Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Other / Unknown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
After announcements were made; safety presentation done; FA passed through the cabin a couple of times; no direct information was provided to First Officer in Uniform (text messaging). Passenger in front of him as well as space available passenger next to the first officer; were all texting. I could clearly see that the First officer's phone was not in airplane mode. I took a few pictures. Even after rolling on the tarmac; the First officer continued to [text message]. Then he placed the phone in the seat next to him and continued to message; I could see his hands moving over his phone. We finally took off and he was able to once again message. He was setting a bad example as passenger next to him felt that if he could; in uniform; why not them?  Thus setting a bad example to others when in uniform.
Flight Attendant reports noticing a First Officer in uniform in a cabin seat texting during boarding; taxi; and takeoff. FA believes FO's actions set a bad example for the passengers.