Originally Posted by mshaikun
FA is a tough job. Too many fast food meals, or worse, airplane meals. Too much time away from home. Too many nights in bad hotels. Too many difficult flyers. Too much "security" and worries.
All of which are known factors going into the job. As I wrote earlier...it's not like they hire you and
then tell you you'll be doing overnights, that you don't always get a solid meal, etc. I don't think anyone has been suckered into the job.
It is a responsible job as well. It is about passenger safety not just serving drinks or meals.
Oh please. :rolleyes I don't remember the last time I boarded a plane, looked at the cabin crew and thought to myself "yeah, I can count on these people". I trust the pilots to fly the plane and myself to get out the door in the event something bad happens. The FAs can drive the drink cart. I'm sorry if that offends anyone, but I find it incredibly hard to believe that the majority of air travelers feel any different.
That said, their pay scale likely got pushed over the top and it is time for a readjustment. If they keep acting as they are and trying blackmail tactics, there will soon be a time when mostly foreign FAs are flying USA domestic routes.
It's a constant pendulum swing...supply vs. demand. And it's changing with the development of a "global" economy. We no longer live in the 50s, and like it or not people had better get used to that.