#QUIT MY JOB FOR FREE#
You can fly to a foreign country for free, you can stay in a nice hotel there for free and you can spend your free time traveling for free.
That is the reason why the job of a flight attendant is so in demand. During this time, you have plenty of time to sleep and also to explore the new destination you landed in. You can expect to see lots of new posts coming soon!ĭABBIE: After all, 3 days away from home is not the same as working 72 hours. I still have a lot of advice to give, so I’ll continue posting flight attendant content on the blog. I’ve already bought flights to come back to the USA for the summer and I expect to do a fair bit of traveling while I’m there. Job-wise, I’m currently working as a waitress at a local restaurant. I’ve applied for residency, so hopefully that gets approved sometime soon. I’m still living my best life in New Zealand. It might take some time to adjust, but the opportunities are out there. It also doesn’t mean that I’ll never find another good job. Quitting this job doesn’t mean I won’t ever be able to travel again. But that’s why the flight attendant lifestyle was so alluring - the flexibility and amount of time off allowed me to do the things I really wanted to do. I would rather spend my life relaxing on a beach than working in any capacity. I don’t particularly dream of labor (and never have). Here’s the thing: I never thought I would become the type of person to actively mourn the loss of a job. Circumstances change, and sometimes your preconceived notions of the future are shattered to make way for something even better. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t - all I know is that this was the right decision for me at this point in time. Will I regret the decision to quit in the future? That person will still be there through it all. You don’t have to lose sight of who you are when making a big life change. There are so many more interesting things that shape who you are as a person - your life experiences, your outlook on the world, the things you like to do for fun. I now know that what you do for work doesn’t have to define you. And as vain as it sounds, having an answer that made people say “Woah! Cool!” was a source of pride. Because being a flight attendant is more of a lifestyle than a job, it felt like it somehow defined my existence.Īfter all, “What do you do?” is usually one of the very first questions you ask someone when you meet. The girl that was always in a different part of the world (catch her if you can!). If I can’t define myself as a flight attendant, who am I? For years, I was the girl that worked on airplanes. This is one of the questions that scared me the most. Change is scary, but that’s okay! Losing my identity These next few paragraphs are for anyone making a big life change - whether it be quitting a job, moving abroad, or taking on any kind of new role. With almost six years under my belt, I officially sent in my resignation and quit my dream job as a flight attendant. I could not in good conscience sustain my plan, so quitting was my only and final option.
All the flight attendants here will get it - PTO, PD, and DATV are a godsend (when they actually get approved).Īlas, all good things must come to an end. For a few months, I made it work by using every available option to drop days. Higher demand for flights means higher demand for flight attendants - meaning no more leaves of absence offered by my airline.įorced with the decision to either move back to the USA or quit my job, I made the rational decision to try to hold onto it while living in New Zealand anyway. Airlines were hiring again and more flights were being added back to the daily schedules. As more countries started lifting their COVID restrictions, demand for travel was on the upswing. Things started getting more stressful towards the end of 2021. I could keep my job, working when it was convenient for me, all while creating a new life in a faraway country. Besides being a nightmare to explain on my New Zealand visa application, I figured this solution was the best of both worlds. I was living in New Zealand during the American winter, coming back for a few months in the summer to work and see my friends and family. My company was offering month-long leaves of absence almost every month, meaning I could take tons of time off to live in New Zealand while technically still being an employee (and keeping my flight benefits!).įor the past few years, this (somehow) worked out perfectly for me. Expectation…įor the longest time, I was convinced that I could make it work. TLDR: Having a job on a different continent is hard and unsustainable.
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