The Reality of Being A Reserve Flight Attendant: Hurry Up and Wait!

[@christinem9280]

I love that you bring us along on your new adventure Jill!! Its always fun seeing all the places you go!!

[@itsthedonnellys]

Thanks for coming along!!

[@hh_horses9718]

U guys should do a Brennan, Katie and Ryan day in the life video!

[@sharisserobinson9942]

Such a great video! I just became a flight attendant and I’ll be working reserve for my first month. It was great to visually see it and truly helped me!

[@gwenhughes8650]

Loved seeing the old house again and seeing how this all works! ❤

[@sallywilson4403]

Jill your flight life , and mishaps , such as your coat ,and hurrying up ,and waiting ,are similar to Donnelly time life ! 🤗👍👟👢

[@itsthedonnellys]

Same girl, same habits 😂

[@sallywilson4403]

Thks for reply ,stay safe .!🤗

[@NJlovessinging]

Thankful for the Southwest flight attendants on each flight I’ve had as a disabled passenger. They are always so nice, especially when I don’t look like I need pre boarding, etc.

[@samanthaanne1056]

I love this new era for Jill.

[@miguelkennedy9520]

It’s The Donnellys’s videos make me smile 😊

[@WhatYourtold]

This was a really cool video Jill (even though all your videos are cool) I love seeing what other people's jobs are like!

[@LisAnn7]

This is such an eye opener on the prep for flying-Enjoy the adventures!

[@jeffbuescher1027]

Great vlog. I am happy that everything is going well with your flight attendant position.

[@jeanielowe3246]

I love your blogs. I'm so happy for you Jill for your job, that's so exciting how you get to travel to different places. You are amazing. Bless you and your family 💗

[@KimberlyMayo-u8h]

Jill you’re rocking it !! Love this family

[@itsthedonnellys]

Thank you so much!

[@RobinNatural1]

My sister also flies for the LUV airline! Enjoy your videos. Safe travels!

[@teresawilliams662]

Hey Jill, I'm loving watching your life as a flight attendant. It's very interesting. I think it would have been great for me when I was younger and didn't have any ties. Would have been a fun way to live.

[@melaniemallozzi3851]

It should be called the adventures with Jill Thanks for taking us along with you Love form Canada 🇨🇦

[@deloresbembry7079]

Love your sticker on your back window. Go Noles

[@jeffbuescher1027]

Glad you were able to get your coat back. On a different note, you always carry the best snacks with you and sandwiches. Healthy choices. 😊

[@christycarrico4343]

Congratulations on your new job

[@KirstenElise]

Hi CoHeart! I hope to meet you inflight someday, great video 💙❤💛

[@annabelc5157]

Love these videos! Have you had a passenger recognize you on a flight yet?

[@mohamedkaydo4941]

You are doing well jill

[@josephineahelle5094]

Hi Jill, Just subscribed and enjoyed ur video! Looking forward to ur future layovers and I hope to meet u some day when i visit my niece in Minnesota!✈☺ I love ur airline. 💙❤🧡

[@itsthedonnellys]

Thanks for subbing and welcome aboard!!

[@laneyh0303]

Love the content of your life as flight attendant! So glad you got your coat in Chicago. ❤

[@itsthedonnellys]

Yikes!! Me too 😀

[@trinamiller100]

Hope your flight attendant work is doing well Jill. I did had a chill day just to work on gaming videos but also some KZbin videos self employed.

[@dewaynewestmoreland3773]

Love this vlog. Glad you shared.

[@CaitlynLorraine1013]

would you film a whole adventure as a flight attendtant? like all 3 days of flying what its like, what you do on your spare ( a longer video few days in your life type thing)

[@tammy4179]

What made me happy today was that I finally got my Botox for my migraines I was 3 weeks behind & was so sick till I got them. My neck & head was hurting me so bad. Now I'm back on track with my Botox. My next appt. Is on May 2. Jill I have the same problem like u with dry skin. But my arms bleed easily when I hit something & I showed it to my skin Dr. They called it bruised. My hands & face gets dry in the winter time.

[@itsthedonnellys]

Hope you are feeling better!! I have started to drink lots more water- that has helped too!

[@Amtrak.taz.]

@@tammy4179 when I was on botox for migraines. I booked my appointments a year in advance. I used aimovig for a year or two. My migraines gave me a 60th birthday present. They went away. Haven't had a migraine in almost 5 years! Knock on wood. I don't want them ever again.

[@donnyoshea5995]

You look beautiful and doing amazing work and love your videos❤

[@latoniabell-b9o]

i just love the vids keep them coming

[@RachaelDonofriomaria]

Awesome video I really like it lot it was cool and you made awesome videos you are my favorite KZbin channel and you are best KZbin channel

[@angelaharrison4056]

I love too see you in the air.

[@ecdun3719]

Jill I would love to know what are some of your favorite airports that you have been to so far.

[@danburnette7674]

Hope you all get a good contract soon Jill.

[@livingnatalie]

Curious how you are paid! Not how much, just how. Are you paid per flight, per day on reserve or a flat salary? If you don’t get used are you still paid?!

[@cynthiagreenhill5283]

Enjoyed this

[@AlexisHasler]

Do u always live in this house? Do u still have the Florida house? Do u guys ever go there

[@katiek1856]

I would be upset if my coat never made it back. Is there a way to sew a tag with your name or employee number on the inside of your coat for when/if this happens again?

[@nicolemassey2257]

Is there anyway you could link your carryon backpack?

[@ChristineSchuster-u8y]

Interested to see how reserve works when you are a commuter. I figured out you live in Florida but you were in Baltimore. So are you based in Baltimore? Do you have a crash pad?

[@LEVELGAZANOW]

Appletag your coat for uniform items or bags that you can forget.

[@beccalynn767]

Phew, props to flight attendants. I’m sure type A and need structure and routine or else I get anxiety. I couldn’t do it 😂 ❤

[@scarletteclare2667]

Jill, bought those same smiley face ice packs on Amazon because of this video! I used them as stocking stuffers for my family. Also, my "it's a great day to excell" mug will be used as my morning motivation for a really promising job I just started. Sending lots of love from Oklahoma ❤

[@teresawilliams662]

I do have a question. When you have to go and stay in hotels while you're flying, does the airline pay for your hotel rooms or do you have to pay for all of your expenses?

[@sallywilson4403]

Ps J ill ,don t ever lose track of your watch, that would be a real bummer ! 😕😐

[@jennyhendrickson8066]

SMILE

[@twallaceii]

You said you have to pay for parking. Do they reimburse you for that cost? We ebjoy y'alls VLOGs! ❤

[@NickStenbol]

Hey haven't commented in a long time, been out of the country for over a year. Hi Donnellys remember NIck Stenbol

[@lupitam1211]

As a new flight attendant were you able to stay in your home town as your base?

[@itsjustlyla2028]

What is your workout routine?

[@cagedtigersteve]

What if you are sent to some place extremely cold like North Dakota? You will need a heavy coat.

[@dwmc1492]

If you're at all able to answer my question on FB, as I don't follow you elsewhere. When you're three Reserve days don't equate to your guaranteed hours do they just make up the balance? Thanks

[@itsthedonnellys]

Yes they do!

[@albland7216]

Dumb question- but does your airline allow boots? Is it just your company? Thx

[@markkw94502]

Hey Jill.. do u get paid when u are waiting at the airport to get called? Or only when you are actually flying.. thanks and keep up the good work!

[@stephenthompson439]

Only when flying I believe.... Sit times, Delays, NO...

[@carterwatson1949]

seems like youre very happy and thriving with this job!! so glad very cool to see what its like

[@itsthedonnellys]

Thank you! I do love it and it’s fun to share it too!!

[@Lvebug]

Hi, can u please share where ur backpack is from? Thank you

[@itsthedonnellys]

Yes! It’s Stella and Dot from several years ago- I hope they still have it?!?

[@MrRob8349]

If your flights were 1 hour each you were paid 2 hours for all day at work?

[@darkdragonelliemafiasdaughter]

Curious if you are waiting at the airport for the 5 hours and they don't call you do you still get paid or only get paid when your actually flying.

[@LEVELGAZANOW]

Yes, they get paid. The hope for reserve is to not get called and stay at home and get paid.

[@heathern9394]

For your bag with your apron what brand is it?

[@itsthedonnellys]

It is Stella and Dot from like 10 years ago ☺️

[@aimeekreutzer-malkawi]

Hi! So happy to have found your KZbin channel! I’m a mom with some grown children and still some underage but considering for quite a while to be a flight attendant. I really would love to work for your airline but I know they’re not hiring right now. My biggest question since you are probably somewhere in middle age like myself is how do u manage something like this being newer? And do you deal well with being too tired or are u able to keep your energy up? Just wondering! And loved this video! U got a new subscriber

[@itsthedonnellys]

Hi Amy! Welcome aboard ❤️ Age is seriously just a number at Southwest. I am 53 and was among the oldest but definitely were about 5-10 people older than me in my class. The age range among FA’s is wide and everyone works together so well!! It is tiring but I LOVE the work and as long as you are diligent about time management and getting sleep, you’ll be great!! I can’t wait to learn about your journey!!

[@MrILoveMovies]

YEAH COAT !!!!

[@chessidypryor8782]

Do you carry on your lounge? Your laptop is not in a case😮

[@darealnetta__]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@abdullaahmed2440]

make a spa day video

[@Matty_917]

❤❤❤

[@meredithdal73526]

If it's not too much to ask, how are you paid and how much per hour? It seems like a lot of work for what google says is your salary!

[@cynthiagreenhill5283]

Yes that too much to ask😊

[@itsthedonnellys]

It is a lot of work and the pay isn’t great. But the benefits are amazing and if you stay in long enough, the pay increases exponentially. We are paid by a calculation that loosely relates to hourly.

[@PthaloGreen2]

Most FAs start between 25 and 35 dollars per flight or block hour. You only get paid at most airlines when the plane is moving. Some pay you a fraction of your salary while boarding but most don't. No airline pays for sits between flights. You make between $2 and $3 per hour perdiem when you're on a trip. Bottom line is regional FA pay starts in the mid $20s for those who work a full schedule. Mainlines start around $35k. But pay goes up over time, maxing out after 10 to 20 years. It's not a high paying job.

[@lauragoins9323]

Do you get paid for being on call or being on reserve?

[@itsthedonnellys]

Yes! There is a guaranteed minimum when you are on reserve. If you fly and go over that, you get paid the minimum plus whatever you went over :)

[@lauragoins9323]

Awesome thank you so much for this info!! 😊

[@billoneill9296]

Keep your hands on the wheel. What is the matter with you?

[@lornamackenzie2694]

I think i would just have that bag permanently packed and maybe change it up now and then.

[@justmeish1997]

I could sit at home for 5hrs and do nothing so easily but the thought of sitting at the airport for 5hrs and doing nothing is horrifying 😆🙈 I'd be thinking about all the other things I could be doing instead... Not the job for me... Although its pretty cool they pay you for that 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Amtrak.taz.]

A skein of sock yarn and a pair of socks on the needles. Would keep me busy for ages. So I'd be able to do a long wait with out getting impatient. Unless my project needed to go in time out.

[@PthaloGreen2]

​@@Amtrak.taz.I knit on airport reserve too! But I'd honestly rather fly.

[@christycarrico4343]

👏👏👏👏🇺🇸

[@mustangs263]

Jill you look good 😉

[@itsthedonnellys]

Thank you!!