I always wanted to become Cabin Crew and have now been doing it for twelve years.
There are good and bad points like any job.
The bad,I miss my wife and two sons,hate jetlag,breathing the potential germs of 300+ passengers,and people who come on the plane to make your life hell because they want to!!.
The good things,the places I see,the great mix of people I have the pleasure to work with,the 99.9% of the passengers I enjoy looking after and sharing their stories,the 0.01% who get on the plane with problems that I can try to help(can't always succeed though)or maybe they've had a bad day at the office so I just give them a double drink, every take off and landing gives me a buzz.If I feel I've earned it I normally meet up with the crew at the end of a 15 hour day for a few cold beers.
There has not been a day in twelve years I have'nt wanted to get out of bed the day of work.
I never take my work home and so I can enjoy my time off with the family.
Another job in the future maybe there is,never say no but I just can't see it.
Whoever reads this will find whatever job they do also has it's downfalls and bad days and I'm sure good.
Well nice to find a thread not slagging off cabin crew and so I will retire and celebrate with a glass or six of good quality Southern Hem red wine.
Look forward to meeting and looking after another 300+ of you for lunch next Monday.
Doors2Automatic.
