A couple of weeks ago the New York Times published a story about cats that have hypothyroidism. A few people tweeted the link to me. One…
Dear Ms. Surdek, My name is Heather Poole, but you probably know me better as employee 447110. I’ve been a flight attendant with American for…
After President Bill Clinton stated, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” the world focused on two words, “sexual relations” and what…
Dear Kerry Philipovitch: I’ve been a flight attendant for over 21 years. I’ve loved my job so much that I wrote a bestselling book about it,…
Before Sept. 20, 2016, I would have never dreamed of scratching my a — , er, butt cheek in public. Now that’s all I want to do…
Flight attendants never forget the first time they see themselves in uniform. It’s one of the most exciting moments of their career, even when the…
You’re at the airport. Your flight is cancelled. Nobody knows why. The only answer you’ve been given is totally lacking in information and, based on…
In seventh grade a group of boys thought it would be funny to lift my blue denim skirt to expose my panties for all to…
I wanted to take my 10-year-old son to see the movie “Sully,” but I worried it might be too much. I worried it might make…
Boarding a plane a few years ago, a passenger looked at me funny and asked, “Do you work here?” “Of course I work here,” I…
The best thing about my job is the people I meet. In the 20 years I’ve been working as a flight attendant, my encounter with Muhammad…
THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER As a flight attendant I carry two pairs of shoes on me at all times. A pair of nice…
I’ve been a flight attendant for 20 years. In other words I’ve spent a lot of time talking to myself. Some of my best conversations…
Whenever I hear people talk about something being normal I think about the first airline I worked for. Sun Jet International Airline. Sun Jet was…
35,000 FEET — Have you ever asked a sushi chef about his sex life? Have you ever seen a Starbucks barista in lingerie — on…
You know you’re a flight attendant when you can easily say the word “goodbye” in six different languages. To say we meet a lot of…
A few years ago, on board a flight from Los Angeles to New York, a group of young girls wore nothing but jeans and…
We were walking the dog when my son said, “Why does it feel like my childhood is over? Does this mean I’m … a man?”…
There’s nothing like practically living on an airplane to change what you wish for every year. “All I want for Christmas is job security, being…
During boarding, when I’m standing in front of the flight deck door greeting passengers, I always smile and say, “Hello.” Sometimes I’ll ask how passengers…