A great way to leave a job...

Serapth · 08-10-2010, 05:57 AM

This... is awesome. Well except the being charged part.

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A JetBlue flight attendant left his job in dramatic fashion yesterday, allegedly cursing out passengers on his flight before exiting via the plane's emergency exit -- beer in hand -- and eventually driving off in a car he had parked at the airport.

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Then, ABC says "one of the passengers apparently got out of his seat to grab a bag from an overhead compartment. The flight attendant walked over to tell him he had to sit down. The two reportedly got into an argument and somehow the flight attendant got hit in the head with either the bag or the compartment door."

That's when things got interesting, according to the various media reports.

The Wall Street Journal writes the attendant -- Steve Slater -- "demanded an apology from the passenger, but the passenger refused to give one. The two argued back and forth before the passenger directed an expletive at Mr. Slater, [an airport] official said. Mr. Slater then got on the plane's PA system and directed the same obscenity at all the passengers, and added that he especially meant it for the man who refused to apologize, the official said."

"Then," The New York Times writes in its City Room blog, Slater "activated the inflatable evacuation slide at service exit R1; launched himself off the plane, an Embraer 190; ran to the employee parking lot; and left the airport in a car he had parked there." Additionally, the newspaper notes that "on his way out the door, he paused to grab a beer from the beverage cart."

roboninja · 08-10-2010, 06:23 AM

That's not a job I envy.

Serapth · 08-10-2010, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by roboninja

That's not a job I envy.

No, the entitled dick to rational customer ratio has to be pretty fucking brutal.

Shieldmaiden · 08-10-2010, 07:32 AM

My favourite job leaving story comes from a chef friend of mine. He was leaving a shitty pub kitchen job and amicably discussing it with the manager when one of the doormen walked in. He'd only heard the tail end of the conversation, assumed my mate was being fired and grabbed his shoulders from behind in a "Do you want me to kick him out?" fashion. Unfortunately for him, my friend is rather good at jujitsu. Within a couple of seconds, the doorman was face down on the floor, arms restrained and a knee pressing into his neck. The manager's response was to look down, shake her head and say "Well, you shouldn't have grabbed him."

raymeswh · 08-10-2010, 07:38 AM

If anything, they should at least charge the jackass passenger who incited the whole incident.

Dukefrukem · 08-10-2010, 07:45 AM

Fuckin passengers think they can do anything they want. I travel all the time for business and it sickens me how many of them do shit that delays teh flight, or annoys the whole plane.

Generation ABXY · 08-10-2010, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Serapth

This... is awesome.

Indeed it is. And, if they're smart, JetBlue'll start using a dramatic reenactment in their ads.

Karak · 08-10-2010, 08:32 AM

It is so strange, this sense of entitlement people have. Though I pay good money for some things and expect them to work, or expect to get a service I also understand that sometimes things don't work the way they should. I can not stand when people attempt to get away with this kind of shit.
On the other hand I am the guy who tells a person to "shut their fucking cell phone off before I start calling porn lines on it." In movie theaters. And of course, I am the one kicked out and not the person yacking on the phone that was pissing everyone off.

I will always stand up for the worker in the case of someone being a dick. Sometimes it is rewarded sometimes it isn't but there is no way in hell I would have kept my mouth shut in this kind of instance.
Unless, since I was not there, the worker had indeed just been a straight up dickwad. Which does happen.

Dorkandproudofit · 08-10-2010, 09:33 AM

That's pretty cool, but I still think Freddie Mercury's parting "fuck you" to Queen's first manager takes the job-leaving cake.

Inspector Fowler · 08-10-2010, 09:39 AM

Entitlement is my BIG RED BUTTON.

When I see somebody who acts like this, this is what I hear in my head:

Flight Attendant: Sir, please sit down until we've reached the gate.
Customer: FUCK THE WORLD. I am better than every mother fucker on this plane and I can do whatever the fucking hell I want. Line up and suck my dick, you fucking assholes, because I can DO WHATEVER I WANT.
Flight Attendant: Sir, everybody else is anxious to get off the plane, and yet, they are all managing to not get up and wander around when they've been asked not to. Please sit down.
Customer: What part of I'M BETTER THAN EVERY MOTHER FUCKER ON THIS PLANE did you not get, bitch? I can do what I want because frankly, the fucking world owes it to me just for existing.
Flight Attendant: I'm out, bitches. I'm taking a beer and you guys can fuck yourselves. Laterz.

The few times I've totally lost my temper with people are almost always when somebody tells me (through words or actions) that they feel like they're better than everybody else, and should be allowed to do what they want despite the rules/impact to others.

In person I am seriously the most patient, nice person you could meet. But entitlement is the one thing that just makes me freak the fuck out. So while it makes me sad he did something that he knew would get him in trouble, I can't begrudge him one second of rage. Anybody who can do his job for more than a year without killing somebody has my respect.

rein · 08-10-2010, 09:43 AM

While it's an awesome story I'm not sure in hindsight this will be considered a great way to leave a job.

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charged with felony counts of criminal mischief and reckless endangerment

Good luck looking for that new job with felonies on your record Slater.

Nerdious · 08-10-2010, 09:50 AM

I found this strangely relevant.

But yea, the grabbing a beer and taking the emergency slide, this guy wins the sunglasses award of the week.

Superman's Dead · 08-10-2010, 09:54 AM

He's instantly become a legend in his field. He's the cautionary tale, the dream.

It will be called, "Pulling a Slater".

Panthera · 08-10-2010, 09:58 AM

I hear the slide costs $10k to replace. I hope it's true.

Superman's Dead · 08-10-2010, 01:01 PM

One of the scholarship students at my school did something like this. He drank an absurd amount of rum, got in his car, and drove like 200 miles west before having breakfast with some bikers at an IHOP.

All of us TALKED about just running away West...but he actually did it.

benson · 08-10-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerdious

I found this strangely relevant.

But yea, the grabbing a beer and taking the emergency slide, this guy wins the sunglasses award of the week.

That's also a great way to leave a job. Plus, she is really cute.

Troggles · 08-10-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by benson

That's also a great way to leave a job. Plus, she is really cute.

I'd go as far to say she's a hot piece of ass.

Generation ABXY · 08-10-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by benson

That's also a great way to leave a job. Plus, she is really cute.

Yeah, she's cute... but wouldn't Hot Piece of Ass be HPoA?

Drayven · 08-10-2010, 01:33 PM

But how would you pronounce that?

Vigil80 · 08-10-2010, 01:38 PM

It'd be funny if he had just said something like "yeah, she's a real hard worker" and she misheard it.

08-10-2010, 08:32 AM	#8
Karak Press Start to Begin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 21,846 Blog Entries: 11	It is so strange, this sense of entitlement people have. Though I pay good money for some things and expect them to work, or expect to get a service I also understand that sometimes things don't work the way they should. I can not stand when people attempt to get away with this kind of shit. On the other hand I am the guy who tells a person to "shut their fucking cell phone off before I start calling porn lines on it." In movie theaters. And of course, I am the one kicked out and not the person yacking on the phone that was pissing everyone off. I will always stand up for the worker in the case of someone being a dick. Sometimes it is rewarded sometimes it isn't but there is no way in hell I would have kept my mouth shut in this kind of instance. Unless, since I was not there, the worker had indeed just been a straight up dickwad. Which does happen. __________________ Game walkthroughs filled with Anarchy your thing? Come on over Walkthrough & Tutorial Youtube Channel Gamertag: Malanthrax

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08-10-2010, 07:38 AM	#5
raymeswh Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Haven, CT Posts: 102	If anything, they should at least charge the jackass passenger who incited the whole incident.

08-10-2010, 09:39 AM	#10
Inspector Fowler Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 2,984	Entitlement is my BIG RED BUTTON. When I see somebody who acts like this, this is what I hear in my head: Flight Attendant: Sir, please sit down until we've reached the gate. Customer: FUCK THE WORLD. I am better than every mother fucker on this plane and I can do whatever the fucking hell I want. Line up and suck my dick, you fucking assholes, because I can DO WHATEVER I WANT. Flight Attendant: Sir, everybody else is anxious to get off the plane, and yet, they are all managing to not get up and wander around when they've been asked not to. Please sit down. Customer: What part of I'M BETTER THAN EVERY MOTHER FUCKER ON THIS PLANE did you not get, bitch? I can do what I want because frankly, the fucking world owes it to me just for existing. Flight Attendant: I'm out, bitches. I'm taking a beer and you guys can fuck yourselves. Laterz. The few times I've totally lost my temper with people are almost always when somebody tells me (through words or actions) that they feel like they're better than everybody else, and should be allowed to do what they want despite the rules/impact to others. In person I am seriously the most patient, nice person you could meet. But entitlement is the one thing that just makes me freak the fuck out. So while it makes me sad he did something that he knew would get him in trouble, I can't begrudge him one second of rage. Anybody who can do his job for more than a year without killing somebody has my respect.

08-10-2010, 01:38 PM	#20
Vigil80 Colonist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 6,294 Blog Entries: 2	It'd be funny if he had just said something like "yeah, she's a real hard worker" and she misheard it.