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#781
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Of course, I would expect them to be polite about it and move if their offer is declined, but I find this "I say no to poachers on principle" attitude on this thread to be rather ridiculous.
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It's also rare that's poacher doesn't settle in ASAP and mess up the pillow and blanket, open the bottle of water, etc.
#783
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Yeah, reporting this seems a bit absurd.
I'm not sure why so many people on here are opposed to "poaching" but will make a trade if asked. If someone wants your seat, it's better that they sit there and wait for you to arrive rather than standing in the aisle and blocking other passengers. If they sit in their assigned seat while waiting for you, then you may sit down and then be asked to move, which is not ideal. As long as they haven't settled into your seat by opening the blanket package and putting their stuff everywhere, I don't see the problem with sitting down and waiting. Of course, I would expect them to be polite about it and move if their offer is declined, but I find this "I say no to poachers on principle" attitude on this thread to be rather ridiculous.
I'm not sure why so many people on here are opposed to "poaching" but will make a trade if asked. If someone wants your seat, it's better that they sit there and wait for you to arrive rather than standing in the aisle and blocking other passengers. If they sit in their assigned seat while waiting for you, then you may sit down and then be asked to move, which is not ideal. As long as they haven't settled into your seat by opening the blanket package and putting their stuff everywhere, I don't see the problem with sitting down and waiting. Of course, I would expect them to be polite about it and move if their offer is declined, but I find this "I say no to poachers on principle" attitude on this thread to be rather ridiculous.
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There is also no need to do this: just have the companion ask if you'd be willing to switch seats.
#786
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I had a nice lady ask me last Saturday if I'd mind switching with her boyfriend so they could sit together. As I had an aisle seat, I asked which seat her boyfriend was in. Turns out he was in an aisle seat several rows up, so I switched. I just had to wait when getting off to be able to walk back to get my bag in the overhead bin.
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I read it exactly as worded. Employee asks politely, gets rejected, moves immediately without further discussion. Jerk complains about it to airline and employer. Did I miss something else?
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As an aside, referring to another poster on FT as a jerk is a personal attack IMHO.
#792
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You missed the fact that there are extremely officious people in the world. Guys that are only too glad to let Mom know exactly who tracked mud through the house.
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Don't want to get into a semantic discussion but officious is commonly understood as given to thrusting oneself into the affairs of others or being prone to annoying and usually prying interference in others' affairs.
The guy got up and moved without a word and he proposed diming him out for having the temerity of sitting down.
That's officious, putting it nicely.
The guy got up and moved without a word and he proposed diming him out for having the temerity of sitting down.
That's officious, putting it nicely.
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No, nonrevs shouldn't be disturbing or inconveniencing revenue passengers.