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Going Postal on a Plane
Posted: August 15, 2010
Jet Blue's red-faced ex-employee…
That flight attendant for Jet Blue
is really in an awful stew.
White-knuckled as he faces jail,
he is a bit red-faced.
When Stephen Slater lost his cool,
he acted like a mindless fool.
The guy went postal on a plane
parked at the waiting gate.
He grabbed the PA system mike
and swore before he took a hike.
With beer in hand, he chuted down
the 'vacuation slide.
And yet in spite of Steven's rage,
there is a special Facebook page
devoted to this employee
who'd finally had enough.
He is a kind of patron saint
to those who feel they're peeling paint
who do their job with little thanks
and then get criticized.
Me thinks there is a lesson here.
If Steven's actions prompt a cheer,
more people than we realize
must want a chance to vent.
They want to tell their critics off
suggesting where they can get off
or take control by losing it
though that might cost their job.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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