I'm looking into being a cabin crew in the near future- but im worried because of the low pay?

-I have been wanting to be a Cabin Crew member for most of my life, i have lots of times in my life so far and i think flying is for me.

But looking at the pay for the airline i want to apply for (Virgin Atlantic) they have a 拢12,000 salary, I don't really think this is enough? Im worried for later life when i have kids, a house of my own, my own car and im really worried what would i do because of the low pay, i know money doesn't go as far as it used to now a days.

But they always say money cant buy you love and happiness right?

What do you guys think? No stupid or rude comments.There are 2 choices.



A boring job with a good pay.



An exciting job with a crap pay.



It is rare that the two will combine into a good pay, exciting job.



And it is still a rather unskilled entry level job/career that only requires 1 month's training and a good personality and maybe some secondary school qualifications. But due to the obvious rising operational costs of airlines today and it being a rather competitive career it is still difficult to get into without any previous experience or tourism type qualifications.



I'd say go with it initially until you find someone or have kids and work your way up to a number one, or cabin crew supervisor. There the pay is likely to be 25K rather than 11K with possible careers within the airline group, manager work, etc where experience gained has allowed you to work your way up.



There are many entry level jobs which allow for this opportunity, even a shelf stacker at a large supermarket can become a team leader then supervisor then shift manager, department manager andeventuallyy a 40k per anum store manager and end up running the store with obvious training along the way.



But don't expect cabin crews to work there way up to the flight deck, those guys had to work thee way to that position with no financial or flight training help from the company, except type ratings.Research your proposed career. Besides the low pay it is really not condusive to a home life with kids. If you do have that nest building instinct and desire a family you should reconsider. Little jimmy will be graduating primary school and you'll be on a layover in Bangalore. That would suck.
I know someone who worked as cabin crew for quite a few years and I was told that the job is little more than being a glorified waitress with jet lag. Be careful about thinking of the job as some kind of romantic globe-trotting endeavor, it might be exciting for a while but when you're trying to go to sleep in a dingy hotel 5000 miles from home at 7AM with jackhammers and motorcycles blasting away outside, it's not fun anymore. If it's something you really love to do though, then take that into account.