Xiaoxue came home and kicked off her high heels. She didn't take off her makeup and lay on the sofa. One day's return flight made her feel extremely tired, and her ears were still full of "buzzing" sounds.

During my three years as a flight attendant, I can't remember how many countries, cities and miles I have flown. In the eyes of others, she thinks she is no different from a hotel waiter.

Flying in the sky, living in the village.

The interview was conducted in a Regan noodle shop on the street. At noon, the store was full of diners, crowded and noisy.

Just in time for the holiday, Xiaoxue changed into a sportswear and a splint mop. Without too much "idol baggage", she raised her chopsticks and gulped them down.

"After all, our flight attendant is a server, and the service location is in the sky." Speaking of the identity of a flight attendant, Xiaoxue subconsciously reveals a professional smile, which makes people feel kind.

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According to the company's regulations, the dormitory can live for 1-2 years at most, and then the beds will be vacated for newcomers. One year after the official flight, Xiaoxue rented it with her colleagues in the next ten weeks.

The stewardess and the village in the city seem to be extremely out of place, but there is no sense of disobedience here. Urban villages such as Xingwei Village, Xiashiwei Village and Hourui Village have become the first choice for many flight attendants because they are close to the airport and have perfect living facilities.

Walking around the village, you can always see several stewardesses with meticulous hair and neatly ironed uniforms, dragging suitcases and rushing by ...

As a result, these villages have won the reputation of "Shenzhen's most valuable village in the city".

Airport staff living in the village

Walking and chatting in the village, which barbecue is the best and which milk tea is the best, has surrounded her for nearly 1 year in the next ten years, like a few treasures.

? However, when she decided to rent a house in the next ten weeks, many relatives and friends advised her to think twice.

"Many friends ask me, how do you live in a village in the city? Why can't I live, strange. " Light snow hands spread out to make a helpless expression.

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A fading halo

The reason why the flight attendant's "degraded" residence will be questioned mostly stems from the traditional impression of this job, such as high-end, temperament, high salary, high welfare and so on. And this inherent impression does have a history to rely on. Before the popularization of civil aviation, the professional status of flight attendants was no less than that of current stars.

1955 there are only 18 flight attendants in China, and they are called "eighteen sisters in the air".

However, with the continuous reform and development of civil aviation, the number of flight attendants in China has exceeded 654.38+million by 2065.438+08, and it is increasing by thousands every year. The unattainable stewardess has long since faded.

Hou Rui subway station entrance

After joining the airline, every flight attendant needs to choose his "base" first. No matter what your flight route is, the last place to land must be the base. Most domestic flights are in villages, which are between bases and close to the airport every day. It is cheap and can meet the demand, so it is an excellent choice.

If you come back twice a day, it is common to return to the base in the middle of the night. The May Day holiday is the latest double return. It was nearly morning 1 when I got off the plane, and the villages in the city were still brightly lit. Xiaoxue and her colleagues walk down the street and greet the boss when they meet familiar storefronts.

"This is also the reason for living here. It is safer to walk in the brightly lit streets in the middle of the night. And if you are hungry, it is especially easy to find a place to eat supper. " Speaking of which, Xiaoxue smiled shyly.

"This job looks decent, but now there are so many airlines and flight attendants are not scarce resources. There is no such aura. Just an ordinary person, but more and more grievances. " Xiaoxue opened the cup and drank saliva. There were some red wheat grains in it.

Being a stewardess is a kind of accomplishment.

The rent in the village in the city is not high. The hardcover room with two rooms and one living room can be won for about 3,000 yuan, which is also an important condition to attract Xiaoxue, and the income pressure on Xiaoxue is not great.

"Ten thousand pieces, sometimes thousands. Our salary system is very transparent, with basic salary+hourly salary+subsidy+year-end bonus. The more you fly, the more you get in international aviation, but it is not so exaggerated. " When it comes to salary, Xiaoxue has no taboos.

But what passengers can see on the plane is that the flight attendants are empty, serving tea and handing blankets, so that some people think it is too easy to earn more than 10 thousand yuan a month.

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On a recent flight, a couple each carried an overweight box and gave it to Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue was complained by passengers because she didn't help take care of other passengers in time, with the added sentence: "This is the money you earned. Why should I do it? "

Within two years, there were countless similar incidents, and there were many more serious personal attacks, especially the delay of the plane, and passengers often took it out on them.

Delay is the last thing a flight attendant wants to encounter. The calculation method of flight duration is from take-off time to landing time, excluding all waiting time. Therefore, there will be neither salary nor extra allowance for lost time.

In addition, preparation before each flight also takes a lot of time.

If the flight is at 7 o'clock, the crew needs to punch in at the airport around 5 o'clock for the meeting. Every time I meet an early flight, Xiaoxue will set several alarm clocks, which will be arranged at 2: 30 in the morning and 2: 32: 40 at 3: 00 sharp. Then I began to wash my face, make up, check my papers, pack my bags, and finally fled into the night.

Because of working at high altitude for a long time, many flight attendants will also fall into occupational diseases, such as stomach diseases, otitis media, spinal diseases, endocrine disorders and so on. Whenever colleagues say that they are not feeling well, Xiaoxue always skillfully takes out drugs. Everyone knows this common "tacit understanding".

"This profession may consume more energy than ordinary occupations. All you see is our work on the plane. During the break, I will take up my personal time to go to the company for exams, service assessments, safety assessments, and regular exams and retraining.

We often joke that we can not only serve tea and pour water, but also know the skills of fire fighting, first aid, emergency escape, troubleshooting and calming emotions. "Light snow said, as she broke her fingers and counted her skilled skills.

Safety training

Say that finish, she raised her arm, lit up the biceps brachii, and raised a small muscle on her thin arm.

"Everyone who enters the flight attendant industry will become a' superman'. The longer the working hours, the stronger the heart. This is also our unspoken rule. " She smiled.

Friends rely on "cloud communication" and love depends on video.

Xiaoxue rented a house in Xiashiwei Commercial Street, only 5 minutes' walk from the airport bus. Although under the same roof, Xiaoxue and her roommate seldom meet. Because of the different flights, the meeting time is always staggered, and occasionally we will leave in a hurry because we are in a hurry to say hello to the airport.

It's hard to maintain a person's social circle, and it's even more unrealistic to fall in love.

However, the flight attendant industry has become another representative of "your circle is really messy" because of the explosive news such as "flight attendants have money and flight attendants are mistresses" that broke out from time to time on the Internet.

The flight attendant's "self-blackness"

It is not uncommon for flight attendants to get together with passengers, but not all passengers are rich or expensive, and not all flight attendants use money to measure a relationship.

Ann, a flight attendant, got married last year, and her husband was a passenger on her flight. Ann's flight flew between Shenzhen and Beijing for a long time, and her husband's work happened to need to go back and forth frequently. After more than a dozen flights, the husband got up the courage to ask for her contact information.

At first, there was not much contact between them. One often flies in the sky, and the other often runs on the ground. After acquaintance, the story develops like a prelude to campus love, including eating, dating, engagement and marriage. The shortest meeting is only 10 minutes. At that time, her husband was going on a business trip. An just got off the plane and the two met briefly at the convenience store at the airport.

A year later, they got married. For the first time in life, it is often a short meeting and a short parting. However, subtle changes have taken place. Every time after landing, someone will always ask her eagerly, "Did you arrive safely?"

Airport in the morning

Ann's feelings have always been what Xiaoxue expected. There is a man who loves her, and there may be only 10 minutes a week to meet and say goodbye. This is the romance of a flight attendant.

"What you saw was a flight attendant with first-class passengers, and then she quit her job and lived a rich life. In a word, all the stewardesses are staring at the first-class passengers. We don't deny that this has happened, but for most flight attendants, it is very difficult. " Xiaoxue sneered at his statement that he was rich.

High-intensity work, not to mention expanding your circle of friends, can hardly spare time to maintain the original circle of friends. Xiaoxue has told her friends countless times that if she comes to Shenzhen, she will find her and make an appointment. However, after these words went out, she gradually found it difficult to cash them.

Friends rely on "cloud communication" and it is normal for love to rely on video.

"Some friends are flight attendants and must be forgiven. They really want to see you, but they really don't have time. " Xiaoxue said with a smile, then looked up at the busy window.

It is also a deep drift, and the future can be expected.

As a flight attendant, the biggest regret is that the number of meetings with parents will become very small. As early as before joining the company, Xiaoxue was already psychologically prepared.

The company's leave system is very strict, and long holidays such as Spring Festival or National Day are definitely not allowed. Personal leave is basically not approved except for immediate family members. If you ask for sick leave, you must have a sick leave note issued by an authoritative hospital. These holidays are linked to salary and future promotion.

In the year of internship, Xiaoxue's work schedule was full, except for weekends, and there were no holidays for years. My parents came to Shenzhen, because the house is shared, and they can only live in chain hotels for the next ten weeks.

Xiashiwei neighborhood

During the two-day holiday, on the contrary, her parents showed her around the village. Where there is a vegetable market, where there is noodles to eat, and where there is a subway, parents have recorded it and made a "raiders".

"I don't think so much now, just like ordinary deep drift, work hard and save more money. After this year, I want to apply for a base to go home, be closer to my parents, and have the opportunity to take them around the world. " Xiaoxue said.

Xiashiwei vegetable market

With two years' flying time and a mileage of more than one million kilometers, she is an old hand and a "rookie". She once thought about giving up, but whenever the plane passes through the clouds and passes over the mountains and seas, she will inevitably get a little excited.

What she looks forward to most when she works is to see the red sunrise and sunset through the window. After work, what I look forward to most is to return to this village and see a corner of the familiar street, so that she can feel at home.

Finally, I asked her what she wanted to say most about the job as a flight attendant. Xiaoxue smiled and drew a circle on his head and said, "I hope everyone will not always look at us with a halo."