I'm a former flight attendant and here's why a working life at 38,000 feet isn't always glamorous, from striving to "smile all day" to customers spitting on the ground and peeing on seats .
Marika Mikusova worked for a 'luxury airline' for five years The 33-year-old has written a book about her career - Diary of a Flight Attendant She spoke exclusively to MailOnline Travel about her life at 38,000 feet READ MORE: Which passengers are least likely to be kicked off a full flight
Enjoy the high-flying life as a cabin crew?
Before sending your resume to a potential airline, pay close attention to the memories of former flight attendant Marika Mikusova, who spent five years working for a 'luxury airline'.
The 33-year-old, who wrote a book about her cabin crew career called Diary of a Flight Attendant , told MailOnline Travel that the job can be decidedly unglamorous at times.
When we asked her how the reality of being a flight attendant compared herself to preconceptions, Czech Marika, who lives in Prague, replied: "We all realized very quickly 'Getting on a flight' is not just about looking glamorous and smiling. This is only a fragment of the tasks.
'I heard a passenger say to me "you're just a waitress at the air". Ouch! Still, I had to stay professional and deliver his favorite meal and whatever service he asked for.
'What passengers don't know - and I can't Blaming them is not common knowledge - it's that we are first and foremost trained to get them out of the plane safely in an emergency. Sometimes this part of the job is underestimated from the passengers' point of view.'
Enjoy the high-flying life as a cabin crew?
Before sending your resume to a potential airline, pay close attention to the memories of former flight attendant Marika Mikusova, who spent five years working for a 'luxury airline'.
The 33-year-old, who wrote a book about her cabin crew career called Diary of a Flight Attendant , told MailOnline Travel that the job can be decidedly unglamorous at times.
When we asked her how the reality of being a flight attendant compared herself to preconceptions, Czech Marika, who lives in Prague, replied: "We all realized very quickly 'Getting on a flight' is not just about looking glamorous and smiling. This is only a fragment of the tasks.
'I heard a passenger say to me "you're just a waitress at the air". Ouch! Still, I had to stay professional and deliver his favorite meal and whatever service he asked for.
'What passengers don't know - and I can't Blaming them is not common knowledge - it's that we are first and foremost trained to get them out of the plane safely in an emergency. Sometimes this part of the job is underestimated from the passengers' point of view.'
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