Well if this week has a theme, that theme is spectacularly quitting your job will either be a) totally a lie or b) only end in having to contritely and publicly beg for your bosses to hire you back.
Steven Slater’s beer-stealing, emergency slide deploying resignation not only allowed Americans to live vicariously through his $25K in damage exit, but captured worldwide interest. Slater quickly earned the “folk hero” label, and there was buzz about reality shows and the like . But that was two long, regret filled days ago, and now the rogue flight attendant would like his job back, please thank you.
Per Gawker , Slater actually really dug being a flight attendant and would really be happy if JetBlue ignored the whole “screw you guys, I’m going home” plus big yellow slide plus ensuing media attention thing:
Slater’s lawyer, Howard Turman, held a press conference today outside Slater’s home, during which Slater looked silently on. He told the press that Slater would like to keep being a flight attendant because flying “is in his blood.” And he’d love to keep working for JetBlue:
“JetBlue is a wonderful airline which he has loved working for, and wishes to continue working for,” said his lawyer.
Well, that’s embarrassing.
