What Is It Like To Be A Flight Attendant

The opinion of an ex flight attendant i would describe this profession as once you fly you cannot stop.

If your office has wings though you might be away from your home on nights you d rather be in your own bed. It s funny because it s so different when you re on the ground. For one you get to travel the world. A good flight attendant has to have a little bit of everything.

B eing a flight attendant comes with some major perks. Your vision must be correctable 20 40 or better. You must also maintain good physical fitness and practice good grooming hygiene and etiquette. You need to be observant a good communicator and leader calm under fire super organized and a stickler for following rules but you also have to think fast on your feet and be flexible and ready to roll with the punches it s a very unique job.

Those of us in more grounded offices get to go home everyday. All newly hired flight attendants receive three to six weeks of formal on the job training from their employers. But the job isn t without its own challenges too.