Steven Slater- the JetBlue flight attendant who was arrested on Monday after cursing at passengers and sliding down the emergency exit slide- had taken a five-year break from the airline industry before joining JetBlue, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.

“Back flying after five years off the job and having a ball,” he wrote cheerfully on one of his Myspace page. “If I am on the ground, I am probably in my humble home in the 'burbs doing something domestic and trite like vacuuming. Or dining, as I just love to dine. Which leads to the gym, to offset the dining. Big fan of sand and sun, I am often found on the beach or in a park, anywhere I can catch some exercise and a few rays. My airline affiliation allows me amazing travel privileges, and I love to max it out with trips around the world, sometimes on a moment's notice! Let's go!”

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Prior to his JetBlue job which he began in January 2008, Slater was a flight attendant for Delta from 1997 to 2002.  He has also worked for TWA. According to a resume he posted online, Slater spent his hiatus from flying by working in the retail industry. For two years from May 2003 to 2005, he was a Burberry Accessories Shop Manager at Bloomingdale’s/Burberry. He does not account for the other years he spent away from the airline industry.