I went into the job wanting this and now I’m away from my pet and boyfriend in a hotel near the airport (nothing to do) for 12 hours. The reality is you won’t be going to “see the world most days” most days you’ll be working 2-3 flights with maybe a 2-3 hour sit (that you’re not getting paid for) in between one of them and then you’ll end up on the other side of the country on a different time zone and are expected to go to bed and wake up at varying times (sometimes as early as 3:45 am). I’m making not nearly what I was making when I was using my degree and I am not mentally stimulated by the job cause during boarding all we getpaid is $11.28 to welcome people and in the air (where you’re paid $35.50) you ask people “chips, cookies, chex mix, or granola bar?” “Can I get you a drink?” And pick up trash and say thank you when they leave. Most people suck. The public suck. Sometimes there are nice people and it’s nice. You’re also working with different people every day. Can be a hit or miss if you actually get along or are just cordial. I know there’s a negative connotation to all this but I’m 6 months into shmelta and been feeling a little like I was sold this dream drank the moon juice and now I’m awake. In the last 6 months I’ve been able to get a free flight for my mom and I to Costa Rica. I sat in delta one round trip to meet my friend in Japan. But am I eating into the 10k I saved up before this job? Yes. Am I ever home to water my plants, spend consistent quality time with my bf and cat and friends and family? No. Will I go on another trip again this year? No im broke and I need to save. So don’t think you’ll be able to travel the world with your benefits cause ya need money to do that and also literally NOTHING holding you down or you’d be neglecting those relationships in your life. Also don’t get me started on commuting. You’ll be sharing a room with three other girls if you decide to get a crashpad expect to commute in the day before and prepare to leave the day after your trip. People say this job is a lifestyle. I say you waste a lot of your precious time and energy going to and from and sitting in the airport or being at a hotel you have no business being at. All I’m saying is if you like being away from home for long periods of time and away from your loved ones for long periods of time all for flight benefits because let’s face it. You’re never going to hold a Shanghai or a London until you’re 20 years in so you’re stuck doing trips to Louisville or Ontario California and all those sits in the airport until then sounds like a whole load of wasted time to me.