turbulence and stuff
If cc's cannot gripe about moronic and inconsiderate passengers on this forum, where can they gripe??
I thought the cc's are there to ensure comfort (i.e. serving drinks, getting pillows, etc) and safety (giving instructions during an emergency) of the passengers. That is the reason they have always been employed, even before passengers became the mostly selfish pigs they are now.
Even if passengers followed all the rules (which would be awesome, then they'd all be like me!) we'd still need cc's on the flight, so they'd still be employed. So, I disagree with the point that jerky passengers are required for gainful employment of cc's.
That being said, there IS indeed a line that is often crossed...one thing I don't like is when the cc's on american flights across the Pacific get grumpy right from the get-go. It happens far too often.