Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Distraction; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related
FA 1 blocked the jumpseat area with curtain and locked the lavatory. I told him that we can't do that; the only way we can is if we have wheelchair passenger using the lavatory. He replied that he feels uncomfortable being to close to passengers around his jumpseat . He called the Captain and told him that it was me who wants to keep it close.I told Captain what was going on; FA 1 still refused to do right thing. He locked the back lavatory (put a sticker out of service) on the back lavatory door. It is so wrong. I could not fix this problem. He was very condescending. I told him if he doesn't feel safe with customers he shouldn't be here. We can't make the customers uncomfortable and stop them from using lavatory.
Flight Attendant reported another Flight Attendant locked the bathroom door and put an out of order sign on it; so he would not have to get close to people.