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Anonymous |
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January 15, 2007 |
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The general assumption is that flight attendants lead exciting, jet-setting lives with little to no responsibility or work-related stress. My experience was quite contrary to this misconception. First, be aware that airlines are extremely risky business endeavors and a good number of them are in hopelessly dire financial straits. This means your pay will most likely be as low as possible. Mine, after two years service, was still lower then starting pay at my local 7-11. As far as job related stress, flight attendants have the dual, and conflicting, responsibilities of enforcing federal aviation regulations and providing customer service. It can be hard to reconcile the two, especially when the customer feels it is his or her right to behave in a manner exactly opposite to defined regulations. Thirdly, most low-seniority flight attendants will not have the luxury of scheduling themselves on exotic flights to far-away lands, but will most likely run back to back commuter flights between locales such as New Jersey and North Carolina. Lastly, and perhaps most disturbingly, stereotypes about the job are as prevalent as ever. I cannot relate how many times someone asked in all earnestness if I was going to be a flight attendant until meeting a sufficiently successful businessman or pilot to marry.
On the plus side, the schedule is very nice, as you work only about 4 days a week (be prepared for those to be 12-14 hour days, though). The travel benefits are absolutely the best perks an employee can have. You can fly anywhere your airline goes for little to no money, so long as you are willing to travel standby. And generally speaking, the crewmembers you meet are some of the best coworkers you could ask for.
If I had the opportunity to do it over again, I would not accept this job. There is just too much responsibility and not enough recognition
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January 03, 2007 |
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I would recommend this career. Many people don't know how to become a flight attendant or don't normally think of it when choosing a career, but it is easy to get into. Job postings can be found online at airlines' websites or specialized sites such as www.flightattendantcareer.com and www.airlinecareer.com.
It takes a personality mix of outgoing, cheerful, welcoming, accomodating, customer service (on one side of the spectrum) and serious, safety conscious, levelheaded, problem-solving (on the other end of the spectrum). You must be VERY punctual (don't delay the flights!), and flexible to roll with an odd and changing work schedule.
You can work as much as you want, pick up hours from other flight attendants, swap trips with other flight attendants... the longer you do it, the more seniority you have, the more flexible your schedule becomes. It can be a very lucrative job if you want to work a lot or stay with it for a long time.
It can get lonely, though. As I said, the schedule can be unusual, and you can be away from friends and family more often than you're home.
I think this career is best suited for an independent, free-spirited, adventuresome person. You can make the most out of whatever layover time you're given in foreign (or domestic) cities and enjoy serving and chatting with people. |
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