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Old Nov 5, 2014 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by flyingincognito
...He was just doing his job, and I'm ok with that. It's the threats that I have a problem with. Had he come over, and calmly asked that I delete his photo, something along the lines of: "Sir, United has a policy against taking photos of United employees at the gate. I'd really appreciate it if you'd remove the photo," I would have been a bit more understanding....
Thanks for the reasoned response.

I think that we should all be required to spend a week as Gate Agents before we pass judgement, however. I suspect that if most of us had to deal with the flying public (especially FTers) and the demands of that particular job we would also have our moments.
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