Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
I always thought of the FA position as the equivalent of working as a waiter or waitress--sorry..."server, who will be taking care of you today"...Most of them are young, most do a fairly decent job at it, some are exceptional, and some are terrible.
But, the key is, most move on. Can you imagine going to Chili's or Applebees and seeing some 64 year old waitress, who tells you that she has been working there since Nixon was president?
Yes, there are some high-end restaurants with much older, more experienced, and top-notch waiters--and they are top notch pros. Nowhere in the food industry would you have a work force that has been doing the same job for decades, (Ever been to France?) but as they aged got sourer and sourer and couldn't be let go short of armed robbery.
Pretty broad brush you are painting with there Herk. I guess it would be akin to someone calling you a pedophile because you only want young girls serving your drinks. And I highly doubt that you or anybody within eyesight buys tickets based on the looks of the FAs. If you do be sure to ask her if she will friend you on Facebook.... which would be pathetic on more levels that I can imagine. And you as well as anybody that their job is not just to serve you inflight. I believe that this discussion has taken place in another thread, but I have seen Pan Am FAs that I would take in a NY second over the prettiest newhire because THEY know service.