Is 38 too old to become cabin crew?

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Live in Europe and looking to go back to work full time now DS3 is 2.5 this is one of my options. Other is remote work of some sort.

Did you not see the image I posted?

So you'd be away from home for 5 days at a time? That's very long with young children especially a toddler, I couldn't do it but each to their own

Why does it have a red star then? Last time I checked that means mandatory

I know someone in her 50s who trained as cabin crew for a major airline. Go for it!

What about military husbands being away for months? 5 days is nothing but maybe I'm in the minority here.

So you wouldn't see your young children for 5 days out of every 8? I don't think that's great, to be honest. Not nice for them at all.
I'd say the same if you were a man.

Yes I think you'd be in the minority thinking being away from your young children 5/7 days a week is nothing.

I might hate it but always been a believer of how will you know if you don't try. Ideally I wouldn't be leaving my family at all but my job opportunities are limited and this is the trade off for living overseas.

I have a friend here who works away 3 months at a time doing care, as many ex pats here do. she also has a young child. Sorry but to me that is much worse

Both options are not good and I don't understand why either of you would choose them when you've said there was an option of remote working?

What about military husbands being away for months? 5 days is nothing but maybe I'm in the minority here.

My husband is military and goes away for 4 months every 20 months or so, he absolutely would not accept a job that took him away for 5 days out of 8. I suppose you may have a different attitude if you live separately from your other child, but it seems an awful lot of time to me. I don't know why you live where you do but if you're struggling for work maybe it would be better to be in the UK and have all your children together.

I would rather the remote but there isn't many entry level positions.

That's not an option. We really struggled in the UK. Only other thing is DH works away longer but then he can't do the house 🤷‍♀️

I know people who have worked that type of roster.

For info you’d possibly have to commute/drive to base at the back end of your third rest day, before day one of the five working day block to meet company requirements (and possibly Duty and Rest legislation) especially if you start on day one with an early report.

A layover is where the company sends you downroute and you nightstop (or more) away from base at their expense..the legacy airlines tended to do a fair bit of that.

If OTOH you nightstop back at base between two duty days it’s almost unheard of for a company to fund it..

Ryanair and many of the LoCos didn’t use to do many nightstops downroute (keeps costs down) - they may well do now but it’s something you do need to look at very carefully.

That's not an option. We really struggled in the UK. Only other thing is DH works away longer but then he can't do the house

But you're struggling now? And apart from your teenage child?

How do you know? You seem very invested