By now you’ve probably heard of Steven Slater, the oh so fussy but fabulous  Jet Blue flight attendent who quit his job by announcing it over his last flight’s PA system, before grabbing two beers from the gallery and activating the emergency slide at JFK while the plane was on the tarmac after gettting into an altercation with a passenger.

Slater was arrested later at his home for reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and criminal trespass.  He was released on $2500 bail and may spend up to seven years in prison if the Queens’ DA has anything to say about it.

Slater has now hired PR wizard and crisis management expert Howard Bragman to represent him, determined to squeeze every precious second from his fifteen minutes (14:56 and counting).  Apparently, the cranky and attention seeking ex-flight attendent has already been approached to host a reality tv show about the unusual way people quit their jobs.

Cue countdown for “pulling a Slater” (to quit in a huff in a spectacular and bridge burning way) to become part of the lexicon.  Reality bites.

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