Originally Posted by Lehava
I often have to work 15 hours or more a day, they dont pay for my meals (and if I know I wont have time to go out I have to plan ahead and bring something), I pay for my own parking, 12 days miniumum vacation is a LOT, most firms it is 7 days after a year, Holiday pay many firms dont offer. If I get stuck on a delay my clients or company dont pay for any of it, it ends up being MY time.
The problem with working 15 hours a day is you are either salaried (which is a different situation) or you are hourly in which case you are paid for the 15 hours. We don't only get paid when the door is closed and actually they proposed that our pay start when the wheels leave the ground.
It is really hard to bring your own food on a 4 or 5 day trip when you don't have access to refrigeration.
I know many people have to pay for parking but given some of the rates at the airports, this would bankrupt many employees with the paycuts we are already expected to take. PHL charged me $100/month. I can only imagine what some of the other larger airports charge.
12 days vacation may be average but I don't think it is a lot.
Originally Posted by Lehava
People keep saying they are taking the "glamour" out of the job. Being a FA was supposed to be about glamour 30 years ago when they were stewardesses, now it is a professional position and making it glamourous shouldnt be part of the package anyway, IMHO.
I was being sarcastic. Of course it isn't glamorous. The position has changed drastically since the day of the stewardess. We are expected to know and deal with so much more.
Originally Posted by Traveller
If I could be so crude as to ask... what does a FA that has approx. 15 years with NW make on average in a year? I have no idea... is it $20k, 50k?
It is a tricky question to answer because it is based on many factors. If you fly domestic and work about 15-17 days it could be $32,000-$38,000 (before taxes).
If all else fails...here is my next job
http://www.gulfairco.com/guide/sky-nanny.asp