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Delta's "Appearance Requirement" Memo Leaks

#wokies#flightattendant#airline#interviews#united
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0:00 [Music] how do you guys feel about Delta Airlines are you guys fans I think they all suck all the American Airlines all them suck I think Delta's dope for domestic America American United they're all the same ████ I don't like United I would say out of the three Delta's on the better end I think when you say better what do you guys mean by better cuz if you compare the three American Airlines probably the suckiest and then United and Delta kind of head-to-head which one which one has got the hottest flight attendance they've all lost my luggage before that's not the same question they alling delayed flights before I'm not they all buy the same seven Boeing Co 723 or whatever the all of them have the same Boe yeah the same white label but what about the flight white label what about the

0:50 stewardesses what about that the Asian ones are the hottest so Singapore how do you feel about the Asian stewardesses versus all other races I thinkink they're all equal wow look at that look at that but I would say I'm definitely more of a United guy I United does a good job dude but I United Delta but I I definitely do more united what what's why is United better than the other ones you know honestly it's probably just cuz I've had miles and I've used it for a long time so it's like it works I think you guys better internationally with their partners and stuff International I'm flying an Asian Airline for sure well that means you're only going going to Asia no dude what other Airline you're flying Asian airline to Greece what other Airline is when your ████ blanket falls off of you when you're

1:40 sleeping the stewardess is like and they put the blanket on you that's not okay I think all Airlines would do that all the American ones like you're like you're literally already like this cuz you see them bring the food C and they're still like that's cuz you're you're sitting in C though the American stewardesses do suck the most compared to like they're mad they're always mad I'm sleeping they always mad at the mask and then they're like the guy Steward is who wants to backo guy Steward is are mad at you all the time that's how I feel I don't know if you guys feel this way well the point is that while we're even bringing this up is cuz we want to know how you feel about the Asian stewardes versus all other races um there was actually a leaked two-page document recently from Delta Airlines recruiting officials that specifically told candidates that they need to wear quote proper undergarments without being seen as well how to adjust

2:31 their appearances for interviews spe specifically not having unconventional hair color how do you guys feel about that wait so like are people coming in looking too sexy they're showing whale T undergarments and hair color so yeah these are there's specific things that for would be flight attendants if you're coming in especially if you're going to become a flight attendant and also be uh in like I guess interviews slash uh any type of media or whatever to Showcase what they are so if you're going to be in public view you have to adhere to a standard issue underwear proper undergarments that can't be seen well that means that's a problem right yeah what's it what's it like now yeah like is it cuz their nipples are coming through the shirt like what is it what do you think it is I mean they're usually wearing blouses like uh or like

3:22 you know like how do you know what underwear they're wearing yeah cuz they're showing it somehow somehow I didn't know they had uniforms where the G string is sticking out on the side maybe it's just one of the things they have to put it in writing before it happens oh are you do you think maybe they're talking about like when they're not on shift but they're like that's what he's saying it's like if you're let's say that they're like hey are you work for the airline what do you think about like a news guy then you got to like hold on let me put my let me put my underwear on this is actually specifically for for interviews actually bro that's crazy go into interviews for potentially becoming an a flight oh this is for this is for getting is forting the job so this person's trying to help out potential candidates no this is their official document uh that Delta sends to would be a flight attemp how are they giving you rules you don't work there yet yeah well I guess

4:13 that's the point right they're trying to hire a specific look they're trying to funnel the right people I do I wouldn't tell them this would be an inside note if you come up with like purple ass hair I would have been like ████ this so that's no no no no wokies here no wokies hey but think about all the interviews you have to do that's a lot of interviews that you got have to go through where you're like dude you're showing your your G string this is not okay you're probably not you're probably not Del inter is that but apparently it's a problem if they have to write a whole like letter about it right yeah how many of these girls are coming in with just nothing but a thong on it's probably like the Zoom interviews they're probably used to that well okay how about how about we take a step back and think about like what type of person has that type of underwear or hair but the dumb thing is that applies stripper doesn't this apply to just job interviews in general like shouldn't you not do that normally for any job shouldn't you just not go to a job

5:04 interview with your underwear showing yeah I mean it seems common sense to underwear but they're acting like no for the airline this is different you got to clean it up yeah what was the the terminology for the hair crazy haircut czy hair does that mean just colored hair just like purple hair cuz I think of just purple hair unconventional hair saying that it should be a quote natural looking Hue so it can't be like no bright blue or nothing right right it seem like they're just trying to help out the candidates you think so you don't think they're trying to typ cast and funnel a specific type of candidate or to exclude yeah they're like no wokies what if you want to get a job he's saying no wokies no wokies how do you feel about no Wes Common Sense yeah you know like you don't go to a job interview like but it does seem like nowadays everyone their their sense of like what's normal is just kind of all off the map you know

5:55 what it sounds like it sounds like to avoid having to tell them later hey you got to change your hair you got Hydra underwear they're just telling you now so that you get disqualified prior to like if it's probably Meier to be like oh you got the job now you have to change your image and they're like what are you serious like maybe they're just trying to avoid that yeah conflict avoidance conflict avoidance people just got to know like where they really are going to thrive right so if you get like if you get like a blue hair woki you want them to be your Barista you want them to be like you want to walk into a coffee shop and you're like all right this is this is who I want they're going to know my coffee beans yeah you want like a straight up angry communist to make you espresso they make the best fair trade best ████ best ████ right you walk in and it's like some Mormon dude you're like a this is going to suck ████ that you walk away and then

6:47 yeah so shout to the so how do you feel about your flight attendant what do you want from a flight attendant I fly Hawaiian all the time how what's your experience like I got freaking middle-aged Japanese aunties that's cool huh that are pretty chill that's more Barts alley right that's like that's whatd but if you're not Flying Hawaiian cuz that's very specific I'm not flying Hawaiian you're standardized i f United a lot okay so what type of stewardess are you looking for I like the one that gets you excited like like I like the gay dude communist they're always happy dude are really cool they're always they hook you up on the drinks yeah their energy is always like I'm ready to serve you know is that a gay dude yeah that's assumed that's assumed it's assumed that they're gay dude how do you feel about

7:40 G hey I think honestly it just having someone that's cool and like seems like they actually want to be there cuz no one wants to sit especially you're sitting in coach and you're all like I'm already uncomfortable you know so and to Bart's point at least like if you are trying to sleep just let me ████ sleep y you know so I don't know I think just having someone that's like actually wants to be there then you're like okay cool I don't really want to be flying right now so you know I'm just trying to get there right yeah cuz there's a you know how there's like bedside manner in hospitals there should be ████ flight side manner cuz like cuz there's times where I'm like I'm sleeping or I'm about to fall asleep you know and like the world's about to close on you and then I'm like on a flight like G's over here and uh the lady I think she's so focused on doing her job she'll like what does

8:30 your husband want and I'm like you could have just whispered that or you could just read the signs that I'm tired I'm tired skip me but it's just they're just so focused on their own ████ yeah they just probably ran into so much of the other ████ where it's like they ski that person and that person later on was like hey can you get me one of these whe and they got to go all the way back they can't win that's what you're supposed to do that's what you're supposed to do that's what you signed up let them let them know I'm not ████ flight attendant let them know oh you're the ████ flight attendant union attorney but it's not like they don't really give you much anything like you don't get food or anything these days domestic flights yeah for sure so it's not like I don't feel like they have that much to do you buy nuts and more nuts yeah honestly nowadays I feel like when someone's sleeping they can't wait to just go r on by they can't wait to hit

9:21 you with the carart yeah yeah you're asleep sorry you missed your chance that's it and they leave after all of your years and experience hiring different people for like the different companies you work from an appearance level have you ever kind of gotten to understand a certain type of demeanor attitude from people base off their appearance alone just based off their probably not I I don't know what's happening if you didn't get a guy that trying to get you to stereotype he's not going to be like wokies he's going to be funny if you had a guy come in with a like old guy with a bandana and skateboard like yeah I'd love to work here man I think honestly in our industry though there was like there was just people that wanted to work there so you didn't really have too many like outside people trying to come in you know most of the people really wanted to be in the

10:13 industry so and then the people that kind of would and say kind of jump around or move around then they've just like had been in the industry right I don't feel like there was ever too many times that like people would come in from an interview I'm like where did this person come from you know like they like wanted to be there they want to be part of the community yeah totally they walk in they're like is this V surf they walk in I'm a communist it's like your place everyone wants to remember somebody coming in one time in a suit though for an interview and I was like wow dude was that a plus or a minus I I was just like y like you don't really have to dress up around here he's like you think this skateboarding stuff is going to take off you know this is a skate suit right but that was probably the the wildest one I saw he was a young cat I was like that's cool like at least he's trying you did he get the job make a

11:03 good impression no yeah do you still interview and hire and stuff yeah yeah okay yeah cuz this new generation's interesting I do think like what's weird about this new generation or like uh I guess like how some of the conflict could be avoided is if you're applying to work at a company that company is usually bigger it's like a as an organization even if it's Mom and Pop but they've been around every company has its own branding so find the one that fits your branding versus being the rebel and then trying to bend theirs if you are the crazy hair ████ nose pierce ████ titties out yeah don't find the most Prof yeah don't don't find the most professional like uh Airline out there and go how come you don't bend

11:54 to me just find go to Spirit or something take you like find The Branding that works a TR spirit I don't really like that yeah cuz they're trying to ████ go to like Emirates or some ████ and like you know that famous Airline amirati got amates like hire me I only want to work first class where it's $30,000 a ticket and you better hire me and it's like that is true that would be a where's your Dei hire

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