Heather Poole

  • What I Told My 10-Year-Old About Trump and Pussycat

    What I Told My 10-Year-Old About Trump and Pussycat

    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 see at a party. The thick material didn’t immediately fall back down when they let go. What I remember most is the laughter that followed, and…

  • Why “Sully” made me proud to be a flight attendant

    Why “Sully” made me proud to be a flight attendant

    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 him worry about me. Me being a flight attendant has never been a problem for my son. In fact, when I yell down the hall…

  • When a Uniform is Office Attire, Thousands of Feet in the Air

    When a Uniform is Office Attire, Thousands of Feet in the Air

    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 said, laughing. Why else would I be standing in front of first class ushering him in? That’s when I realized what I wasn’t wearing: My blazer was…

  • Muhammad Ali: The Man, The Legend, THE PASSENGER

    Muhammad Ali: The Man, The Legend, THE PASSENGER

    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 Ali was one of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had — and I’ve had a lot of memorable experiences. The thing I remember the most was the…

  • Enter to win a pair of Naturalizer @Work Shoes

    Enter to win a pair of Naturalizer @Work Shoes

        THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER As a flight attendant I carry two pairs of shoes on me at all times.  A pair of nice heels to walk through the terminal and a pair of flats to change into during flight.  A comfortable shoe is important when you’re on your…

  • Attention passengers… can you hear me?

    Attention passengers… can you hear me?

    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 happen with myself. Sad but true. Twenty years ago, when I first started flying, almost every passenger said hello during boarding. Oh how times have…

  • Sometimes normal can be messed up

    Sometimes normal can be messed up

    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 a low cost carrier that never flew anywhere international. At Sun Jet we didn’t have to pack underwear because we didn’t even have layovers. Well…

  • Flight attendants are not “totally” having sex on planes

    Flight attendants are not “totally” having sex on planes

    35,000 FEET — Have you ever asked a sushi chef about his sex life? Have you ever seen a Starbucks barista in lingerie — on television? Have you ever wondered if the cashier at your grocery store has been hooking up with the other cashiers in the freezer, or maybe…

  • When you’re ghosted, there’s nothing to do but wonder

    When you’re ghosted, there’s nothing to do but wonder

    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 people is an understatement — I greet at least 200 passengers a day. If we have four flights in a single day, that’s about 500…

  • What being a flight attendant taught me about human trafficking

    What being a flight attendant taught me about human trafficking

      A few years ago, on board a flight from Los Angeles to New York, a group of young girls wore nothing but jeans and T-shirts — in the middle of winter. They didn’t speak English, and they didn’t speak to each other the entire flight. I remember thinking it…