Pip: Welcome to A rose a day, where today we are climbing to cruising altitude — both literally and professionally. Mara: RozlynWaridi has been writing this week about life at 35,000 feet from two angles: what it's actually like to work the cabin, and what it takes to get there in the first place. Let's…
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Why I Don’t Give a Flying Fudge: An Offense-Proof Guide to Modern Life
Is it just me, or has it become easier to find gold in your backyard than a person who doesn’t take offense at something? Seriously. We’ve all been there, walking on eggshells, avoiding certain words, blinking twice before posting a joke online, just in case the Internet Jury is watching. It’s as if we’re all…
Coffee, Calm, and Cardiac Arrest: A Flight Attendant’s Guide to Keeping It Together at 40,000 Feet
You think your job is stressful? Try serving Diet Coke with a five star smile while someone seated at 40B goes into cardiac arrest, and you still have five more rows to go before the chicken teriyaki -or-pasta rigatoni showdown. Welcome to the high-stakes, high-altitude world of flight attendants, where the uniform says “personalised hospitality,”…
When Life Hands You a Messy Sandwich, Take a Bite Anyway
Have you ever felt personally victimised by reality? As if you saw this gloriously photogenic sandwich on a yummy-food app, the kind dripping with cheese, glistening buns, lettuce placed just-so, and then what arrives at your door looks like someone sat on it, soggy, cried into it, and then wrapped in shame? That’s betrayal. And…
A rose 🌹 a day... 