"But many people do not realize that, and they treat us like their servants, and while that was the case when this profession started, incidents, such as the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937, which was evacuated by one of the Stews (first one to initiate evacuation), the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers, and many more, have changed our profession. While we love creating our own schedules, traveling, and vacationing, we also have this job, because we care about safety," B explained. "The worst thing about being a Flight Attendant, is that it's a pretty thankless position. "The best thing about being a Flight Attendant For me, and for many, I think, is the fact that we can create our own schedules (work as little or as much as you want!), take as many vacations as we want, and travel essentially for free," B told Bored Panda. We reached out to B, a real-life flight attendant and host of The Flight Attendant Podcast, to hear what she thinks are the best and worst parts of being a flight attendant. I hope I was able to lighten up some things for you guys. These are questions I hear almost every week. So we're dimming the light inside that your eyes are able to get accustomed to the darkness. If the light in the cabin would be bright, and you leave the plane during night, you would be blinded by the darkness. in case of an evacuation you have to leave the plane quite quick. Why are the FA's dimming the cabinlight for takeoff and landing when it's dark outside? because in case of an emergencylanding you or the passenger sitting behind you would not be able to take your/his bracingposition correctly Why do I have to fold away my traytable and have to bring my seat in an upright position? So, if for example an enginefire occurs, we are related to the passengers telling us. But during takeoff and landing we have to sit on our jumpseats and are not able to see whats going on outside. because during the flight we (the FA) are inside the cabin almost the whole time and we are aware of what is happening outside. Why do I have to open the windowshades for takeoff and landing? Over the years I recognized that many passengers don't know why they have to do the things we are telling them. I'm in this job for about nine years now and worked for two mayor german airlines.
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