I have to say I am quite shocked at how some of the posters on here view and judge the cabin crew community as a whole. You make it sound like we're all dumb, spoiled prats with no career, bad attitude and unappreciative of our position within the company.
I've been flying for BA for nearly 15 years now (and yes I did have a job on the outside world before and I do know what the "real" world is like) and I can assure you over 90% of CC are not like that. They are very hard working, conscientious, customer-focused and loyal employees.