Originally Posted by
Zaphod
Flight attendants on long haul routes certainly work very hard and endure some unpleasant things. Relatively quick turnarounds (e.g. AKL-YVR with one paid day off, then back YVR-AKL), a few unpleasant customers, the usual politics and dealing with some difficult situations (e.g. Heart attack on a SFO-AKL sector I was travelled on).
On the flip side I've seen the comradeship and the joy they get from talking with the bulk of the passengers.
I wonder what staff turnover is like for long-haul flight attendants.