Comments on: The Garrulous Flight Attendant http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-garrulous-flight-attendant A fun flying blog with airline travel stories Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: AH http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-5720 AH Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:36:57 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-5720 The whole problem with this that some people were never told "nobody cares" when they were young. No one cares about how many times your doctor got paged last night, that your nurse has to work mandatory overtime, that your hairdresser's ankles hurt and, therefore, no one cares about what sucks about being a flight attendant. Save it for online or your friends. They have to care. Otherwise, be professional and suck it up like the rest of us. <i>Especially</i> if you're in uniform and representing your airline. The whole problem with this that some people were never told "nobody cares" when they were young. No one cares about how many times your doctor got paged last night, that your nurse has to work mandatory overtime, that your hairdresser's ankles hurt and, therefore, no one cares about what sucks about being a flight attendant.

Save it for online or your friends. They have to care. Otherwise, be professional and suck it up like the rest of us. Especially if you're in uniform and representing your airline.

]]> By: MW http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-3875 MW Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:28:34 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-3875 ugh where i live there are a lot of teen moms that don't take care of their kids. discipline the motherfuckers, or i swear to God i will. ugh where i live there are a lot of teen moms that don't take care of their kids. discipline the motherfuckers, or i swear to God i will.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2554 Anonymous Sun, 03 May 2009 08:20:12 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2554 this pilot is very correct,she is an idiot.there are lots of them.flying is nothing like it used to be,its gotten really bad,i dont see hardly any problems on flights ,i fly quite often,what i do see is rude ,unhelpful,cabin crew who have no interest in their passengers or in the company that employs them. this pilot is very correct,she is an idiot.there are lots of them.flying is nothing like it used to be,its gotten really bad,i dont see hardly any problems on flights ,i fly quite often,what i do see is rude ,unhelpful,cabin crew who have no interest in their passengers or in the company that employs them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2553 Anonymous Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:38:01 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2553 just do your job the best you can or get out.its about the fare paying passenger,not your ego! just do your job the best you can or get out.its about the fare paying passenger,not your ego!

]]> By: rolf http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2552 rolf Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:37:47 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2552 I know some FAs are just horrible. Depending on the airlines, then can be a minority, or not. You sound like you had a previous bad experience with one... anyway, IMO your behavior is not flawless. you could have called another FA and politely asked her if she could ask the annoying FA to lower her voice or move somewhere else. I know some FAs are just horrible.

Depending on the airlines, then can be a minority, or not.

You sound like you had a previous bad experience with one… anyway, IMO your behavior is not flawless. you could have called another FA and politely asked her if she could ask the annoying FA to lower her voice or move somewhere else.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2551 Anonymous Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:49:37 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2551 lol definatley a bitter pilot! get over yourself sir. there are plenty of good flight attendants out in this business. you try dealing with rude/clueless people all day. yes i chose my job. but what i cant choose are my passengers. most of them are awesome too. its people like you sir, (and i say sir because im assuming your over the age of 60 due to your miserableness)that make flight attendants miserable. and if you feel that the service is so awful...DRIVE next time. lol definatley a bitter pilot! get over yourself sir. there are plenty of good flight attendants out in this business. you try dealing with rude/clueless people all day. yes i chose my job. but what i cant choose are my passengers. most of them are awesome too. its people like you sir, (and i say sir because im assuming your over the age of 60 due to your miserableness)that make flight attendants miserable. and if you feel that the service is so awful…DRIVE next time.

]]> By: voni http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2550 voni Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:32:26 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2550 um... i'm sori bt 2 me ths al snds a bit lyk wingy bullshit. i sympathise with thhe FA's becaus they hav 2 deal with bitchy moody pepl and i sympathis with the ppl who hav to deal with the moody FA's really i do bt SUCK IT UP!!! ther r peopl with way bigger problems than having to deal with rude inconsiderate people but i no it can be hard. the only thing to do really is try and be nice to people and hope that they'll return the favour. if they don't they're arseholes, but you can't help that. but who ever wrote this, you just came over as very whiney to me. sorry but it's true. i'm ffrom newzealand and i have only experienced british and ameriican flights twice, but it didn't seem so bad to me and here in nz the FA's in general are pretty nice. this coment is all over the place isnt it... oh well :D um… i'm sori bt 2 me ths al snds a bit lyk wingy bullshit. i sympathise with thhe FA's becaus they hav 2 deal with bitchy moody pepl and i sympathis with the ppl who hav to deal with the moody FA's really i do bt SUCK IT UP!!! ther r peopl with way bigger problems than having to deal with rude inconsiderate people but i no it can be hard. the only thing to do really is try and be nice to people and hope that they'll return the favour. if they don't they're arseholes, but you can't help that. but who ever wrote this, you just came over as very whiney to me. sorry but it's true. i'm ffrom newzealand and i have only experienced british and ameriican flights twice, but it didn't seem so bad to me and here in nz the FA's in general are pretty nice. this coment is all over the place isnt it… oh well :D

]]> By: S http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2549 S Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:27:11 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2549 I'm a flight attendant for an international airline. (non US, European carrier) Yes the pay sucks and no we don't have the perks we once had. But... no one is holding a gun to my head and forcing me to do it. You would never ever heard me say "I'm here for your safety as well as your service"! Who on earth thought up that line. Yes I've done extensive training but that's a given. I also underwent two weeks of service training and take great pride in my work. If my customers (not passengers) are happy it makes my day oh so much easier. If I'm tired or crabby when I'm getting to work I always remind myself that it's not my customers fault so I'm not going to take it out on them. I think one of the reasons that flight attendants who are past their prime carry on working (I call them sky hags) is the seniority system in the US and the strangehold unions have over most airlines. I'm a flight attendant for an international airline. (non US, European carrier)

Yes the pay sucks and no we don't have the perks we once had. But… no one is holding a gun to my head and forcing me to do it.

You would never ever heard me say "I'm here for your safety as well as your service"! Who on earth thought up that line. Yes I've done extensive training but that's a given. I also underwent two weeks of service training and take great pride in my work. If my customers (not passengers) are happy it makes my day oh so much easier.

If I'm tired or crabby when I'm getting to work I always remind myself that it's not my customers fault so I'm not going to take it out on them.

I think one of the reasons that flight attendants who are past their prime carry on working (I call them sky hags) is the seniority system in the US and the strangehold unions have over most airlines.

]]> By: Jason http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2548 Jason Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:34:56 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2548 I am really a flight attendant. I am on a trip right now actually. I don't know how to prove it. I was just trying to say we are not all bad. There are a lot of good flight attendants, but there are also a lot that should be doing something else. I am really a flight attendant. I am on a trip right now actually. I don't know how to prove it.

I was just trying to say we are not all bad. There are a lot of good flight attendants, but there are also a lot that should be doing something else.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2008/08/the-garrulous-flight-attendant/#comment-2547 Anonymous Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:21:43 +0000 http://www.iwanttime.com/?p=1028#comment-2547 Is Jason real? Something about the way its written makes me think Jason is a passenger using a creative method to try to convince FAs to look at the good things they have and be nicer. If that's the case or not, its a good lesson. Is Jason real? Something about the way its written makes me think Jason is a passenger using a creative method to try to convince FAs to look at the good things they have and be nicer. If that's the case or not, its a good lesson.

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