By now everyone has heard the tale of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater.
In case you live under a rock he is the flight attendant that spilled a F-bomb-filled rant on passengers before grabbing a few cold ones and sliding off a plane at JFK. Apparently, Slater was hit in the head with a suitcase during an altercation with passengers about overhead compartments.
I will admit his story is fascinating. Everyone has, at one point, wanted to chew someone out and tell their employer to “take this job and shove it.”
But when you work with the public you have to take what they give — no matter how much the public really sucks.
By making Slater into a hero we may be sending a message that this type of behavior is acceptable. Anyone who works with the public knows cursing out a customer, no matter how rude they are being, is a first-class ticket to unemployment.
So enjoy the story, make jokes and dream about a time when you can just slide out of your job into happiness. Just remember to keep it in your head because — unlike Slater — we would be out of a job without the 15 minutes of fame.
(I welcome any comments, suggestions and criticism at michelleg@dailyamerican.com)
Archive for August, 2010
Don’t call me a hero
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Top 10 things not to post on Facebook
Thursday, August 5th, 201010. Details about your “private” life.
9. Anything if you have been hitting the bottle a few too many times.
8. Your complete address and telephone number. If someone wants it send a message, do not do a wall post.
7. Fights with your significant other or friends. Stick with nasty text messages.
6. The results of every silly Facebook quiz you decided to take. A few are ok but some people post everything. It is a bit overkill.
5. Negative things about your boss when he is one of your “friends.”
4. Stories about friends that are supposed to be private.
3. Overkill PDAs. Sweet comments are nice but don’t gush.
2. Your every movement. Updates are good, but no one needs to know what you are doing at every second of every day.
1 . Photos of your second marriage when you are still married to your first wife. For more on this visit dailyamerican.com/articles/2010/08/05/recent_news/recent255.txt