Originally Posted by
uanj
Genuine question, on a US airline can a purser or lead tell another FA what to do? I have heard the lead FA or purser gets a minimal amount of additional pay to take care of paperwork as we all as execute normal FA duties.
Unlike non-US airlines, the purser position does not have a supervisory role. Rather, it's more like a coordinator, but the purser has no authority to reprimand.
On domestic flights, sometimes it may be the most junior FA, as it's more work in F + all the announcement duties.