Posted on 01/07/2013 3:08:11 AM PST by servo1969
Ever wonder what your flight attendant really thinks of you? What they’d tell you if they had the nerve? Or weren’t afraid of being fired? What deep, dark secrets would they reveal about their jobs?
I have a number of friends who work as flight attendants. One of them recently retired after 20 years flying for the most storied name in commercial aviation, while others work for less glamorous domestic U.S. airlines. I asked them what they’d tell their passengers if they could tell them anything at all, or what secrets they’d reveal only if granted complete anonymity. All I can say is that these people do not represent every single flight attendant in the skies, so if you’re a flight attendant yourself, please hold your fire and don’t shoot the messenger. But I didn’t make this stuff up. What you read here may shock you, or make you laugh, I’m not sure which.
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4. If a flight is late, the airline might have to pay us overtime. If the flight is going to be late anyway, we’ve been known to delay it even further in order make sure overtime kicks in, which on our airline means up to double the hourly pay. We might find some minor defect in the aircraft or use some other ruse to make up for the money we don’t get paid waiting for take off.
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15. We really don’t like children. Not just your children, children period. Why do you think we chose a career where we spend half our lives away from home?
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Yes, we would call that studying the overhead circuit breaker panel.
‘A seat for 5 hours isn’t worth $20 an hour to me, much less a “roomier seat”.’
Broke my back in a hellacious wreck a few years ago (drunk driver, natch). Never have healed up quite properly, so it’s worth it to me!
:) You should post the 21 suggestions as a thread. The best competition in the world is competing with yourself. God bless you and your family. I got my son the same GI-Joe. He saved them all, even his wounded warriors.
That’s a good suggestion...I think I will do it when I get a chance, and...thank you...God Bless you and yours as well!
When I see those Korean Air commercials... I can believe why you are reporting.
When I see those Korean Air commercials... I can believe what you are reporting.
When I see those Korean Air commercials... I can believe what you are reporting.
oops... i hate when that happens... I thought this thing was plugged in.
Our frequent-flying programmer son refers to them as “cry-pods” (i.e. can you please turn off your cry-pod?)
That’s brilliant, I gotta remember that one.
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