Why discourage the wannabes to be cabin crew?

SIA requires between 700 and 800 cabin crew for the Northern European summer flight schedule. It is frantically interviewing crew last weekend and for the next couple of weekends. In my other blog I have encouraged people to go for the interview and judging from last weekend's turnout at STC, indeed hundreds had gone to STC.

The is no walk-in interview anymore. So those who attended the face to face interview are candidates who had been shortlisted after submission of videos of themselves to SIA.

My concern is that some people (ex crew, current crew as well as some members of the public)are discouraging the wannabes not to fly for SIA. They cited reasons like flying has no  future, exposure to Covid-19 etc. My request to those people is that give these young men and women a chance to get their dream job. This is the best time to get into the airline. The reason is because SIA is very short of crew and it's much easier to be recruited during this period.

Wannabes go for it and don't let the pessimists and others discourage you.

Happy dinning again cabin crew

 

Our cabin crew reminisces on some of the best meals they’ve had overseas and the food they can’t wait to try again after Covid-19.

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Jailed for molesting female colleague

A senior male cabin crew was jailed for 5 weeks for molesting his female colleagues ...read here

As far as I know, this is the first time a case of such nature has been reported and action taken in a Singapore court.

Stressed and anxious to be confined to a hotel room

I stumbled across this report in a newspaper titled
'I dread my flights': Some SIA, Scoot air crew feel toll of movement restrictions they face while overseas..."
Couldn't believe a cabin crew could tell a reporter about her being "stressed", "anxious" etc when confined to her hotel room while on her nightstops overseas ....read here

In the outside world, many are worried about losing their jobs while the crew are being paid to be "confined" in a hotel room (with meal allowances paid by the employer ."The woman in her early 30s, who asked that her name not be published, recounted a recent incident in which she was overcome with panic as she prepared to embark on a flight to a destination where she would be required to remain largely confined to a hotel room"

Any comments?

Good News for SIA Cabin Crew Wannabes

SIA Cabin Crew Interview

Ukraine crisis may affect intake of crew

 SIA has suspended all fights to Moscow due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In fact, the SG government has joined a long list of countries in sanctioning Russia for its aggression against Ukraine.

The prime minister of Singapore in his strongly worded Facebook post said, "If international relations are based on 'might is right', the world will be a dangerous place for small countries like Singapore. This is why Singapore staunchly supports international law and the UN Charter, which prohibits acts of aggression against a sovereign state," he added.

In view of the above there will be some disruption to SIA flight schedule and consequently affect the hiring of cabin crew.

SIA cabin crew interview

Ex steward on the run? Not so

 While on an errand, I met an ex crew (Joe) whom I have not met nor seen for a decade. All along I thought he was dead. There were rumors of him being killed and dumped in Malaysia by loan sharks. Therefore, it was a big surprise to see him again.

John has not aged much except that he has put on some weight. It's true he was living in Malaysia for almost 8 years prior to his return to Singapore.
We adjourned to a coffee shop nearby and ordered our coffee and sat down to chat. Joe told me he had assumed a new identity. He does not have a passport for the old one has expired. He is a wanted man here. Omg, I asked myself what am I doing with a wanted man? Will I be arrested if the police closed in on him? I shuddered to think of it. I thought of leaving the coffee shop for fear of being seen with Joe. But there again, it's interesting to hear about his life story. I wanted him to tell me more about the things that happened to him while he was in KL (capital of Malaysia) and so I decided to take a chance and stayed back.
As Joe carried on telling about his adventure, he then clarified that he was actually arrested but out on bail. He is going to be on trail soon for a cheating case. I felt relieved as he is no longer a wanted man but one who is out on bail.
I knew Joe rather well since we joined the airline about the same time. He was two months my junior actually.
In 1969, Joe was one of the crew involved in a near airplane mishap. The nose wheels of the B707 on which he was working on could not be lowered during descent. The pilots had dumped the last drop of fuel and decided to land the aircraft on a foamed runway. Fortunately at the very last minute, the nose wheels were ejected by what the skillful captain called "gravity force". Joe had a narrow escape. Joe told me he had a new car delivered that very day he arrived home. Joe had bought the Volvo 144s from his lottery winnings. He told me as he was preparing the aircraft cabin and passengers for the emergency, his thoughts was on his new car. "I thought I was going to die without first driving my brand new Volvo", he told me laughingly.
Joe is an amicable fellow. He has always been a sort of a joker who would make us laugh with his jokes. In the 1970s, Joe was a successful horse punter. He made plenty of money through horse racing and gambling. I remember he once won 64k punting on a horse. Back then,64k could buy you a nice house with a small land area. By now that same house would cost around 2 million. Joe was in his mid 20s and was a bachelor. He enjoyed what he did. Joe had strong connection with horse racing syndicates and that's the reason he was a successful punter. The bookies had lots of respect for Joe. They would avoid taking his tickets.

PS: Above story was told sometime ago and am not sure whether Joe is still around. Not long after I wrote the above story Joe was very sick. I have lost contact with him.

Nothing is free? not true really

 I am prepared to coach cabin crew wannabes for the upcoming SIA   interview for free (only this time). More information here