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Worst Job In America Is ...

Worst Job In America Is ...

What is the worst job in America? In a troubled economy, where unemployment is high and the employed are overworked and underpaid, the competition is surely stiff. But each year CareerCast.com, the employment website, ranks 200 professions in America to come up with the answer. The list is based on five ...

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British Airways Flight Attendants Go On Drunken Rampage On Flight, Report Says

British Airways Flight Attendants Go On Drunken Rampage On Flight, Report Says

Drinking yourself into a turbulence-resistant slumber is a ritual of many frequent fliers. But a handful of off-duty British Airways flight attendants apparently partook a little too liberally, reports Britain's The Sun newspaper. The employees purportedly chugged bottles of champagne and wine, and began ...

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Confessions Of A Flight Attendant: 'It's As Crazy As You Think'

Confessions Of A Flight Attendant: 'It's As Crazy As You Think'

The allure of routine travel to exotic locales makes a career as a flight attendant especially appealing to many job seekers. So much so, in fact, that more than 20,000 people recently applied with American Airlines to fill just 1,500 flight attendant jobs, prompting the airline to largely quit accepting new ...

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American Airlines Flight Attendant Risks Dismissal For Mocking Own Airline

American Airlines Flight Attendant Risks Dismissal For Mocking Own Airline

As with so many mature industries in the U.S., it hasn't been easy being an airline employee in recent years. Industry consolidation, layoffs, the rising cost of air travel, and service cutbacks have hampered profits and taken a toll on employee morale. The latest of those is American Airlines, whose parent, ...

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American Airlines Aims To Cut 13,000 Jobs Amid Bankruptcy

American Airlines Aims To Cut 13,000 Jobs Amid Bankruptcy

By David Koenig DALLAS -- The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs -- 15 percent of its workforce -- as the nation's third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection. The company aims to cut labor costs by 20 percent under bankruptcy protection, and will soon ...

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8 Jobs We'd Love To Eavesdrop On

8 Jobs We'd Love To Eavesdrop On

By Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder Editor On a recent flight, just before takeoff, the pilot told us passengers that we could listen to the control tower conversation by tuning in to one of the audio channels in our seats. I put my headphones on and listened to the back-and-forth between air traffic ...

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Wanderlust Careers: Top 7 Jobs For Travel Lovers

Wanderlust Careers: Top 7 Jobs For Travel Lovers

By Annie Favreau Taking a career break to wander the world sounds pretty good. But getting paid to globetrot is even better, right? Well, yes and no. Here are the pros and cons for seven of the best travel jobs that caught our attention: ...

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Job Perks That Are Worth A Pay Cut

Job Perks That Are Worth A Pay Cut

This article originally appeared on OnlineDegrees.com By Jessica Hanley Some jobs are famous for their perks: CEOs get to use the corporate jet, Google employees can see a chiropractor on site, and snowboard company Burton gives employees a free season pass to a nearby resort. But you don't need to be the ...

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Flying High: Jobs in the Aviation Industry

Flying High: Jobs in the Aviation Industry

Are you looking for a job in the aviation industry? Here's a little-known fact for you. On August 19th America celebrates National Aviation Day. You won't find a greeting card dedicated to this event but it's been observed on Orville Wright's birthday since 1939, when President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed ...

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