<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

So in short I recently did. I was trying to get on a flight for a work related trip, and I missed my flight by a few minutes. That much is my own fault. Because I have few miles in the air, I don't get priority on the Standby list. And of course the other 2 flights out that day are full. I waited Standby for the next flight, and only a few people got on and I wasn't one of them. Looking at the situation where I might not be on the next and last flight I asked the attendant where I was on the standby list, and asked if he thinks I should try and book on another airline.   

This is what he told me as close as I can remember "I would consider it a 'Thank You' if you would go to the ATM near gate B12 and get $100. If you do I will see what I can do about getting you on the flight. Be discrete and I will call you up in a few minutes."   

So I debated for awhile about what to do, but I didn't want to be late to a work related function the next day. I eventually decided to do it, and was given a seat in First Class. I got on my flight and everything else went OK. I am just left with a feeling of being morally compromised.  

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<bot>: I was asked to give a bribe to a gate attendant (in the US), and did. I felt bad about it the whole time.