Originally Posted by sbrower

And there we come to our other disagreement. I contend that it is virtually impossible for the FAM's to be anonymous to a competent observer. There are too few locations (6 to 14 aisle seats in First Class - unless the profile has changed, and FAMS will now accept windows - I haven't seen one there yet), too many discrepancies (over 20, under 70, under 300 pounds, not drinking alcohol, not wearing shorts or a jogging suit), not carrying large amounts of company identifiable data (maybe the FAM's should carry laptops and work on spreadsheets with recent marketing reports from a well-known company). Also, they need to lose "the look" (i.e. - no vigilant scanning of passengers boarding, or approaching the restroom), no "restroom checks" right after usage by certain passengers, no PDA usage (I think FAM's are the only people still using a PDA with a stylus (slight joke)), and NO IDENTIFICATION TO THE CREW who always treat them differently.