya, reading your post makes me think you are NOT a frequent flyer. "The profile" ...huh? You may not think I fit "the profile" but I fly 200+k a year and am a senior executive with a large company.

One of my best encounters was a while back on a transcon. I was in 1B and two DYKWIA's were in 2A/B blathering on about how much they spend to sit up front, how big the deal they are GOING to close is, how they cannot be productive if they are not comfy, and how free upgrades are degrading the service...blah, blah, blahditty blah. I had to have a look at these DB's because they were loud and obnoxious so coming back from the lav I did. They gave me a look as if to say "you are not in our league”. I am relatively young, I travel in nice cloths but not suits. Anyone who flies every week and is not going straight to a meeting knows that there is no reason to over dress for a flight unless you have to. That apparently was enough for them to think I do not fit “the profile”. Fast forward to the next day. I have several providers coming in to see me for the final round of an RFQ worth $25 Million USD. 6 finalists….GUESS WHO WALKS IN. They saw me, they knew it (though they pretended they did not) and they felt like crap. It was all over their faces the entire 5 HOUR meeting. As it turns out they lost based on other factors because I would never let something like that impact how I manage my companies business…but I guarantee you these guys do not “profile” anyone any longer.

There is no “profile”. There are only over active egos who think there is.