Don't get us wrong, the majority of us appreciate you and are grateful you are on board.
However, I don't want your primary job focus to be mothering (or fathering) me with excessive "safety" or worrying about extremely improbable hijack scenarios when my glass is empty or the food is getting cold (or warm, in the case of some of the meals these days).
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by basejumper:
I really was going to just ignore this because I know whatever I say will just become an invitation to more ridicule, but the part about how flight attendants have never made a difference during an emergency is so untrue that I just couldn't.
http://www.afa27.org/unsung_hero's.htm
http://www.warroom.com/nyterrorism/flightattendant.htm
http://www.planeinsanity.com/column2001_09b.html
The list goes on and on. I myself, have saved two lives using CPR and an AED on flights that had no doctors onboard. We don't all treat our passengers like babies, even when they act like babies. I treat my passengers with respect, and have the skills and experience to protect them from harm while providing warm customer service at the same time.
I am sorry that you've had the experiences that you must have had in order to feel this way, because it makes it more difficult for those of us who take pride in our careers.
NWA Purser</font>