B757-200
Flight Attendant Current
Communication Breakdown; Fatigue
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Staffing; Company Policy; Human Factors; Aircraft
After flight attendants were told to prepare for takeoff and as we [were] rapidly moving down the runway the planes brakes [came] on and I thought we were aborting takeoff. After the plane slows to normal taxiing speeds I hear 'remain seated.' I get out of my jumpseat and assessed conditions out of my jumpseat window while saying 'remain seated.' No passengers were getting up so I ceased my 'remain seated' command. We taxied back to the gate and during that time again over the PA I hear 'remain seated' but no one was getting up. The reason for the aborted takeoff was an oil pressure warning light in the left engine going on in the cockpit. How the situation was handled after the fact is where there is room for in some cases dramatic improvement! 1) Inflight supervisors did not come to the plane until 2 hours after we returned to blocks. 2) Why is it protocol to pull the cockpit off the trip but 'ask' flight attendants if they are OK to continue? 3) The worst part of this stressful situation was after we have landed we find out that we have a 10 hour layover (because it is an overflow hotel and the transportation only runs once an hour. We only had 8 hours at the hotel. An illegal layover and totally unacceptable after such a stressful and fatiguing situation)! We have to argue with the crew desk to get our regular flights back and are told by the crew scheduler after we explain the day we have had that 'we shouldn't be in this job if we can't handle it.' So now after already feeling stressed and fatigued the company has made in infinitely worse by ensuring we do not have proper rest and are berated for doing the right thing by the company and our passengers for staying with the flight. If this situation ever comes up again I will walk off the flight. While (once the got there) the supervisors asked if we were OK to continue and could we do anything it was that we were treated like garbage at the end of the day when the stress of the situation finally settles in. It was obvious that the company didn't care how we were at the end of the day and knowing that now I will take care of myself in the future by removing myself from the flight so I don't have to go through this again.
A B757 Flight Attendant reported being upset after an aborted takeoff and a long stressful day when the overnight rest was shortened with no consideration for their emotional or physical wellbeing.