Social Media: JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater Gaining Facebook Popularity
Facebook Fan Pages Are Popping Up in Multiple Languages, Making Steven Slater a Cult Success!
I really wish someone would have caught the whole thing on a video camera and uploaded it to YouTube. I know if I had been on that plane, my BlackBerry would have been whipped out the second the guy got on the loudspeaker. Yes, electronic devices are supposed to be turned off ... yadda yadda ... but still. This would have been a classic video, shown over and over millions of times via YouTube and news agencies.
Time Magazine reports that Steven Slater is gaining massive popularity on social networking site, Facebook. Steven Slater's whole persona - his happy attitude, silly grin, and sense of humor have all made him easy to sympathize with. As of two days ago, shortly after his freak out went mainstream, there was a Facebook page erected in support of the JetBlue flight attendant and almost instantly he had 13,000 fans.
The New York Daily News then reported later that "As of 3:40pm on Wednesday, a little over 2 days after the incident occurred, over 138,000 people had 'liked' the page, and thousands had used the page's wall to voice their support for the Internet's newest hero." As of the time I wrote this, this particular NYDN article was submitted to the Digg social bookmarking site over 890 times.
There are Steven Slater pages in English, French, and Spanish. In French, it's one of the largest fan pages. Who would have thought that a disgruntled worker could create so much massive support?
I cannot help but wonder how his popularity will affect his looming court case. After all, he's been charged with various crimes - and faces 7 years in jail if convicted. He's out on $2,500 bond and is allowed to go visit his terminally ill mother in California.
T-shirts have been sold which read "Free Steven Slater." Travelers and disgruntled workers across various industries are rallying together. I can sense that there will be SNL Skits, comic re-enactments -and quite possibly a movie or REALITY TV SHOW because of this incident.
As Steven Slater gains momentum on Facebook, he could very well change the face of aviation and make cranky passengers think twice about how they treat a flight attendant.
Sources:
Dan Fletcher, Time: JetBlue's Steven Slater Taking Off on Facebook
Anjali Khosla Mullany, New York Daily News: JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater is the toast of the online community
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Post a CommentWho doesn't freak out at work every once in a while. I guess "the customer is always right" is only applicable when you are the customer. http://bit.ly/aHGfSJ - the link is a poll on it if you want.
while the people who don’t have many friends are the people who are really judgemental, loud, attention seekers or like to talk sh*t all the time and unfortunately there’s a weird subcategory of people who dislike and are jealous of nice people because they think these people are fake?... it’s sad to think there’s this category at all...
People need to learn the basics of being respectful and kind and that applies no matter what mood you think you’re in.
the salesperson does not know that... so give them a break... and give them a hand or advice to handle the situation! Also... if you decide to be rude anyway, or start getting angry, start uttering comments that are uncalled for or to intentionally hurt the salesperson... then that only worsens your situation...
It unfortunately is a vicious cycle for those people who are knowingly or unknowingly abusive. They think they are on top of everyone, they think they can be mean whenever they want to get what they want... but they will get lousy service every time, they won’t have many friends near them because of their rude and obnoxious behaviour... and people will not be very kind to them either... BECAUSE....You get what you give!! If you want people to be nice to you or you want people to be attracted to you... you have to be nice to them too.
The most popular people are usually people who are easy going, friendly, humorous and kind... while the people who don’t have many frie
If the salesperson doesn’t follow company rules because it’s simply inconvenient for you, they could lose their jobs.
If you’re a frequent customer and the salesperson hasn’t met you before – it is the salesperson’s responsibility and rule that they have to know their customers first ... be honest and fair because the salesperson is doing their job. They are trained to do what they are suppose to... so let them know you are a frequent and let them know you are aware of the policies and kindly let them know you’ll be patient with them or that they could ask for approval from one of the workers you know. It doesn’t help the situation if you’re rude to the salesperson and it doesn’t help either if you feel that you’re entitled that everyone should know you... especially if you know they are new!! It’s kind of asking for a ridiculous request to assume that the salesperson should automatically give you what you want because you’ve been there forever... the s
it’s not their fault your day has been crappy... or you lost your job... so don’t put your crap on others! Unless the sales person from the very beginning was extremely rude to you and there was no reason for it... avoided eye contact, threw your merchandise around like a toy, cut you off, rolled their eyes at you... then yes, you have a reason to be upset with them... but you don’t have a right to verbally abuse them or threaten them because that can turn into a legal situation. If the sales person does that to you, you ask them if there is a problem and take your belongings to go wait for someone else or ask to speak to their supervisor. You have a right too, to not take that nonsense.
But if the salesperson is doing their job and are following company policies and you know the policies too, then you, as a customer should respect the salesperson that they are doing their best and following policies, even if you feel it’s an inconvenience to you.
If the salesperson do
with this person everyday... cause I can bet you, these are the same kind of people who abuse the circle of people around them constantly... and though i have to face it once in a blue moon... i pray for the people around this hateful person for the continued patience, strength and courage it takes to be around these people on a daily basis... and i truly pray these people who have a hateful way of life will change and be more loving...
whenever i work in the sales side and i’ve had a rough day because of the abuse i took from a hateful person.. but a very loving person comes in... it’s a breath of fresh air and it’s encouraging to know that there are honest and kind people out there who know you’re doing your job to the best you can... and those that offer a smile to you even if they didn’t have a very good day... cause they know the concept that... even if you’re not in the best of moods... to always put your best face forward... cause really... whenever you see a sales
I’ve talked about above... the ones who feel that the world owes them something or everything, the attitude that if they are in a bad mood that even if the sales person has been nothing but kind and friendly to them they feel they should ruin their mood too and the ones who feel they can spew the most rotten and abusive things out of their mouth to get their way. It’s people like this that really boil my blood because their world and way of life is full of hate and it really seems to me that they are unaware or just don’t care about how it impacts others and how their actions are really destructive.... it shouldn't be this way though and it's a very sad and sick world when service people have to just swallow it and take abuse from abusive customers or else face the possibility of getting fired.
I’ve work the service industry... and i kind of take it as... you know.. you only run into these people once in a while... but I really do feel sorry for the people who have to deal wi
doesn’t give them the right to do whatever they want to do or to be mean, selfish and rude to everyone around them. It’s quite sickening that the same people who have poor attitudes and behaviours are the ones that feel they have a right to verbally abuse people who are in the service side and they take advantage of abusing people because they know the person who is on the service side has to friendly to them or take the abuse from them or else they would lose their jobs... these customers who come in aggressive or abuse others do these to people who need the job and are in a position of vulnerability. Sales people have to take abuse, cannot complain or else they lose their job. I can say that I have been in the service side for a while and there are those few customers who hold your back and are very friendly to everyone they meet no matter where they go. It’s unfortunate that there are those handful of rotten customers that have that abusive personality that I’ve talked a
Yeah, we all have bad moods. But if you're a customer and you're flying a plane, the flight attendent tells you to wait until the plane completely stops before pulling your luggage... but you rudely disobey and in the course, hit this guy in the face? I'd be pretty pissed off too by the customer's action. Whereever you go, there are rules and policies. You may think it's dumb but it has its reason why it is in place... and the outcome of the customer's action is exactly why he told her to wait until the plane stops... resulted in is injury... the selfish customer rudely hurts the flight attendent and refused to apologize? Wow, tells you a lot about her character doesn't it? It's rude people like this who think the world revolves around themselves, it's the same people who are immediately become aggravated when seeing a lineup and the same people who think they can bud people in a lineup but when people bud them it isn't allowed. Yeah, customers may come in having a bad day, but it
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