New hire here, almost two months on the line. So far I am loving it and I work for one of the big three. I’ve been lucky that I’ve had some fantastic crews so far.
But there have been a few FAs and Pilots who’ve said something similar to me about my spirit not being crushed yet or how they can tell I’m new because I still have a sparkle in my eye. Like within the first five minutes of me meeting them.
In general, I’m a happy and easily excited person. The little things in life bring me immense joy, which is not something I’ll ever let people take away from me. But gosh, it just feels so frustrating sometimes when people say this.
How do I respond? They are making a statement projecting their own misery and unhappiness onto me. I’ve been through a lot of hard things in my life- things that could have 100% destroyed me. But every day that I have the opportunity to wake up, do something that I actually enjoy as a career, and be healthy is a good day for me me.
So, any thoughts on this? Why are you bitter/unhappy as an FA after a while? Am I supposed to start hating it after a certain point? What can I say to kindly shut people up ? lol thank you!