The Psycho Flight Attendant

I do have to share this Nicoderm commercial. It has finally put into video what many of us flight attendants have dreamed of doing. It's absolutely hilarious!

As you know, flight attendants, as well as being safety professionals (yes, folks we are safety professionals. We don't go to training from 5-6 weeks to learn how to smile and serve you peanuts and drinks), are in customer service. I always tell myself before going to work, "Find my happy place!" And I really have to! Let's be honest here. Generally, passengers come on board the airplane with a very selfish mentality. It's all about them. It's all about the space over their seats. It's all about their pillow, blanket, seat, armrest, etc. (Forgive me folks, I know this does not constitute all of you. I am making sweeping generalizations.) And yes I know that air travel has changed significantly in the last 20 years, or at least since deregulation. With security changes, x-rays machines, personal probing, racial profiling, and service reductions, I agree with all of you that the glamour of air travel is gone. Along with all that, the role of the flight attendant has changed with it.

So, when I first viewed the Nicoderm commercial (I believe it's from Canada), I was laughing my ass off! Finally, someone has put into video what we as flight attendants have been dreaming of since the beginning of our careers! I've had many jump seat conversations with fellow crew members of what they would love to do on their last at work. This psycho flight attendant had visualized all those jump seat conversations! However, being in customer service, the idea of displaying any of those behaviors would a) put one on anyone's "No fly list," b) give management a constant headache, c) put any Professional Standards committee is a tizzy, and d) get one fired!

Flight attendants are unique people. We try to put that smile on our faces regardless on how stupid, idiotic, unreasonable, moronic, and child-like the traveling public can be. Again, I know not all of you are like that. It's the unique 5% of the traveling public that behaves that way (And I'm being conservative with that percentage). Most of you just board an airplane, sit down, buckle up, and just enjoy the flight. To all of you, I thank you :)

Finally, I thank the Nicoderm marketing person. I must also have to apologize. The only way that marketing person ever thought about having a commercial about a psycho flight attendant, was for that person to experience that flight attendant themselves. And to attach that with a Nicoderm Patch is sure utter genius!! My boarding hat off to you!!