Dudes, I was the HR Manager for a corporate aviation fleet. It was the worst job of my life because it was emotional, tense, and full of conflict between the corporation (who felt that its aviation employees had a sense of entitlement) and the aviation department (who felt that the corporation was trying to nickel & dime the division into oblivion).
They were both right, but I firmly believe that commercial pilots, flight attendants, and anyone associated with keeping the plane up in the
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wow, that’s frightening… i’m surprised that there weren’t more hysterics, really… these people certainly deserve to be paid well, but if they’re paid much more, i doubt i could afford to fly anywhere. greyhound, here i come!
Darah, you have to dream bigger than Greyhound — for the sake of the boys!
When I read about some of the crap flight attendants and pilots/co-pilots have to go through with insane passengers I am aghast. Their first job is your safety. People should remember that the next time they snap at a flight attendant because they were asked to turn off their cell phone. You may need this person to help your fat behind out of a plane engulfed in flames…do you REALLY want to piss her off?
The airline industry is far from perfect. But I have found that if you act reasonable and advocate for yourself in a professional manner, most airline employees are happy to do whatever they can to help you. Everyone has a horror story, yes. But for the love of Pete, put yourself in these worker’s shoes and calm the F down, people!