It was a profession’s price of mile-high-jinks.
Thought you’ve experienced some nightmares on 30,000 feet?
A flight attendant had the web in a tizzy after revealing a number of the wildest things he’s experienced during his 25-year profession, including hooking up with passengers and flyers defecating of their seats.
He detailed the NSFW work stories in an “Ask Me Anything” post currently chickening out on Reddit.
“I’m a Flight Attendant with a serious US Airline that I even have been with for 25 years. Ask away….” said the anonymous crewmember. While he didn’t name the precise carrier, the sky steward mentioned that he works domestic AM flights, which require him to be on the airport at 5 or 6 a.m. and stay as late as 5 p.m.
The Redditor named travel advantages, healthcare advantages, going to different cities, and experiencing something different day by day as a number of the advantages of working the friendly skies.
His cons, meanwhile, entailed being away from home for 3 days at time, not being paid for numerous every day tasks and having to take care of “mean passengers.”
In truth, unruly flyers are chargeable for a whole lot of the flight attendant’s agita.
He claimed that he catches people attempting to smoke in the rest room every week and even busts passengers trying to hitch the mile–high club (aka hooking up at 3,000 feet) not less than annually.
And it’s apparently not only passengers getting freaky at 30,000 feet. When asked if he’s ever got it on with a passenger or coworker while on the job or after clocking off, the industry insider responded: “‘Passenger, yes. Other crew… I’ve had offers but nope.”
Co-workers hooking up doesn’t occur “as often because it’s rumored really,” he divulged within the steamy tell-all. “What does occur so much is straight married pilots hooking up with gay male attendants.”
Nonetheless, he says a number of the worst things he’s observed are passengers “fighting, sh–ting or p–sing” of their seats.
To wit: earlier this month, a passenger allegedly pooped their pants on a Delta flight on Christmas Eve — and left excrement smeared everywhere in the seat.
By an analogous token, the flight attendant said he’s also seen “used condoms, nasty underwear (female and male), used tampons, simply to name a couple of.”
He’s even had passengers attempt to spit on him and fight him, per the post.
“People think getting on a plane is a right of theirs, and never taking what we are saying seriously,” the air host declared. “All the mindset of consumers has modified the way in which this job is.”
It’s not only air barbarians that make the gig tough at times. The flyer recalled hitting a patch of turbulence that was so rough he smacked his head on a door handle and cut it.
Unfortunately, flight attendant pay does little to ease the headache — not less than initially.
“Relies on the airline but typically starting pay is around $24/flight hour,” disclosed the flight attendant. “That doesn’t include per diem, some pay more if flights are full or near full, what position you fly, etc. top out pay is after about 15 years after which its about $75/flight hour.”
Despite all of the potential shenanigans, the flight attendant encourages people of all ages who wish to work within the friendly skies to achieve this.
“We’ve got people who find themselves of their late 50s and of their 60s who get hired,” he said. “I’d say go for it. Especially take a look at Southwest, Delta, Alaska, JetBlue.”
As for his best and worst celebrity encounters, the flight attendant claimed: “Best was Gene Simmons from KISS. Worst was Julia Roberts (and that was three weeks ago). She is NOT nice in any respect.”
It was a profession’s price of mile-high-jinks.
Thought you’ve experienced some nightmares on 30,000 feet?
A flight attendant had the web in a tizzy after revealing a number of the wildest things he’s experienced during his 25-year profession, including hooking up with passengers and flyers defecating of their seats.
He detailed the NSFW work stories in an “Ask Me Anything” post currently chickening out on Reddit.
“I’m a Flight Attendant with a serious US Airline that I even have been with for 25 years. Ask away….” said the anonymous crewmember. While he didn’t name the precise carrier, the sky steward mentioned that he works domestic AM flights, which require him to be on the airport at 5 or 6 a.m. and stay as late as 5 p.m.
The Redditor named travel advantages, healthcare advantages, going to different cities, and experiencing something different day by day as a number of the advantages of working the friendly skies.
His cons, meanwhile, entailed being away from home for 3 days at time, not being paid for numerous every day tasks and having to take care of “mean passengers.”
In truth, unruly flyers are chargeable for a whole lot of the flight attendant’s agita.
He claimed that he catches people attempting to smoke in the rest room every week and even busts passengers trying to hitch the mile–high club (aka hooking up at 3,000 feet) not less than annually.
And it’s apparently not only passengers getting freaky at 30,000 feet. When asked if he’s ever got it on with a passenger or coworker while on the job or after clocking off, the industry insider responded: “‘Passenger, yes. Other crew… I’ve had offers but nope.”
Co-workers hooking up doesn’t occur “as often because it’s rumored really,” he divulged within the steamy tell-all. “What does occur so much is straight married pilots hooking up with gay male attendants.”
Nonetheless, he says a number of the worst things he’s observed are passengers “fighting, sh–ting or p–sing” of their seats.
To wit: earlier this month, a passenger allegedly pooped their pants on a Delta flight on Christmas Eve — and left excrement smeared everywhere in the seat.
By an analogous token, the flight attendant said he’s also seen “used condoms, nasty underwear (female and male), used tampons, simply to name a couple of.”
He’s even had passengers attempt to spit on him and fight him, per the post.
“People think getting on a plane is a right of theirs, and never taking what we are saying seriously,” the air host declared. “All the mindset of consumers has modified the way in which this job is.”
It’s not only air barbarians that make the gig tough at times. The flyer recalled hitting a patch of turbulence that was so rough he smacked his head on a door handle and cut it.
Unfortunately, flight attendant pay does little to ease the headache — not less than initially.
“Relies on the airline but typically starting pay is around $24/flight hour,” disclosed the flight attendant. “That doesn’t include per diem, some pay more if flights are full or near full, what position you fly, etc. top out pay is after about 15 years after which its about $75/flight hour.”
Despite all of the potential shenanigans, the flight attendant encourages people of all ages who wish to work within the friendly skies to achieve this.
“We’ve got people who find themselves of their late 50s and of their 60s who get hired,” he said. “I’d say go for it. Especially take a look at Southwest, Delta, Alaska, JetBlue.”
As for his best and worst celebrity encounters, the flight attendant claimed: “Best was Gene Simmons from KISS. Worst was Julia Roberts (and that was three weeks ago). She is NOT nice in any respect.”
