Natalie B. Compton
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Travel reporter & columnist at the @washingtonpost. On Instagram @natbco. On Substack @ nataliecompton.substack.com
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https://nataliecompton.substack.com 01-06-2010 20:37:40
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Last year, homelessness in America was at a record high and appears to be worsening. Despite having a job that's been glamorized for decades, flight attendants are among those struggling. I interviewed 18 current and former FAs for the The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/08…
This eye-opening article is gifted & free for you to read. 😢 ✈️ ‘Barely surviving’: Some flight attendants are facing homelessness and hunger wapo.st/3Mh4T5s #travel #airlines #flying #flightattendant Secretary Pete Buttigieg
This powerful article by Natalie B. Compton in The Washington Post is a great reminder: always thank your #flightattendant. My aunt was one, I wrote a novel starring one, and we all should appreciate how hard they work to keep us safe at 35,000 feet. wapo.st/3Mh4T5s
Flight attendants on "reserve" are working side jobs, living out of their cars, homeless. washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/08… Natalie B. Compton
essential reporting from Natalie B. Compton washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/08… "The only way to make ends meet, she said, was to juggle all the gig work she could find: Instacart shopping, pet sitting, Lyft driving." Sobering look into the difficulties many flight attendants face:
‘Barely surviving’: Some flight attendants are facing homelessness and hunger (Natalie B. Compton - The Washington Post) redef.com/item/66cca946b…
Excellent story by Natalie B. Compton in The Washington Post Flight attendants recount dire financial situations and mental health crises. Paychecks much smaller than expected. Quickly falling behind on bills. Spiraling into debt. Alaska Airlines prominently featured wapo.st/3Mh4T5s
Your flight attendant may be operating on no sleep and not enough to live on: Must-read piece on the realities of modern work in the US airline industry by Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post
‘Barely surviving’: Some flight attendants are facing homelessness and hunger Natalie B. Compton washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/08…