Getting fired for not wearing a hat?

[pilotyip]

Did Hawaiian Airlines really do this?​

 

[jonjuan]

Did Hawaiian Airlines really do this?​

Part of the uniform, just like pants.

 

[Old School 737]

You have to wear pants to work? Dam that might be why I get funny looks...

 

[Data]

¿Dónde están mis pantalones?

 

[Quiet Flight]

so did they do it or not? if so, i guess "aloha spirit" means "act like a-holes"?

 

[Old School 737]

I believe its true. I don't work there but a HA guy told me the story. They warned him a bunch and I think gave him some time off. He came back and still did it so that was it!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Can't blame him. Who wants to wear that hat.

 

[johnsonrod]

Skin Cancer rates in Hawaii are probably the highest in the nation. You should probably wear a hat. Bald heads get hit the worst.

 

[Raoul Duke]

was he fired or did he die of skin cancer?

 

[johnsonrod]

was he fired or did he die of skin cancer?

If he was fired, he may have just been SAVED from skin cancer. Thanks Management for looking out for his overall best interests!

 

[Toobdrvr]

Few pilots get fired for a single event that doesn't involve bent metal or spilled blood. If he had been previously warned and even given time off, it sounds like he was sacked for insubordination. I'd bet there's even more to it...

 

[Flyer1015]

Usually, any "fired for not wearing a hat" story is the final straw that broke the camel's back. There is probably a paper trail of warnings, base meetings, etc. etc.

 

[b747dogg]

Sometimes you have to pick your battles.

 

[Toobdrvr]

B747, that avatar is mesmerizing! I think I just stared at it for 5 minutes!

 

[Jim]

There were many other issues with the pilot and he was given every chance imaginable. The hat thing was just the tool the CP used to get the process rolling. Up until the day the pilot actually left the company, he could easily have kept his job.