Working as Cabin Crew for Virgin Australia 👍 or 👎?

Join me for part 1 of a 2 part video on what it was like working as Cabin Crew for Virgin Australia.
Topics which are covered include the application process, ground school, the job, what Virgin Australian were like to work for, the destinations, followed by the pros and cons and finally if I’d recommend the company and working as Cabin Crew.
Apologies for the poor sound, soon I’ll have a new computer which will save heaps of time in the editing and I’ll be able to learn better editing skills and sound etc. Thank you for watching 😊

[@Jerlynhvlog]

a job like you is very good because you can see a defferent places

[@travelswithted673]

Yes, it was a fun job. It’s a really fun and cheap way to travel 😊

[@jobiehoney6472]

Hey, I think you need to get your information correct. Most of the information you are giving is incorrect. A day in the life of cabin crew maybe more than six months as well. Also you don’t need to be domestic crew to become international.

[@travelswithted673]

Hi Jobbie, the video is my experience. I have no reason to lie. Your experience with a different airline is going to be different. I state in the video that it’s my experience. I’m not sure why you think the day in the life of a Cabin crew would be different for someone over 6 months in the job? Do you mean that it will be easier? Here in Australia the international flight crew jobs are Qantas and Jet Star. It is possible to become say Qantas international straight away, it is possible but very unlikely if you haven’t any experience. Many people are applying for international from domestic crew and are still getting rejected because the job is in high demand. In America and other countries I’m sure people are getting in straight away but here in Oz it’s very difficult to get international without prior flying experience. You are competing with crew coming back after the covid collapse and managers moving across from Virgin. If you know different please explain? Thank you

[@jobiehoney6472]

@@travelswithted673 hey, I’ve actually been a cabin manager for 12 years with va. Sorry but the duty limits rest periods allowance leave benefits you have give incorrect information about all of these. You also said you didn’t realise sick leave runs out that’s is standard practice with most industries in Australia and you also get more sick leave in aviation compared to other industries. You spoke about your cabin manager which I believe you were referring to your LCC not cabin manager. You also didn’t fit in because you were straight. Unusual as there are majority of straight people you work with. It’s diversity. Sorry I m not having a go at you I’m sure everyone’s experience is different but if you’re sharing hints and tips the correct information would be more helpful.

[@travelswithted673]

@@jobiehoney6472 hi, thank you for your message. You’re a lot more civil than the other cabin manager I’ve been speaking to on my other video lol. It would have been nice for her to be professional and comment like you instead of mocking me for not knowing the sick days rules amongst all the the other info I had to learn haha, I appreciate that. I did the video a few months after leaving VA. I’ll have to watch the video back to see what I said about the duty limits rest period, if I got it wrong by 1 or 2 hours it wasn’t intentional to slander Virgin. I said heaps of good stuff about VA, and I also said I’d recommend VA it if that’s what someone is looking for. The allowance leave benefits, you would also know better than me, I apologise if I got that slightly wrong too. The sick leave thing I didn’t know about as I’m English and presumed that if I had an injury at work, then Virgin would have covered me. It have been nice for my cabin manager I mean Lcc lol to have warned me about it running out. I just had phones calls of her being off with me. She’s not at VA anymore. But I now know the info regarding that and it’s Australia wide. Thank you for highlighting that all the same. The Cabin manager mistake I corrected on the video in sub titles. But I guess you mention that in your comment because it adds to your case lol. 3 things I may have got slightly wrong, the other 40 points are true. Especially the gay thing, I knew 1 other straight guy. I don’t have anything against gay men, I have heaps of gay friends but all the men there are gay and the posters and insta had trans women on it. If that’s inclusive then fair enough, but there are no straight men there apart from one or two. Anyway, I appreciate your comments. These videos take ages to make and it’s hard to get everything right but I appreciate it can upset people, who enjoy working at Virgin. I will try harder to get everything right in the future (I’m not being sarcastic). If I get anymore people who are annoyed I may do a video with the corrections as I don’t want people thinking I’m slinging mud or making up crap. Thank you.

[@jobiehoney6472]

@@travelswithted673 totally understand it’s your experience and everyone’s is totally different. Good luck with your next chapter

[@travelswithted673]

@@jobiehoney6472thank you, all the best too.

[@ILA_TIS67]

Blood tests? General blood test or specific ?

[@travelswithted673]

Hi mate, sorry for the late reply. It was 18 months ago but if I remember correctly it was general to see if there were any unknown health issues.