Originally Posted by
Cyber Bob
With an attitude like that PDR 1, I don't think the crew will in any sort of a hurry to save your sorry a$$ should you take a turn for the worse at 38000 ft. Regardless of the rights and wrongs, all crew deserve more respect than that.
Who is being disrepectful? I am friendly and polite to all waiters and waitresses. As Islandlad says, it's just not realistic to expect megabuck employment packages for jobs that add only centibuck value to (a) the employer and (b) the customer.
And given that my experience of BA cabin crew has found them arrogant, unhhelpful and rude (second only to AA in deservingness of a sound instructional thrashing) I remain to be convinced that they deserve salaries higher than (say) the waiting staff in the Hard Rock Cafe off Times Square (whose eagerness, helpfulness and enthusiasm add significant value to the evening). Virgin, Singapore and Delta CC were much better, so BA staff need to wind their necks in a bit IMHO.