New York City ? A flight attendant who captured America’s attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and wasn’t fired, his lawyer said Sunday.

Steven Slater left the job at JetBlue Airways Corp. on Wednesday, after he had been suspended following the on-board antics he was charged with committing last month, attorney Daniel J. Horwitz said. JetBlue had said Saturday that Slater was no longer an employee but didn’t give any details, which prompted online speculation he had been fired.

Horwitz said he and Slater were still working out some details with the Queens-based airline but wouldn’t elaborate.

Slater, 38, worked for JetBlue for about three years, though he has spent nearly 20 years in the airline industry.