Originally Posted by
Kevlondon
As safety continues to improve, the role of cabin crew becomes even more skewed towards onboard waiter/ess. They are frontloaded with skills and knowledge that many of them may go an entire career without ever using.
When the frequency of a skill's application reduces, it doesn't have an effect on that skill's utility or value. If anything the job gets harder, since without regularly exercising these skills in the normal course of duty there's an increased requirement for practice drills etc to keep sharp. Would you pay firefighters less when the number of fires to attend reduces?