"I'd much rather earn good money and enjoy good benefits this way than sat behind some desk somewhere doing the same job day in day out"
So, cabin crew earn good money and don't do the same job day in day out??? I suppose the unpredictability and variety is whether someone has beef or chicken or tea over coffee.
I don't think MICHE2 is coming across as superior, but she is telling people what the job actually is and you don't like the idea of that.
And you enjoy stacking trolleys? I thought people did the job for the "glamour" !!