Originally Posted by AlanB

Well I guess that depends on what your definition of "highly paid" is. If highly paid to you is $35,000 to $50,000, then yes I guess they are highly paid. But those who actually do their jobs, certainly earn every penny of it. I know of one cook, the highest paid person in the dining car, who has been with Amtrak for about 18 years and he's making about $22 an hour.

Returning to the attendant position, I don't know of any flight attendants that have to make and strip down beds, or put them up and down for their passengers. I don't believe that I've ever seen a flight attendant clean a bathroom. Most flight attendants do not assist with luggage. Flight attendant don't sleep on the airplane normally, much less in a room where anytime someone hits the call button, a bell rings in their room. Flight attendants aren't on duty 24/7 for two days straight.