Even our own "NewsBot' wanted to have a say about this guy today!

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread130154.html

For the record, I have only compassion for those who are genuinely pushed to the limit by the pressures of life (job or other). I am sad that those people are unable to reach out for help before something potentially tragic happens. And I realize that not everyone is able to recognize the approach to that point.

I simply take issue with those who bask in their notoriety, and those of us who set them up as heroes. What on earth are we thinking.

I agree with you 100%, B2Y. Lots of folks don't realize they're at the breaking point till they get there and then it's too late.

He admitted that he'd been unhappy in his job for a long time. Most of his "followers" are flight attendants who say they're unhappy, too. Unless I'm mistaken I believe they chose that career for themselves. If they're that unhappy they need to work on a plan to find another means of income.

IMHO, he's thoroughly enjoying his "15 minutes of fame". He acts like a drama queen.

my local news did a story on how airlines are now hiring ex-police and ex- fire fighters, and ex-emts because they are good under pressure, and can take the abuse that the public doles out. Its a hard job to be a cop and take all of the abuse day in and day out to protect the public. I think its a great fit!

Days gone by flying used to be a glamorous thing to do. it was an event, not just a trip. A stewardess was looked up to, and admired. The very first stewardess' were RNs. Those little puddle jumpers kept folks air sick. How perfect is it that we are transitioning to cops/firefighters/EMTs to deal with the rowdy public of the skies today.

A sad fact of life is, if you work with "the public" (which is all of us), you're going to be taking some carp. I could tell you stuff.

I think the general public needs a lesson in manners, too. People today seem to have a sense of "entitlement". They act like if they paid for something then they should be allowed to treat others any way they deem appropriate. Not true.

Nobody likes to be treated badly. What ever happened to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"? It seems to be replaced with "do unto others and then run"!