🌎 Elon Musk: "I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives..."

 

[bama alum]

Standing in our second massively long line in Atlanta's nightmare airport. Wish Elon would have done this last week.

 

[TerryP]

Standing in our second massively long line in Atlanta's nightmare airport. Wish Elon would have done this last week.

In all seriousness. If you can, ask one of them if there are people applying for those jobs as some are quitting. It was a thought/question that crossed my mind a few days ago.

Would you take the job knowing you may not get your first check for a couple of weeks? But, knowing it would be there, eventually?

 

[bama alum]

There are a couple of We Are Hiring signs in the airport.

The line to get wait line for TSA was ~30-40. We've been in TSA line for ~45 minutes.
The end of the TSA line is somewhere waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back there.



This is how close we are...

 

[TerryP]

There are a couple of We Are Hiring signs in the airport.

Being an International airport, they are getting PAID ... eventually. I quick glimpse gives me the idea in ATL they are getting in the mid-30's an hour.

I imagine some would find that stressful. I don't see it that way. Then again, up until a few days ago, I'd never considered what it would be like for someone working in an airport: sans one position. I know a lady who used to clean the planes on their turn-around. She was both stressed and underpaid; in my view.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Our next flight is in 30 days, out of Atlanta. I hope this blows over by then.

 

[bama alum]

Our next flight is in 30 days, out of Atlanta. I hope this blows over by then.

Hope it does for you as well. 2:20:00+ to finally get through all the pre lines and the TSA line.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Hope it does for you as well. 2:20:00+ to finally get through all the pre lines and the TSA line.

Thanks, we are flying international to St. Thomas. Been seeing reports of domestic travelers throwing themselves into the international check line in ATL, making INTL waits longer than domestic. We'll err on the side of caution and probably have to cool our heels for a few hours on the other side of security.

 

[bama alum]

Thanks, we are flying international to St. Thomas. Been seeing reports of domestic travelers throwing themselves into the international check line in ATL, making INTL waits longer than domestic. We'll err on the side of caution and probably have to cool our heels for a few hours on the other side of security.

My practice wife and I went to St. Thomas back in the late 90s. LOVED it! Not great beaches though.