We understand the pain of the constant buzz of group chats. The ones you don’t even know how the heck you joined in the first place. It’s most definitely a universal experience, and as much as we wish we could exit 99% of the groups on our phones, we still have an obligation to remain …
Seguir leyendo Daughter misses her parents’ early landing text due to her muted group chats, arriving 30 minutes late for airport pick-up, but refuses to apologize after they explode at her in anger: ‘I’m telling you straight to your face how irresponsible you are’
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Company tells worker to drive coworker to the airport after their 3-week trip: ‘I don’t want to be known as the guy who takes people to the airport’
Driving someone to the airport is a huge ask. It puts a huge wrench in your whole day. You have to go there, handle the hassle of the departures line, make sure you’re getting them there on time, and fight the crowd. Then you have to drag your sorry behind back home. Even if you …
Seguir leyendo Company tells worker to drive coworker to the airport after their 3-week trip: ‘I don’t want to be known as the guy who takes people to the airport’
Impaired passenger on split-route train refuses to correct entitled family, who demands passenger give up priority seat so they can sit together, then watches family realize they’re in the wrong section, missing train to airport: ‘Malicious delight’
There is a time to be loud and there is a time to be silent. Sometimes it depends on others, and other times it depends on ourselves. There will be situations in life that make us want to scream from the rooftops, both in anger or in joy, but when someone else is taking up …
Seguir leyendo Impaired passenger on split-route train refuses to correct entitled family, who demands passenger give up priority seat so they can sit together, then watches family realize they’re in the wrong section, missing train to airport: ‘Malicious delight’
24 Travel Memes to Pass Time When You Arrive at the Airport Way Too Early
I was at the airport this past week. I took the bus from my city, which got me there way too early. Then my flight got delayed—five hours—because the previous flight hit a bird and maintenance had to check it out. Passengers started getting angry, bombarding the gate workers with requests for flight changes and …
Seguir leyendo 24 Travel Memes to Pass Time When You Arrive at the Airport Way Too Early
Mom of a 3 and 7-year-old sobs in TSA line after airport security directs her husband to a different line: ‘I was managing both kids’ backpacks, I kept dropping and spilling things’
Unless your name is Charli XCX, you probably don’t like going to the airport. There’s something incredibly stressful about finding transportation to the airport, checking your bags, going through TSA, getting to your gate, and getting on the plane, even if these are pretty basic tasks that mostly involve standing in line and walking. You’re …
Seguir leyendo Mom of a 3 and 7-year-old sobs in TSA line after airport security directs her husband to a different line: ‘I was managing both kids’ backpacks, I kept dropping and spilling things’
Entitled family of 8 loudly tries to cut lines at the Aruba airport by pretending they need special assistance instead of paying $100 per person for a concierge: ‘The island is beautiful. The only downside is the airport’
I’m a man of culture myself, but no matter how many sonnets or tragedies one hears, reads, or sees, nothing beats the airport as a theater for human awfulness, where the combination of mild inconvenience and proximity to vacation money transforms otherwise functional adults into petulant toddlers with credit cards. The Aruba airport, with its …
Seguir leyendo Entitled family of 8 loudly tries to cut lines at the Aruba airport by pretending they need special assistance instead of paying $100 per person for a concierge: ‘The island is beautiful. The only downside is the airport’
Fresh college grad lends a phone charger to an older woman at the airport, earns the mentorship of a lifetime: ‘It’s wild how small things can snowball into something way bigger.’
We know it’s not easy out there right now when it comes to job hunting. It’s a dog eat dog world. Your career is important to you, but that’s you and everyone else… You’re not the only one reaching out to that job that’s a «perfect» fit for you. You have to work your way …
Seguir leyendo Fresh college grad lends a phone charger to an older woman at the airport, earns the mentorship of a lifetime: ‘It’s wild how small things can snowball into something way bigger.’
Off-duty conflict resolution specialist on vacation is amazed by flight attendant’s de-escalation skills with frustrated passengers: ‘Ma’am… You [are] a masterclass in kindness!’
It’s that time of the year—vacation time! Where are you going to go to this year? A road trip to aunt Sabrina’s lake house in the state over? Or a flight to somewhere new and exciting! If you have the means, you should definitely fly somewhere fun. Sure, there are many horror stories of people …
Seguir leyendo Off-duty conflict resolution specialist on vacation is amazed by flight attendant’s de-escalation skills with frustrated passengers: ‘Ma’am… You [are] a masterclass in kindness!’
Woman covers airplane seat with ‘seat bag,’ completely blocks neighbor’s tray table: ‘I’d have that bag torn a minute after takeoff’
On a plane, there are few creature comforts. It’s kind of the bare minimum if you’re in coach. They give you a seat (kind of) and they give you a ride to your destination. On some airlines, they give you a free soda. On others, they give you a free meal. And if you’re super …
Seguir leyendo Woman covers airplane seat with ‘seat bag,’ completely blocks neighbor’s tray table: ‘I’d have that bag torn a minute after takeoff’
Millennial airline employee announces he WILL cry if passengers yell at him, is applauded for his honest vulnerability: ‘Humanizing… My favorite millennial trope.’
Anybody who has worked in customer service knows how mental exhausting it can be. Since you are the face that has to deal with any sort of problem the customer is having, it is now 100% your fault. Even though it is something you have no control over and had nothing to do to cause …
Seguir leyendo Millennial airline employee announces he WILL cry if passengers yell at him, is applauded for his honest vulnerability: ‘Humanizing… My favorite millennial trope.’