Airline hostess...glamour job or glorified skivvy?
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At the dawn of the jet age in the early 1960's if you were an airline hostess it was seen as a real glamour job.
However, thinking about it, the hours are absolute s
t, 3am take offs etc, and they are basically glorified waitresses serving food in an extremely confined space, plus they will have to put up with some pretty obnoxious/lairy characters.
Yes, they might go to some amazing places, but one airport or hotel is the same as another.
This is no reflection on the ladies concerned, they all do a great job. (Male staff as well)
Thoughts....
(My cousin's daughter works for Virgin Atlantic btw)
However, thinking about it, the hours are absolute s
t, 3am take offs etc, and they are basically glorified waitresses serving food in an extremely confined space, plus they will have to put up with some pretty obnoxious/lairy characters.Yes, they might go to some amazing places, but one airport or hotel is the same as another.
This is no reflection on the ladies concerned, they all do a great job. (Male staff as well)
Thoughts....
(My cousin's daughter works for Virgin Atlantic btw)
I think we are going a bit off topic here...
There is a world of difference between a "flight attendant" and a highly skilled pilot.
Like comparing a West coast main line train driver to a ticket inspector/guide.
But no doubt flying a large jet becomes a bit "mundane" after ten years.
(Or maybe not)
There is a world of difference between a "flight attendant" and a highly skilled pilot.
Like comparing a West coast main line train driver to a ticket inspector/guide.
But no doubt flying a large jet becomes a bit "mundane" after ten years.
(Or maybe not)
iphonedyou said:
el stovey said:
It seems a bit odd starting a thread about how crap you think someone else's job is. TBH.
You've put it more politely than it deserves.
I asked for other's thoughts.
Thanks for your contribution anyway.
My personal view is it's a job with very unsocial hours, that is not as glamourous as is usually perceived.
iphonedyou said:
Wacky Racer said:
Read the thread title again..
I asked for other's thoughts.
Thanks for your contribution anyway.
My personal view is it's a job with very unsocial hours, that is not as glamourous as is usually perceived.
Roll your eyes all you like.I asked for other's thoughts.
Thanks for your contribution anyway.
My personal view is it's a job with very unsocial hours, that is not as glamourous as is usually perceived.
Wacky Racer said:
There is a world of difference between a "flight attendant" and a highly skilled pilot.
Like comparing a West coast main line train driver to a ticket inspector/guide.
Your use of inverted commas around their job title, adjective 'highly skilled' before pilot and the driver / ticket inspector comparison certainly read in a pejorative way to me.Like comparing a West coast main line train driver to a ticket inspector/guide.
If that's your perception fine.
I posed a question, pure and simple, and added my thoughts.
Roughly half agree with me, half don't....fair enough.
I never even mentioned the word pilot in my post btw.
Disastrous said:
She said that on a lot of the flights to Southern India, they had problems with people standing on the toilet seats to st. And one occasion where a bloke was so proud of having shat in a toilet, he burst out and charged back into the cabin to get his mates to show them his delightful offering, curled up like a glistening viper in the bowl. Makes you think, doesn't it?
It certainly does.....t. And one occasion where a bloke was so proud of having shat in a toilet, he burst out and charged back into the cabin to get his mates to show them his delightful offering, curled up like a glistening viper in the bowl. Makes you think, doesn't it?
el stovey said:
Wacky Racer said:
ffs!
If that's your perception fine.
I posed a question, pure and simple, and added my thoughts.
Roughly half agree with me, half don't....fair enough.
I never even mentioned the word pilot in my post btw.
If that's your perception fine.
I posed a question, pure and simple, and added my thoughts.
Roughly half agree with me, half don't....fair enough.
I never even mentioned the word pilot in my post btw.
Half agree with what? You just said you hadn't stated whether you thought it was a rubbish job or not, apparently you were just asking others what they thought?
king bone....Down Rover...
(I'm not flying on your plane btw)
JP4 said:
Can only agree and support those who question the motivation of the OP. Who questions the rationale for working in the banking industry or joining the police, becoming a social worker or submariner? I spent 45 years as flight crew, the last 30 on long haul. The working conditions might not have been every one's cup of tea but in those 45 years however, I cannot recall a day when I did not go to the airport optimistic for the day ahead.I accept that some of my colleagues did not share my enthusiasm but most of those fell by the wayside as time went by. It was not for everybody but for those (and their families) it suited it is hard to imagine anything better. It not only offered immense job satisfaction but allowed one to participate in so many other activities which for so many would remain a pipe dream. As for the life of female cabin crew, well my wife of more than 26 years was long haul cabin crew and still misses it. Horses for courses comes to mind.
Well that's great and I'm genuinely glad you enjoyed it.... really...I wasn't knocking the job at all, but stating facts, the hours are unsocial, and you are working under pressure in cramped conditions, sometimes having to put up with rather demanding passengers. I also said you do a great job. I simply asked if others thought it was a "glamour" job or not.
My cousin's brother has worked for BA over thirty years and her daughter for Virgin Atlantic for several years.
I fly to Malta a lot, as I have a house over there, and am on first name terms with most of cabin crew at Air Malta, they work extremely hard and are always very pleasant.
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