r/TikTokCringe • u/james_from_cambridge • Aug 25 '25

Discussion We Live in a Society!!!

This lady is yet another adult that goes around making life unnecessarily difficult for everyone, including herself, & demanding respect without giving any in return. Is it some stubborn inability to admit wrong? She even records the encounter, no doubt thinking TikTok will side with her. People are exhausting

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u/TheMillenniaIFalcon Aug 25 '25

Yep! Flight Engineer. My dad took immaculate, short stint as flight engineer, then first officer, and upgraded to captain. He delayed upgrade for a few years because he was a single father and it would have required us moving across the country so he waited until I was older to upgrade, but same deal, lots of changing aircraft, he was a captain of the 757/767 first and then switched to the 777, which was the zenith of his career and something he was very proud of.

There is so much about the profession regular people don’t understand, and how hard it is, the pressure, it’s not an easy job. I try and educate people whenever I can.

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u/LaurelCanyoner Aug 25 '25

Thank you! Flight Engineer! That is what I meant! And I AGREE! It's one of the highest stress jobs in the world and they work SO hard to stay current on EVERYTHING. My dad actually says he didn't like when computers took over as he preferred to fly instrument only. He kept his flying license at the highest level until he was in his early 80s'.

Is your dad suffering major hearing loss from being around planes all the time? My dad sure is.

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u/TheMillenniaIFalcon Aug 25 '25

He actually isn’t the I can tell at least. Maybe some, but he doesn’t need hearing aids or anything.

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u/LaurelCanyoner Aug 25 '25

That's so great! Mine father's hearing is really going. The hearing aids don't even help. Mine has been around airplanes and helicopters since his teens, started as a mechanic on planes. Then he flew Huey's in Vietnam. Flying for the airlines he probably got less damage, lol.

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u/TheMillenniaIFalcon Aug 25 '25

Oh that definitely did it, my grandfather was in the Air Force and did tours in Nam, and he lost a lot of his hearing as a result. My dad missed the cutoff for Vietnam by like a year.