Monthly Archives: September 2009
What It’s Like to Work as an Airline Customer Service Agent
I love watching the reality show Airline. It’s not on TV anymore (it went off the air in 2004), but you can watch entire episodes of it on Video Google. The A&E show documents the behind-the-scenes drama of working for an airline, specifically Southwest Airlines. I’ve posted a few full-length episodes below, which I hope … Continue reading
Why I Love Working for an Airline, Part Two
“Excuse me, miss,” a passenger said as she handed me her boarding card. “But there’s a man over there and…I think, I think that something’s wrong with him.” I was in the middle of boarding a flight, and as I scanned her boarding card and handed it back to her, I glanced in the direction … Continue reading
My Job Might Be Leaving Me Soon
I love working for an airline. So much so, in fact, that I can’t seem to find a way to write about it. I only started a two months ago and I’m still in that honeymoon phase where everything is still so new, exciting, overwhelming and completely indescribable. Sort of like the first few weeks … Continue reading
Vacation Souvenirs: Why Do We Buy Them?
I don’t buy souvenir’s when I travel because frankly, I don’t see the point. Do I really need some tacky fridge magnet shaped like a sombrero to remind me that I went to Mexico? Um, no. Thank you. And ditto with hula girl dashboard dolls from Hawaii, Nevada license plate hand bags from Las Vegas … Continue reading
Why Solo Travel Sucks
I like the freedom of solo travel. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want and without the headache of having to consult your travel companion about it first. There are no debates, no compromises and best of all, no worries that your partner will find you lame and uncultured for ditching that 5th … Continue reading
