How can I be a flight attendant?
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Anonymous
| I have a successful career and I no longer need to bring in the kind of income I used to. My children are getting older and I would love an easy job with travel perks. How does one become a flight attendant? |
Anonymous
| Easy job ???? |
Anonymous
| Is this a troll post? Do you know anything about being a flight attendant? Because you are seriously delusional. |
Anonymous
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A) It's not easy. I don't know anyone more abused than flight attendants aside from teachers.
B) They hire YOUNG. Sounds like you're approaching late 40s at best. They don't want you. Flight attendants need to be quick on their feet, slim, and someone who can take abuse without offense. C) Last its a seniority system based on time/years put in. You start out with the BAD routes - think taking Dulles to Canton, Ohio. Then you work your way up to coastal and cross-country. International flights are for the flight attendants with dual languages and seniority because a) the more hours in a flight the more money you make) and b) the larger the plane. |
Anonymous
| Are you hot? |
Anonymous
| OP here, sadly, I'm not hot, but with good make up and hair I'm a good 6.5 on the attractiveness scale and I'm slender/somewhat fit. I'm a CRNA and have a high stress job. It pays well, but I'm ready to travel more with my family. I'm used to dealing with difficult personalities (demanding surgeons, family members) so I know it's not easy in that sense, but it has to be lower stress than critical care, right? I'm also used to long shifts and working without sleep so no issue there. |
Anonymous
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You certainly don't have to be hot to be a flight attendant. PP must be a relic from the 1960s.
My SIL is a flight attendant, and while she mostly loves her job, it's a far cry from an easy gig that lets you travel with family. The training process is arduous--the airline puts trainees up at a hotel for at least a month, and they have to undergo rigorous trainings, during which 80% are cut. Those who get accepted have a long while until they're in a position to switch or choose their shifts. So, yes, SIL got to fly to and stay in St. Lucia last week, but she worked hard with difficult customers and hard shifts for three years before she had that opportunity. |
Anonymous
| Thanks, PP, do you happen to know if there are many part time options for flight attendants? Or does pretty much everyone start out full time? |
Anonymous
It's weird to me that you ant this when as a nurse don't you have the option of setting your own hours? You could make it as light as you want. |
Anonymous
Everyone who SIL works with is full-time (and then some!), but I'm not sure what other jobs might exist out there. |
Anonymous
| The flight attendants I know LOVE their job. |
Anonymous
I have a friend who left law and became a flight attendant. Her first few years she was on call a lot, but only flew maybe 4-6 days a month. Everyone wth seniority got scheduled first. She quit after a year because she couldn't fly enough to make money. |
Anonymous
| I would start by practicing when you travel for work or leisure. Try walking up and down the aisles handing out little bags of nuts to the other passengers. When the flight attendants do the safety demonstration, stand up and join in. Ease yourself in. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| OP, would you consider a yachting stewardess job? Ever watch Below Deck? You'd definitely be senior, but the yachts require a medical officer role. You'd qualify! I've reasesrched this and I'm 45! |