Maigen Thomas·May 6Petty Things Flight Attendants Will Never Admit to (But I Will)This is your reminder that your flight attendant controls your snacks, your drinks, and — occasionally — your experience.A response icon1A response icon1
Maigen Thomas·Apr 27They Didn’t Teach Us How to Serve DrinksWhen people think about flight attendants, they think about the drink cart.
Maigen Thomas·Apr 8Champagne in Times Square, Airport Standby, and a Flight to Rome for My BirthdayI said in my last post that once training ends, you don’t ease into being a flight attendant. You get dropped into it. Sometimes you don’t…
Maigen Thomas·Apr 62008: The Year They Started Hiring AgainI don’t know where to start, which feels appropriate, because that’s exactly what it felt like walking into flight attendant training in…
Maigen Thomas·Apr 1Shall We Do Introductions? Meet Margaret, the Flight AttendantI’m starting this new publication where I tell stories from my time as a flight attendant, starting in 2008. Some of these stories are…
Maigen Thomas·Jul 16, 2025Why “Start Local” Is the Best UX Career Advice No One Talks AboutWhen you’re trying to break into UX, most of the advice you’ll hear starts with the same script:
Maigen Thomas·May 23, 2025How to Evaluate Any Website in 10 Minutes: My Go-To Accessibility ChecklistIf you’ve ever opened a website and wondered, “Is this accessible?” — you’re not alone. I get asked this all the time, and honestly, most…
Maigen Thomas·Apr 25, 2025Why Auto-Playing Videos Can Be an Accessibility Nightmare (and What to Do Instead)Have you ever landed on a website, only to be bombarded with a video that starts playing out of nowhere? Maybe the sound blasts through…
Maigen Thomas·Oct 11, 20243 Questions to Ask Yourself To Stop ProcrastinatingI thought I would one of my favorite productivity hacks, because I’m feeling less than motivated today. Nothing like being productive in a…
Maigen Thomas·Sep 8, 2024Key Indicators Predict Job Growth in Accessibility and UX Design in 2025My prediction: jobs in web and UX design will likely increase in 2025 as a result of new accessibility laws and regulations.
