“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
#8911
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 87
Sorry for the delay with my replies. I've been rather busy at work.
Ha! not sure whose minions they were are Gru was not around.
True.
Clear time mismanagement. This was a full flight so I doubt he moved to it from another, therefore he def should've known what time it was supposed to depart vs the time he arrived in the gate. Plenty of time to pick up snacks and a potty stop.
Yes he was.
Good point I should've.
Better yet- the wife had a look on her face of embarassment.
So could've the GA stated a better reply. Sure. What the DM being inappropriate with his comment. Yup. He clearly wanted to make a scene with his comment re: starving minion and child otherwise he wouldn't have made such a loud comment for the entire area to hear. I def agree he should've planned better.
Prob not rational. Either super spoiled or super DYKWIA (regarding everything in his life).
Ha! not sure whose minions they were are Gru was not around.
While its true that I will soon be one of those traveling with kids, your absolutely right that if your a DM (heck if you GM) you should know by now and honestly no try to throw blame on others due to your mismanagement with time (and I know already with kids you never know what is gonna pop up, but really, to make a fuss like that) clearly a DYKWIA
Yes he was.
Good point I should've.
The gate agent should be reprimended. He should have had an idea how long it would take to board which is the question he was asked. That is why Delta's service has declined. I would gotten his name and number and rreported him.
YOu all blame the wrong person. You have no idea the last several minutes of diamond with kids. Probably had to go to bathroom etc.
YOu all blame the wrong person. You have no idea the last several minutes of diamond with kids. Probably had to go to bathroom etc.
You're saying it's the responsibility of a gate agent to plan in case a DM might show up late for a delayed flight with a hungry child? She should be reprimanded for truthfully telling the DM that the flight would leave as soon as possible (within 20 minutes as she stated) instead of further delaying the flight for his lack of planning? I want to believe you're being sarcastic, but I don't see an emoji to indicate that.
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The fact that you have the gender of the GA mixed up tells me you probably think the GA made the announcement about starving them, but it was the passenger making the announcement. And almost as an afterthought he included his son.
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The fact that you have the gender of the GA mixed up tells me you probably think the GA made the announcement about starving them, but it was the passenger making the announcement. And almost as an afterthought he included his son.
The gate agent basically did just that. The DM used that information to decide to not go and eat. He probably asked for snacks as soon as he boarded.
Good point. The road warrior Diamond Medallion Minion seemed to think that the airline only flies for him and his family. The rest of the "commoners" on the plane should certainly be delayed because this road warrior and his family didn't think to pack a snack. You make a good argument that the GA did the right thing and the passenger was a DYKWIA.
Good point. The road warrior Diamond Medallion Minion seemed to think that the airline only flies for him and his family. The rest of the "commoners" on the plane should certainly be delayed because this road warrior and his family didn't think to pack a snack. You make a good argument that the GA did the right thing and the passenger was a DYKWIA.
Prob not rational. Either super spoiled or super DYKWIA (regarding everything in his life).
#8912
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: on the path to perdition
Programs: Delta, United
Posts: 4,773
I agree with you that the parents should take responsibility, but it's inappropriate for a (customer service especially) employee to make an unnecessary and offensive personal comment to a customer. Basically it's not the employee's business how the parent feeds the kid, plans/does not plan, or lives his life.
In SLC going to RNO. Family arrives at gate- son and male parent in minion's one-sies. How sweet. Mother is dressed in normal everyday clothes. Flight is delayed due to storm. I was in the sky club but made sure I was in the gate area incase their was clearance to take off. Clearly they were not. They arrived just as boarding the extra time and infants began (mind you 40 min late). Father went up to single GA and asked if there was time to get food as it was almost noon and his soon was hungry (plenty of FF around in D gates). She replied, "As soon as I fully board the plane its leaving as its now 40 min late and will be 60 plus late when it departs". He makes a loud announcement that she is starving a diamond member who is a minion and his son. Fellow traveler replied "I'm ok to starve minions as long as we get out sooner as we are late." Applause all around the gate.
If you were at your connecting stop and your plane was late and connecting flight was the last out, Delta used to hold it with the ad "We will get you home" That is the Delta that CE started and why it used to be the best airline in all service awards. (But not in on time arrival as they held flights vida supra)
Last edited by FlyingUnderTheRadar; Mar 18, 2018 at 9:48 am
#8913
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 383
The gate agent should be reprimended. He should have had an idea how long it would take to board which is the question he was asked. That is why Delta's service has declined. I would gotten his name and number and rreported him.
YOu all blame the wrong person. You have no idea the last several minutes of diamond with kids. Probably had to go to bathroom etc.
YOu all blame the wrong person. You have no idea the last several minutes of diamond with kids. Probably had to go to bathroom etc.
Last edited by sspontak; Mar 18, 2018 at 10:27 am
#8914
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: ATL
Programs: A few
Posts: 133
I agree with you that the parents should take responsibility, but it's inappropriate for a (customer service especially) employee to make an unnecessary and offensive personal comment to a customer. Basically it's not the employee's business how the parent feeds the kid, plans/does not plan, or lives his life.
#8915
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: Delta Gold, silver, what yr is it?
Posts: 2,409
What happens when helping someone out hurts other people, people who are late/miss connections due to an even later departure so an adult minion (gak I can't believe I have to type this...) can get food for his family?
And no, I don't ever wear athletic hats. I do, however, travel with nuts & granola bars in my bag in case of emergencies.....
And no, I don't ever wear athletic hats. I do, however, travel with nuts & granola bars in my bag in case of emergencies.....
#8917
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
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Posts: 4,415
Oh, Mister Diamond Minion absolutely knows the answer. But that was his carefully phrased statement to try and DYKWIA himself a favorable response. I love that it failed.
#8918
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: ATL
Programs: A few
Posts: 133
you all show that the data is correct. Too bad you are changing the country
Here's the cold, hard data: The incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their 20s as for the generation that's now 65 or older, according to the National Institutes of Health; 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in 2009 than in 1982. Millennials got so many participation trophies growing up that a recent study showed that 40% believe they should be promoted every two years, regardless of performance. They are fame-obsessed: three times as many middle school girls want to grow up to be a personal assistant to a famous person as want to be a Senator, according to a 2007 survey; four times as many would pick the assistant job over CEO of a major corporation. They're so convinced of their own greatness that the National Study of Youth and Religion found the guiding morality of 60% of millennials in any situation is that they'll just be able to feel what's right. Their development is stunted: more people ages 18 to 29 live with their parents than with a spouse, according to the 2012 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. And they are lazy. In 1992, the nonprofit Families and Work Institute reported that 80% of people under 23 wanted to one day have a job with greater responsibility; 10 years later, only 60% did.
#8919
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 17,197
you all show that the data is correct. Too bad you are changing the country
Here's the cold, hard data: The incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their 20s as for the generation that's now 65 or older, according to the National Institutes of Health; 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in 2009 than in 1982. Millennials got so many participation trophies growing up that a recent study showed that 40% believe they should be promoted every two years, regardless of performance. They are fame-obsessed: three times as many middle school girls want to grow up to be a personal assistant to a famous person as want to be a Senator, according to a 2007 survey; four times as many would pick the assistant job over CEO of a major corporation. They're so convinced of their own greatness that the National Study of Youth and Religion found the guiding morality of 60% of millennials in any situation is that they'll just be able to feel what's right. Their development is stunted: more people ages 18 to 29 live with their parents than with a spouse, according to the 2012 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. And they are lazy. In 1992, the nonprofit Families and Work Institute reported that 80% of people under 23 wanted to one day have a job with greater responsibility; 10 years later, only 60% did.
But narcissists in their 60's and older are running stuff. Right into the ground.
#8920
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: California
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#8922
Join Date: Aug 2012
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It really encourages one to not be on the management track.
#8923
Moderator: Delta SkyMiles, Luxury Hotels, TravelBuzz! and Italy
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Friendly message from a dl moderator
Please review the original intent of the thread, DYKWIA thread.
It is not a thread to post political polemics or discuss the behavior of children, etc. I have deleted several off topic posts and will continue to delete further off topic posts.
Please stay on topic..
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It is not a thread to post political polemics or discuss the behavior of children, etc. I have deleted several off topic posts and will continue to delete further off topic posts.
Please stay on topic..
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#8924
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Paris, Chicago, Rome, London, St John
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It a dykwia
in Atl
gate agent oblivious to passengers
blocki entire aisle
look mad when lady in wheelchair attempts to pass to further gate
gate agent oblivious to passengers
blocki entire aisle
look mad when lady in wheelchair attempts to pass to further gate
#8925
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