What do you find most annoying about our job???
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What do you find most annoying about our job???
Well.... where shall we start....
1 - When someone asks for a gin and tonic for example which you give to them and then their partner says 'i will have the same'.... Why the hell can't they ask for 2!!!!
2 - When someone calls you 'mate'.... In reply I tell them ' I am NOT your mate'!!!!
3 - When a group of pax come on and shows you their boarding cards, upside down and thumb over the seat number....
4 - When you have been away on a weeks trip and the idiots ask you what the weather is like at home....
5 - When flying over a city for example at night and they ask you 'where is that'?.... How the hell should I know.... I squeeze tea bags for a living....
6 - Hearing the unfastening of seat belts as soon as the wheels touch the runway after landing....
7 - Walking through the cabin with your hands full and someone tries to hand you their meal tray.... I am NOT an octopus!!!!
8 - Asking a question eg Tea???? when they have got their headphones on and they can't hear you.... Why oh why do they not take the bloody things off instead of looking at you gormlessly as if you are speaking swahili.... It is not rocket science....
I can go and on unfortunately I have to puit up with all of the above tonight so must foxtrot oscar now.... I look forward to hearing your favourites....
1 - When someone asks for a gin and tonic for example which you give to them and then their partner says 'i will have the same'.... Why the hell can't they ask for 2!!!!
2 - When someone calls you 'mate'.... In reply I tell them ' I am NOT your mate'!!!!
3 - When a group of pax come on and shows you their boarding cards, upside down and thumb over the seat number....
4 - When you have been away on a weeks trip and the idiots ask you what the weather is like at home....
5 - When flying over a city for example at night and they ask you 'where is that'?.... How the hell should I know.... I squeeze tea bags for a living....
6 - Hearing the unfastening of seat belts as soon as the wheels touch the runway after landing....
7 - Walking through the cabin with your hands full and someone tries to hand you their meal tray.... I am NOT an octopus!!!!
8 - Asking a question eg Tea???? when they have got their headphones on and they can't hear you.... Why oh why do they not take the bloody things off instead of looking at you gormlessly as if you are speaking swahili.... It is not rocket science....
I can go and on unfortunately I have to puit up with all of the above tonight so must foxtrot oscar now.... I look forward to hearing your favourites....
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ukjetbloke, how VERY recogniseable! Just reading your post put a
on my face. Yes, our beloved customers......................
And BTW I reckon that someone who has the humour to look at his job the way ukjetbloke does, is exactly the kind of person who will last a long long time.
And the "I squeeze teebags for a living" comment is one I will definitely start using myself!
on my face. Yes, our beloved customers......................- Landing on the other side of the globe after a 12 hour flight "Do you fly right back now?". Yeah right, we have a 24 hour workday........
- With my last names clearly stuck on my chest "what's your name?" , Mrs Forty to you mate!
- Talking loudly through my whole safety announcement when they are sitting 3 feet from where I am standing talking in the mike. "Excuse me for interrupting your conversation ladies, this is about saving your clueless b*tts"
- Using a cell phone while sitting with luggage on lap after I have just clearly and slowly explained the whole thing in 3 languages. Do you have to switch off your brain upon boarding an ac?
- Pulling full force on the ashtray in the door in an attempt to open the toilet. And then dropping it on the floor for me to pick up.
- "Excuse me, I am a vegetable" yes Ma'am, I know you are.
And BTW I reckon that someone who has the humour to look at his job the way ukjetbloke does, is exactly the kind of person who will last a long long time.
And the "I squeeze teebags for a living" comment is one I will definitely start using myself!
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I know what you mean about pax pulling at the ashtray to get in to the toilet!!
Here are a few of mine:-
* Pax asking "Do you know where the toilet is?" No we dont know, we only work here.
* On one flight someone asked me "Where are we going?" Like, where did you buy a ticket to?
* Pax refusing to put their luggage in overhead locker when seated at emergency exits. "I cant put my bag up it has our passports in it" Yeh and there is noone in the lockers to steal them.
* People trying to hand you sick bags when you are serving food or doing the drinks trolley.
* During turbulence someone asked if the pilot could please stop flying over the bumps.
* During a delay due to a tech problem one man said can we not just go anyway i have a meeting to attend to.
Why cant pax just have a bit of common sense sometimes?
Here are a few of mine:-
* Pax asking "Do you know where the toilet is?" No we dont know, we only work here.
* On one flight someone asked me "Where are we going?" Like, where did you buy a ticket to?
* Pax refusing to put their luggage in overhead locker when seated at emergency exits. "I cant put my bag up it has our passports in it" Yeh and there is noone in the lockers to steal them.
* People trying to hand you sick bags when you are serving food or doing the drinks trolley.
* During turbulence someone asked if the pilot could please stop flying over the bumps.
* During a delay due to a tech problem one man said can we not just go anyway i have a meeting to attend to.
Why cant pax just have a bit of common sense sometimes?
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Hello! Fab comments, just thought I would add some of mine ones!
* When doing tea for example service, you ask the pax if they want tea, and then they put their cup on your tray and say "Coffee"!
* When securing the cabin for take off/landing and the pax can't do the seat belt up as they have the buckle around the wrong way, normally I say, "Shall I get the demo kit out for you again?" - Makes me chuckle
* Why oh why do pax have to take their shoes off when you are sat at the crew seats in the cabin - the smell
!!!!!!
have fun!!!
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* When doing tea for example service, you ask the pax if they want tea, and then they put their cup on your tray and say "Coffee"!
* When securing the cabin for take off/landing and the pax can't do the seat belt up as they have the buckle around the wrong way, normally I say, "Shall I get the demo kit out for you again?" - Makes me chuckle
* Why oh why do pax have to take their shoes off when you are sat at the crew seats in the cabin - the smell
!!!!!!have fun!!!
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People who make such an easy job more difficult than it is.
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Well I suppose it is comforting to find STUPIDITY an international trait. What is about the ashtray on the toilet door????????? My Favourite statements on todays flight: Is this a mens or womens toilet? How do I know if it is vacant? ( to which I peek into the ashtray and tell them "no one seems to be in there now").Why oh why oh why when you ask someone how they like their coffee is the answer always "Black" then as you walk away with the sugar and milk they shout "I need milk and sugar". Well now you really didnt want black coffee after all did you?
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A few of my favourites are:
1) "Where are we now".... I always reply "Dont know, cant see the road signs from here".
2) You serve the pax there meal & there's always one that says "do you have it without the sauce"
3) Which is the ladies toilet ?
But my ultimate favourite which always makes me chuckle is when pax open the cupbard where we keep our bags & jackets, turn round & stare at you & simply say " Toilet "
1) "Where are we now".... I always reply "Dont know, cant see the road signs from here".
2) You serve the pax there meal & there's always one that says "do you have it without the sauce"
3) Which is the ladies toilet ?
But my ultimate favourite which always makes me chuckle is when pax open the cupbard where we keep our bags & jackets, turn round & stare at you & simply say " Toilet "
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Someone needs a sense of humour check!!!
For all of our sakes Sweetie, no need to be so hung up.
The replies are FAB-O!!!
They crack me up.
Man, if we couldn't laugh at our pax we'd kill 'em...or wrap 'em up in a tight white jacket and belt 'em around the head.
You'all forgot one
"would you like tea or coffee?" "chicken or beef?"
"Yes"
Classic...
"well, which one luv?"
For all of our sakes Sweetie, no need to be so hung up.
The replies are FAB-O!!!
They crack me up.
Man, if we couldn't laugh at our pax we'd kill 'em...or wrap 'em up in a tight white jacket and belt 'em around the head.
You'all forgot one
"would you like tea or coffee?" "chicken or beef?"
"Yes"
Classic...
"well, which one luv?"
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LOL Penny B
Then there is always the time when you ask "Would you like tea or coffee?" and they just hold their cup up and say not a word. Since when did we become "mind readers????"
And......
After briefing the pax in the emergancy exit row, there is always one that has to say " oh yes I can assist, I will be first out!". Gawwwd, if only I had a dollar for everytime I have heard that!
And......
After briefing the pax in the emergancy exit row, there is always one that has to say " oh yes I can assist, I will be first out!". Gawwwd, if only I had a dollar for everytime I have heard that!
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How about those oh so helpful families that stack up their meal trays, and look suprised when I unstack them on their tray table to try and put them in the meal cart.
How about a 1hr50min LGW-PMI/MAH/IBZ when you've nearly killed yourself running around with the bar, hot meal, tea/coffee, hot towels and then duty free, and then, they start asking for more drinks as you shovel some food in your mouth!!
Can I have a blanket, as you're serving tea or coffee. 9 times out of 10 the blankets are in the locker above them!!
On boarding when you ask for their boarding card, they say "I'm in 25 D, I know where that is" Was that what I asked you for!!
Bless them.
How about a 1hr50min LGW-PMI/MAH/IBZ when you've nearly killed yourself running around with the bar, hot meal, tea/coffee, hot towels and then duty free, and then, they start asking for more drinks as you shovel some food in your mouth!!
Can I have a blanket, as you're serving tea or coffee. 9 times out of 10 the blankets are in the locker above them!!
On boarding when you ask for their boarding card, they say "I'm in 25 D, I know where that is" Was that what I asked you for!!
Bless them.
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Oh, for God sake!! I do laugh at how silly pax can be - those who've actually flown with me, they know!
And all those other comments (especially about looking for the toilet in the wardrobe!) are fab!!
When I read that first post it seemed that those things that annoy ukjetbloke were a little too unimportant to be annoyed by.
I know we can laugh and say those pax are really stupid but what would we be like if the only time we flew was once a year on holiday?
What annoyes me is when some idiot checks in some other people's bag with some s**t in it and the flight is delayed for about 4 hours. That really
annoys me...
What makes me smile is:
"Excuse me, could you please tell the Captain he forgot to turn the indicators off?" pointing to the strobe light.
Sorry if you thought I was so hung up !
And all those other comments (especially about looking for the toilet in the wardrobe!)
are fab!!When I read that first post it seemed that those things that annoy ukjetbloke were a little too unimportant to be annoyed by.
I know we can laugh and say those pax are really stupid but what would we be like if the only time we flew was once a year on holiday?
What annoyes me is when some idiot checks in some other people's bag with some s**t in it and the flight is delayed for about 4 hours. That really
annoys me...
What makes me smile is:
"Excuse me, could you please tell the Captain he forgot to turn the indicators off?" pointing to the strobe light.
Sorry if you thought I was so hung up !
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One that one of our flight deck told me!!.........
A woman entered the F/D on a visit whilst in flight. She took one look out of the window and promptly said "Are we moving??" The F/O who was totally gobsmacked by the remark quickly replied "No madam, we take off and then hover in the air until the earth spins to the point we want and then we land!" She actually believed him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How brainless can some people be! YES ITS TRUE
A woman entered the F/D on a visit whilst in flight. She took one look out of the window and promptly said "Are we moving??" The F/O who was totally gobsmacked by the remark quickly replied "No madam, we take off and then hover in the air until the earth spins to the point we want and then we land!" She actually believed him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How brainless can some people be! YES ITS TRUE
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Here's MY favourite:
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Well, what about now?"
"No, we STILL aren't there yet."
"Ummm. Now?"
"Go back to the galley and make me a drink."
or.....
"What time are we getting in?"
"I just made a PA, didn't you listen?"
or....
"Chicken or beef?"
"Is that like, leather or feather? Hehe...." (Joking... trying to lighten things up a little...)
"Umm, no, it says here, 'chicken' or 'beef' "
"sigh.....wha-aaat ev-er"
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Well, what about now?"
"No, we STILL aren't there yet."
"Ummm. Now?"
"Go back to the galley and make me a drink."
or.....
"What time are we getting in?"
"I just made a PA, didn't you listen?"
or....
"Chicken or beef?"
"Is that like, leather or feather? Hehe...." (Joking... trying to lighten things up a little...)
"Umm, no, it says here, 'chicken' or 'beef' "
"sigh.....wha-aaat ev-er"
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How about when you ask them if they want tea or coffee and they put the cup on your tray with the milk jigger still in - I have been known to just pour it in anyway.
or
When you ask a row of three if they want coffee and only one person puts their cup on the tray, when you hand it back the next people put theirs on. For that they only get half a cup!
or
When you ask a row of three if they want coffee and only one person puts their cup on the tray, when you hand it back the next people put theirs on. For that they only get half a cup!