OT: occupation of BA FTers
Aug 2, 2018, 9:37 am
#1246
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Aug 2, 2018, 10:10 am
#1247
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 10,709
Which is the same as economy flying, sort off.
Aug 2, 2018, 10:36 am
#1248
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London
Programs: Thai Royal Orchid Plus Gold, BA Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 348
My suggestion: work hard and become a consultant and generally an expert in your speciality, and in the meantime cultivate an interest and make contacts in global health. And then people like me would hire you on projects and fly you out to Asia and Africa in J
There's a huge and growing demand from developing countries for health expertise, and people do value the rich expertise and reputation of the NHS..
Aug 2, 2018, 11:29 am
#1249
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,145
* Mid-90s, both ex-RAF
Last edited by T8191; Aug 2, 2018 at 12:15 pm
Aug 2, 2018, 11:58 am
#1250
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Scotland
Programs: BAEC - Silver | Hilton Honors - Gold
Posts: 297
Aug 2, 2018, 2:54 pm
#1251
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Nottingham, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 968
Stonemason. Back in the day it was a 7year apprentiship, not like today.
Worked on the restoration of Windsor castle and Lincoln Cathedral but spend most days designing and creating specific pieces for the well heeled and famous.
Travel these days is purely pleasure but have been paid to go to Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, St. Kitts, and less glamorous places.
Used to do a lot of work in the Granit City and flew into Dyce more times than any other destination
Worked on the restoration of Windsor castle and Lincoln Cathedral but spend most days designing and creating specific pieces for the well heeled and famous.
Travel these days is purely pleasure but have been paid to go to Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, St. Kitts, and less glamorous places.
Used to do a lot of work in the Granit City and flew into Dyce more times than any other destination
Aug 2, 2018, 3:23 pm
#1253
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 699
im try if this offends anyone, but I've found that some of the biggest scruffs I've ever seen , dress wise are those flying in j CW
looks like they don't have a mirror at home , personal experience this
Aug 2, 2018, 3:24 pm
#1254
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 699
Aug 2, 2018, 6:46 pm
#1256
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,210
We got shot of the cattle several months ago - not literally of course. They were sold to the chap who we contract the land out to grow cereal. I finally persuaded the wife that having a herd of cattle as pets wasn't a good idea at our age and she should take up knitting instead.
Aug 3, 2018, 4:12 am
#1257
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: London
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, BAEC Gold
Posts: 283
Aug 3, 2018, 4:26 am
#1258
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hotels.com Gold
Posts: 390
I work in finance but don't really travel for work (even when I do it is generally the night before, not directly to a meeting). B***ered if I'm going to dress in a suit and heels, as if I were at work, for leisure travel. I'll be in jeans, t-shirt, hoodie and trainers in J, thanks. Husband is even "worse" as his fashion sense was solidified in the 1990s grunge era and he is regularly told he looks like Neil Young - I like it on him :-)
So I'm not offended as I simply do not give a damn.
The richest person I know, who made his fortune young with his own IT company and has had one of those fancy metal Amex cards since it was launched, looks like a tramp most of the time.
Aug 3, 2018, 1:10 pm
#1259
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 12
Silver status - 42 years working now retired and free
Have 'children' abroad , so expensive baby sitting duties ....
We try to fly WT+ for comfort but our off spring always fly higher class
Something wrong here.......
Have 'children' abroad , so expensive baby sitting duties ....
We try to fly WT+ for comfort but our off spring always fly higher class
Something wrong here.......
Aug 3, 2018, 1:30 pm
#1260
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: All the usual suspects
Posts: 342
I dress for comfort and for being able to sleep without waking up with my dinner jacket all wrinkled and my bow tie stuck down the back of my seat somewhere with the crumbs and god knows what else.