Firstly, yes, the cabin crew are rated more highly than the engineers, but that probably won't change however much you whinge. People tend to 'talk down' to cabin crew, but I remember I did the job because it offered me thousands (my last month's salary as cabin crew after 6 yrs was £3,200) for doing very little, "rest" (sometimes a mini-holiday!) in 5 star hotels and great travel opportunities (usually in J or F as I knew the crews!). Now, who was the silly one? I've since moved on, but believe me it's a great life and one of the best kept secrets and I look back with a cheeky smirk at how easy life was!
Only at BA as cabin crew