One Way to Quit Your Job (JetBlue Flight Attendant)

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JetBlue attendant slides down emergency chute after fight with passenger
By Holly Bailey

Police arrested a JetBlue flight attendant today at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after he got into a verbal altercation with a passenger and then fled the scene by sliding down the plane's emergency evacuation chute.

It all happened as the plane pulled into the gate at JFK after what had been a routine flight from Pittsburgh. But shortly after landing, a passenger stood up as the plane was taxiing to the gate and began removing his bags from the overhead bin. According to the Wall Street Journal's Sean Gardiner, the flight attendant, identified as Steven Slater, asked the passenger to return to his seat.

A "heated" exchange ensued, which culminated in Slater walking to the rear of the plane, where he grabbed the intercom. "To the passenger who called me a motherf***er, f*** you!" Slater yelled, passengers tell the New York Daily News. "I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it." He activated the emergency chute and slid away.

Slater then walked along the jetway into the terminal, where he took a shuttle to the employee parking lot. Observers watched as he ripped off his JetBlue tie and threw it to the ground. Slater got into his vehicle and drove to his home in Queens. According to the New York Times' Ray Rivera, he was arrested shortly afterward and faces charges of criminal mischief and trespassing.

A source tells WNBC that Slater was "having a bad day."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100809/od_yblog_upshot/jetblue-attendent-slides-down-emergency-chute-after-fight-with-passenger

I was on a flight recently where someone got up during take-off, and one of the friendly flight attendants told him off pretty good (and rightfully so).

[Master_Yoda 0]

Sucks to be unemployed and facing heavy fines! LOL

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Sucks to be unemployed and facing heavy fines! LOL

and maybe jail time.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

I've always wondered what would happen if a passenger would "escape" from one of those "delay from hell" situations (where the passengers are trapped in the plane for hours) in that manner. Just scream "Fuck you, I'm outta here" and go out one of the emergency exits.

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The shame of it is, it sounds like the FA could have won this if he hadn't lost his cool.

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[hcsvader 1]

Im pretty sure that happened a couple of years back. Some guy flying first class was upset the people flying in coach were deboarding before him.

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I just can't take you seriously after that pic in the other thread.

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The story that I heard was that he grabbed a beer from the beer cart on the way out, before he opened the door and jumped down the chute.

If that's true, I would license my story to the beer companies and offer to be in a commercial where I grab their beer, kick open the plane door, shout "take this job and shove it!", then jump out.

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[jumpwally 0]

In the end i think he will win,,,my wife is a flight attendant and she brings stories home every week,,,,,morale is down for attendants and pilots alike,,,passengers are just out of control....

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The story that I heard was that he grabbed a beer from the beer cart on the way out, before he opened the door and jumped down the chute.

If that's true, I would license my story to the beer companies and offer to be in a commercial where I grab their beer, kick open the plane door, shout "take this job and shove it!", then jump out.

That works even better if you jump out mid-flight.

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In the end i think he will win,,,my wife is a flight attendant and she brings stories home every week,,,,,morale is down for attendants and pilots alike,,,passengers are just out of control....

What would have been cooler was if he punched the motherfucking passenger in the mouth and dragged him to the door, popped it open and threw him down the chute face first, and then yelled after him "here's a beer motherfucker, it's on me!" and fast-balled it to him.

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yeah,,i like that.... Just wait till they allow cell phones on during flights,,,thats going to be crazy as hell.

smile, be nice, enjoy life
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The story that I heard was that he grabbed a beer from the beer cart on the way out, before he opened the door and jumped down the chute.

Oh, that's just part of JetBlue's normal emergency exit procedures. (pic attached)

[JohnRich 4]

This would be an excellent thread for people to post their very own "Take this job and shove it" stories, about how they've dramatically exited jobs during their working careers.

I don't personally have anything very dramatic to share, but I'm sure some of you out there do.

I once quit a job as a short-order cook for refusing to wear a little red bowtie. It was part of the dress code, but slaving over the hot grill was miserable, so I unclipped the bowtie and hung it off to the side to open my collar. The boss came in and ordered me to affix it correctly. I refused. He ordered me again. I pulled the bowtie off and handed it to him with one hand, while handing him the spatula with the other hand. I then explained to him what orders were cooking on the grill and walked out. I had a seat at the counter as a customer, ordered a cup of coffee, and watched the boss finish my shift as a cook. Ha!

[ryoder 1,590]

Prior to college, I was working in a factory that built travel trailers.

The wall that divided the bathroom from the rest of the unit was installed before the sidewalls were attached, so they used some temporary supports to hold it up. Meanwhile the cabinets and plumbing were being installed.

One day, someone screwed up, and the wall tipped over...right on the head of the plumber who was working on his knees on the floor. It hit him on the top of his head and drove his chin into the closed lid of the toilet.

The next day the exact same thing happened again.
He threw down his tools, and yelled:

"FUCK THIS PLACE!!!"

Then he walked out.
He had worked there for years.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Nice. I'm glad I'm not the only one that prefers to grab two big jugs on the way out of the plane.

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Colbert names Slater "Alpha Dog of the Week":

www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-august-10-2010-dylan-ratigan

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