Octopus:
Dear, oh dear, oh dear ..... What HAVE I said to upset you?? FOUR postings, relating directly to me, one after the other!! I shall try to answer the points you have made one by one; let me begin:
I do NOT deliberately wind people up, either in crew room, on on the aircraft - it makes my life easier if we all get on
I stand by my original post regarding briefings, most NO1s haven't got a clue on a REGULAR basis - of course they are checked periodically, and only then do a lot of them read up. In other words, they pay 'lip service' to safety most of the time. (I know, I've heard a lot of them discuss this). Let me say here and now, this does by no means apply to ALL NO1s, only certain people. However, one thing I hear discussed on a regular basis, are such fascinating subject like: husbands/boyfriends, where to have the next manicure, make-up brands, etc, etc, etc... Incidentally, I DO work for one of the largest airlines in the UK.
You insinuate that a)I've not worked for an airline for long b)I frequent discos (God - I HATE discos, so I CANNOT answer your question on them) c)You assume that you know my age - you DON'T know my age, and you certainly don't know the answers to points a and b, so please do not assume things.
For the record, I've worked for 3 airlines, for quite a number of years, and have witnessed quite a few happenings: On board emergencies - epilepsy, hyperventillation, heart-attack, violence. Other crisis' - an emergency landing, semi-emergency landing.
Same goes for you, fivepercent - please don't tell me to grow up - I'm probably older and wiser than you are.
Don't get me wrong - I agree with briefings, but they must be done consistently, to test if crew have the knowledge required. What I witness with regards to briefings are that some are hap-hazard, some militant, and others conniving, (i.e. I know some NO1s will deliberately ask someone they don't like an 'off the wall' question, then report them if they answer incorrectly).
The above discrimination unfortunately shows itself quite a lot in various aspects of the cabin crew job, but that's another story .....
WCF