Oh Woe

[elleflies]

I did not sleep at all last night. I intended too, I laid down and as soon as I was about to drift off one of my roommates walked in and flipped on the lights. Which was horribly rude as there were two people in the room sleeping and she knew we were in there. This is why I use a flashlight to get around the room when it's late and people are sleeping. So yeah, no sleep due to the roommate and then reporting in to work at 4:25 in the morning in order to fly to Dallas. Great fun was had by all.

I took a nap this afternoon and when my clock went off I woke up absolutely convinced that I had to get ready for work and I'd slept throughout the entire night when in reality it was 4pm and we don't show up for work till 2 pm tomorrow.

To top things off there's a Supervisor on my flight, which means I can't read any books during the hours and hours of down time we have crossing the Atlantic. I figured I'd tool around in my notebook a bit or maybe draw something but one of my coworkers informed me that this particular Supervisor once wrote her up for doing Sudoku in her spare time on the flight. Which means US Weekly and InStyle here I come. I can already feel my brains dribbling out my ears.

And just because we stumbled across this the other day and were amused by it:


This is not the first time I have heard that particular wish expressed by New Yorkers (especially when talking about the Times Square area...)

Comments

[mialicia.livejournal.com]

Ugh, rude roommate is rude. I feel for you there--my roommate would do that on more than one occasion when I'll go tip-toeing around when she's asleep.

A supervisor that won't let you read on a long flight? Is there like, a specific reason behind that? Otherwise it's just ridiculous.

[elrina753.livejournal.com]

I find it amazing that people can be that inconsiderate. I've got 4 flashlights in that room and I don't mind sharing, just keep the freaking lights off when people are sleeping. It's a crash pad! It's only airline people, we sleep at all hours of the day. This should not be difficult!

We're technically not supposed to read books when we're working. The reasoning is that you'll get so into your book that you'll ignore the passengers. Which is quite frankly idiotic. Most of the time it's completely ignored. There are only a few Pursers (head flight attendants) that enforce it and the Supervisors most definitely do. We're only allowed to read magazines and our inflight manual when we're working. The thing is, most of us read books or do sudoku so we don't fall asleep and neglect our passengers.

[mialicia.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Have you ever called her out on it, if they've been doing it for a while? If it got too much I'd def. voice my...irritation lol

Psh, what's the difference between reading a book and magazine? Okay, there's a huge one, but the concept is still the same. Ugh. I wish the people upstairs would understand your reasoning but those are the type that won't be budged :(

[elrina753.livejournal.com]

She's not around much and this is really the only time she's been this blatant about it. She's also leaving soon so I'm pretty sure I can tough it out. *g*

The people upstairs can't see beyond their pretty offices and their need to control every little aspect of everything. Joy.

[mialicia.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, there's the silver lining :)

Boo hiss to them. I suppose that'll never change, though. Blah.

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

*headdesk* Poor you! That really bites.