What American Eagle flights are assigned to LAX cabin crews?
Apr 23, 2019, 1:34 pm
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Apr 23, 2019, 2:10 pm
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As for flight attendant pay rates, they get paid adequately on the major carriers. Yes, they don't "get paid" for the boarding/deplaning time. However, they get paid a "higher rate" for the actual flight time. It all evens out and they make a decent salary (particularly for the less than stellar level of service that we often get in the US). Frankly, if the pay is not good enough, they need to find another job.
Apr 23, 2019, 2:39 pm
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There are plenty of other jobs that are available to those that choose not to be come a FA.. My wife has a few friends from College that went directly to work for AA, its because its something that wanted to do, they are still working at AA today
Granted everyone has a bad day now and then, but in this case, it just seems that the FA could not care less on what had happened...
If you dont like your job, then move on.. there are probably plenty of applicants that would like a chance to become a FA
Granted everyone has a bad day now and then, but in this case, it just seems that the FA could not care less on what had happened...
If you dont like your job, then move on.. there are probably plenty of applicants that would like a chance to become a FA
Apr 23, 2019, 3:56 pm
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I'm not defending this FA. What I'm saying is the low pay factor at regionals probably isn't going to attract those with the greatest life skills. A job you can love may be important but I know of nowhere in the US where an individual can independently live on $25K a year.
I know even more places in the US where individuals will happily live on $25k a year with roommates, NYC and LAX being a couple of those places. Hang around a nice bar in WeHo or Manhattan/Brooklyn and there will be lots of people there making less than $25k but living with 3/4 roommates. Throw a flight pass into that mix and you'll have a line of people with good life skills waiting to apply. Unfortunately, those life skills seem to fade away as their earnings and seniority increase.
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Apr 23, 2019, 4:21 pm
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...Imagine my confusion when I was returning to my seat and got a pile of napkins from this cabin crew accompanied with: ”now, go clean your mess” (exact her words, I kid you not). I was so baffled that just took those napkins and spent next 10 minutes removing coffee stains from my seat.
Apr 23, 2019, 8:06 pm
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I know of lots of places in the US where an individual can independently live on $25k a year, particularly with a health plan.
I know even more places in the US where individuals will happily live on $25k a year with roommates, NYC and LAX being a couple of those places. Hang around a nice bar in WeHo or Manhattan/Brooklyn and there will be lots of people there making less than $25k but living with 3/4 roommates. Throw a flight pass into that mix and you'll have a line of people with good life skills waiting to apply. Unfortunately, those life skills seem to fade away as their earnings and seniority increase.
I know even more places in the US where individuals will happily live on $25k a year with roommates, NYC and LAX being a couple of those places. Hang around a nice bar in WeHo or Manhattan/Brooklyn and there will be lots of people there making less than $25k but living with 3/4 roommates. Throw a flight pass into that mix and you'll have a line of people with good life skills waiting to apply. Unfortunately, those life skills seem to fade away as their earnings and seniority increase.
Apr 23, 2019, 8:54 pm
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Yet every day, dozens/hundreds of well-educated people in their 20's move into NYC/LA because they want to live there and experience NYC/LA life rather than work in a better paying job with a lower cost of living in _______________ (Cincinnati/Indianapolis/Houston/Salt Lake/Denver/fillintheblank).
Apr 23, 2019, 9:13 pm
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Yet every day, dozens/hundreds of well-educated people in their 20's move into NYC/LA because they want to live there and experience NYC/LA life rather than work in a better paying job with a lower cost of living in _______________ (Cincinnati/Indianapolis/Houston/Salt Lake/Denver/fillintheblank).
To each their own.
Apr 24, 2019, 5:19 am
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Hey I get it. I lived in Chicago downtown in a dump in my 20's but wanted to be in the action. The problem is when you go out in these cities your disposable income is zilch based on those salaries. Not sure how much you can enjoy NYC and LA life when you need every penny to make rent.
To each their own.
To each their own.