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Exmax, try registering for Crew and Ground Services on the actual Virgin blue website also. They are not recruiting at the moment, but will keep your details on file until something comes up.
Goodluck with the interview, let us know how you go.
Goodluck with the interview, let us know how you go.
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I have no problem with playing music at a reasonable volume,but on this particular flight it was like walking into a night club.(ok maybe thats an exaggeration) but it was very loud and I was not the only pax to complain.
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Hi skycrewhosties
Sorry, what I meant was the dodgy boarding music. I wanted to know what you meant about writing to management about it...
As for the dodgy jokes, have you flown with DJ before? Hopefully if you have, it was an incident free flight with friendly service. Unfortunately, there are some supersvisors who figure that because they failed as a comedian in the real world, they think that it would be funny to make their jokes over the PA system on the aircraft, I suspect because no one can walk off and they are stuck listening
For example:
(During the safety demo) There are 100s of ways to leave your lover, but only 8 ways to leave this aircraft...
(After landing) Keep your seatbelt fastened, because landing into someones lap isnt the best way to meet someone, that is what the internet is for, isnt that right ......(the crew member seated next to them)
Hope this clarifies.
Sorry, what I meant was the dodgy boarding music. I wanted to know what you meant about writing to management about it...
As for the dodgy jokes, have you flown with DJ before? Hopefully if you have, it was an incident free flight with friendly service. Unfortunately, there are some supersvisors who figure that because they failed as a comedian in the real world, they think that it would be funny to make their jokes over the PA system on the aircraft, I suspect because no one can walk off and they are stuck listening
For example:
(During the safety demo) There are 100s of ways to leave your lover, but only 8 ways to leave this aircraft...
(After landing) Keep your seatbelt fastened, because landing into someones lap isnt the best way to meet someone, that is what the internet is for, isnt that right ......(the crew member seated next to them)
Hope this clarifies.
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it depends on the joke and how often you hear it, as an adelaide girl I hear "wind your clock back 30 years" every flight, however when I was in Sydney coming back to adelaide as a pax a few years ago, over the boarding announcement in the terminal they said "as this is a nearly empty flight could all passengers please sit near the window when we taxi past the qantas plane so they think we're full"
which did get a giggle out of me
which did get a giggle out of me
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Sorry to go slightly off thread but I did want to say that I flew with V Blue about 20 times in 2006 and the incident I mentioned was the only one I can recall where I had a "bad" experience and even then it was a pretty minor issue,I only wrote to the management about it as i thought they might appreciate some passenger feedback,in the letter I also complimented them on their customer service,value for money etc.
I have found just about 100% of V Blue staff to be friendly,professional and good at their jobs.
(And the girls are pretty good looking!)
Seriously though,long live Virgin Blue.
I have found just about 100% of V Blue staff to be friendly,professional and good at their jobs.
(And the girls are pretty good looking!)
Seriously though,long live Virgin Blue.
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It's all about timing
I flew with Virgin to BNE and back (from SYD) last week.
On the way to BNE, a weekday (early) morning flight, the only joke I noticed was something along the lines of "It's certainly been your pleasure having us on board...". This was so subtle I don't think anyone actually got it. I don't know whether the crew purposefully toned down the jokes because of the time of day/passenger profile/fatigue, etc.
On the way back, a Saturday afternoon flight, the Cabin Manager made a fair few jokes that were actually quite amusing. Apart from the same "your pleasure...us on board" joke (which again, no-one seemed to get), included in his repertoire was this genuinely funny joke...
"Cabin crew, please be seated and hold hands for take-off...[perfectly timed pause] Ahh, Cabin Crew X [the previously introduced ccm seated on the same jumpseat as the CM], that's not my hand!"
Maybe you had to be there, but his humour seemed to be appreciated by a large portion of people on board.
Basically, i think that jokes are appropriate depending on the types of passengers. Really, it should be up to the crew to decide whether (and what type of) jokes are appropriate for each particular flight. However, I can absolutely see how it could be very annoying to hear the same jokes repeatedly if you frequently flew DJ.
Maybe you could introduce a joke quota, with each Cabin Manager given a maximum number of jokes per service and each joke can only be used a certain number of times before it must be retired??? Joking, BTW. Boom-tish!
On the way to BNE, a weekday (early) morning flight, the only joke I noticed was something along the lines of "It's certainly been your pleasure having us on board...". This was so subtle I don't think anyone actually got it. I don't know whether the crew purposefully toned down the jokes because of the time of day/passenger profile/fatigue, etc.
On the way back, a Saturday afternoon flight, the Cabin Manager made a fair few jokes that were actually quite amusing. Apart from the same "your pleasure...us on board" joke (which again, no-one seemed to get), included in his repertoire was this genuinely funny joke...
"Cabin crew, please be seated and hold hands for take-off...[perfectly timed pause] Ahh, Cabin Crew X [the previously introduced ccm seated on the same jumpseat as the CM], that's not my hand!"
Maybe you had to be there, but his humour seemed to be appreciated by a large portion of people on board.
Basically, i think that jokes are appropriate depending on the types of passengers. Really, it should be up to the crew to decide whether (and what type of) jokes are appropriate for each particular flight. However, I can absolutely see how it could be very annoying to hear the same jokes repeatedly if you frequently flew DJ.
Maybe you could introduce a joke quota, with each Cabin Manager given a maximum number of jokes per service and each joke can only be used a certain number of times before it must be retired??? Joking, BTW. Boom-tish!
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Skycrewhosties, I think we are on a different page.
Maybe you are one of those CSs I am referring who doesn't realise the jokes they tell are not all that funny. Then again maybe not, with your odd attitude towards Westaff.
Keep the opinions coming guys, like I said, maybe I am out on my own in thinking these jokes bring the airline down. Especially on a Melbourne - Sydney 6.00am....
Maybe you are one of those CSs I am referring who doesn't realise the jokes they tell are not all that funny. Then again maybe not, with your odd attitude towards Westaff.
Keep the opinions coming guys, like I said, maybe I am out on my own in thinking these jokes bring the airline down. Especially on a Melbourne - Sydney 6.00am....