The Real Life of a Flight Attendant

American Airlines Flight Attendants discuss their lifestyle and culture today.

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[lemons82]

Personally, it does not sit well with me that they treat flight attendants(and from my understanding pilots as well) so poorly. I think most people would agree that you want any and everyone responsible for your safety at 30k feet in the air to be highly motivated and well compensated! I've always though FAs and Pilots were very well paid until recently.

[calfaiah]

yeah u fools who are not F/A's u deal with bitchy people who dont get a meal on a hour flight we do up to 6legs a day with 4 hours of sleep lets see u do it

[JamaicanDave1980]

rlol don't get me started on Pilot pay..but FA's have it hard

[roli252520]

@AubreyBryan you are so welcome.

[NavySealsDucky]

Thats why you go to collage billy.

[Baseball5030]

The fact of the matter is that these executives are making cuts and refusing to budge on new contracts but are accepting multi-million dollar buyouts. Money that could go to the company and help lower ticket prices are going to the pockets of these execs and helping them live the high life in a mansion somewhere. They don't give 2 shits about the customers, the employees, or the company. The real life of a flight attendant: Fly till you die.

[Baseball5030]

Unfortunately, everything they said is 100% true. Both my parents have worked for US air for 30 years. Ever since 9/11 and declaring bankrupcy, the company basically put a gun to their head and forced them to take massive pay and benefit cuts. People yell and bitch at them as if there the ones charging them 5 dollars for a pillow. If you want to know who's really responsible, write the corporate executives who make those decisions. FA have as much say in their job as you do in yours, if not less

[luifer921]

it've been stuck in my head to become a flight att. nd im 20 yrs old i go to college nd ive been wanting to take a french class,i speak english and spanish idk if that will work on something but i think it would be to much for a girl like to be a flight atte in soo early age

[CurlyFries120]

my dream is to become a flight attendant... got the training but its killer hard to get in! gr... lol

[jabrown45100]

One minute she may be providing simple in-cabin comforts such as blankets, pillows, and peanuts and sodas; next minute, their job may turn to knowledgeable assistance in case of emergency landing or to diffuse an in-flight cabin disorder among passengers, mechanical, etc. Resolutions are the exception and not the rule to the host of potential problems that could occur at 35k feet in the air.

[wcresponder]

and yet it is expected to tip a waiter or waitress in a resturant, when there are so many other service jobs that require more than wat staff or hair stylists.

[brewster577]

I DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE AIRLINE I WANT TO WORK FOR I JUST WANT TO BECOME A FA SO BAD........................