{"id":15111,"date":"2016-11-29T21:43:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T21:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/?p=15111"},"modified":"2016-11-30T09:30:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T09:30:05","slug":"dream-jobs-history-flight-attendants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/dream-jobs-history-flight-attendants\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Jobs – A History of Flight Attendants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Way way back through the mists of time, I had a somewhat short lived amateur dramatics career. \u00a0 As well as small (but integral!) parts as the (voice of) mirror in Snow White, a chorus cannibal in Robinson Crusoe (never accidentally wear turquoise knickers if your costume is a grass skirt!) and a really irritating knave in the Queen of Hearts, the Producer got a little more ambitious, and decided to cast a few of us in a play called Dream Jobs (very, different territory to Pantomime land!). \u00a0 This short play explored the hopes and dreams of five teenage girls, and their future career wishes. \u00a0I was cast as the girl whose greatest wish was to become a professional dancer – which thanks to my clumsiness was a bit like opting for a sumo wrestler when you really wanted a synchronised swimmer. \u00a0 I tried to suggest that I would be better suited to another role – that of the uber glamorous Flight Attendant (and the one the rest of us all secretly hankered after anyway), but alas it was not to be.<\/p>\n

The life of a Flight Attendant is still often thought of as a glamorous one, regardless of gender. \u00a0 Most people think only of the tropical layovers that come with the territory (no surprise then that 100,000 people applied for a job with Delta Airlines when there were just 1000 spaces!) – but most people don’t really appreciate the amount of hard work and training that goes into qualifying.<\/p>\n

Beneath their calm exterior, it’s pretty much guaranteed that these icons of the sky can save a life, deliver a baby, calm down passengers with severe flying phobias<\/a> (a few patient souls sat with me when I suffered!), help travelling parents deal with unfortunate offspring incidents, and if needs be, detain and restrain someone that you might not necessarily want on board a plane. \u00a0 All this as well as pouring drinks, serving meals AND looking immaculate.<\/p>\n

Opodo<\/a> have come up with an infographic that gives a bit of an insight into the history of this dream job (the first attendant was way back in 1912!) and an equally fascinating look into how the uniforms have changed over the years (I think my favourite uniform has to be Lufthansa’s – the Stewardesses get their own dirndls to wear for special events!)…<\/p>\n

But I have seen how hard flight attendants work during the many hours I have been up in the air over the years – it’s a job only suited to dedicated patient souls. \u00a0 Plus \u00a0I don’t think I would survive the intensive training to be honest, and<\/em> I don’t do immaculate that often. \u00a0 \u00a0I might have to stick to dancing (badly!)…<\/p>\n

Is a career in the clouds something you\u00a0have ever considered?<\/p>\n

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