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See link at bottom. Wow - wearing flip flops while flying a G550 - is that safe??? Read below:
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has high standards and he expects the hired help to meet these standards - especially at 40,000 feet, it has been alleged.
According to a 47-page 'aircraft standards' manual, male flight crew on board his private Gulfstream G550 jet, were required to be clean shaven and wear Abercrombie boxer briefs, polo shirts, jeans, flip flops and 'spritz' the retailer's cologne at regular intervals.
They were also required to act a certain way and say certain things, even towards Jeffries' dogs, according to an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former pilot who claims he was replaced by a younger model.
Other meticulous details in the manual allegedly include that toilet paper must not be 'exposed' and its end square should not be folded. Washcloths - of which there should be eight - should be tri-folded.
Stewards must wear black gloves when handling silverware and white for laying the table and should reply 'no problem', rather than 'sure' when asked to do anything by either Jeffries, 68, or his boyfriend Matthew Smith. Staff must also wear sunglasses and they are banned from wearing coats unless the temperature falls below 50F.
Boyfriend: Matthew Smith conducted monthly inspections of the jet hanger, according to a witness deposition, and was said to have an 'affinity for cleanliness and tidiness'
Carpets are to be vacuumed in perfectly straight lines, there are to be no fingerprints anywhere in the cabin and the crew are also required to play Phil Collins' Take Me Home as the jet takes off on homeward bound flights.
Details of the manual came to light in a federal age-discrimination lawsuit filed in 2010 by former pilot Michael Stephen Bustin, now 55, who said he was fired and replaced by a younger pilot.
The original complaint stated: 'Smith and Jeffries made disparaging and exclusionary comments about older individuals and made it clear to [Bustin] that [Abercrombie & Fitch] preferred younger people as employees, in keeping with its "young" corporate image.'
The document, obtained by Bloomberg News, even details seating arrangements for Jeffries' dogs Ruby, Trouble and Sammy.
The aircraft rulebook tells crew to 'bring Michael’s lucky wallet to him' after they present him with copies of Abercrombie’s nonpublic reports, according to the New York Post.
They must also arrange fresh flowers and serve the 68-year-old Assam tea in the morning but Darjeeling after 2pm.
On flights longer than two hours, crew members may have a meal — but 'if the passengers are eating cold food, crew members are not to eat hot meals'. The meal must also not be 'aromatic'.
Smith conducted monthly inspections of the jet hanger, according to a witness deposition, and was said to have an 'affinity for cleanliness and tidiness', the witness said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220172/Abercrombie--Fitch-CEOs-47-page-rulebook-corporate-jet-staffers--wear-boxers-flip-flops-play-Phil-Collins.html
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has high standards and he expects the hired help to meet these standards - especially at 40,000 feet, it has been alleged.
According to a 47-page 'aircraft standards' manual, male flight crew on board his private Gulfstream G550 jet, were required to be clean shaven and wear Abercrombie boxer briefs, polo shirts, jeans, flip flops and 'spritz' the retailer's cologne at regular intervals.
They were also required to act a certain way and say certain things, even towards Jeffries' dogs, according to an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former pilot who claims he was replaced by a younger model.
Other meticulous details in the manual allegedly include that toilet paper must not be 'exposed' and its end square should not be folded. Washcloths - of which there should be eight - should be tri-folded.
Stewards must wear black gloves when handling silverware and white for laying the table and should reply 'no problem', rather than 'sure' when asked to do anything by either Jeffries, 68, or his boyfriend Matthew Smith. Staff must also wear sunglasses and they are banned from wearing coats unless the temperature falls below 50F.
Boyfriend: Matthew Smith conducted monthly inspections of the jet hanger, according to a witness deposition, and was said to have an 'affinity for cleanliness and tidiness'
Carpets are to be vacuumed in perfectly straight lines, there are to be no fingerprints anywhere in the cabin and the crew are also required to play Phil Collins' Take Me Home as the jet takes off on homeward bound flights.
Details of the manual came to light in a federal age-discrimination lawsuit filed in 2010 by former pilot Michael Stephen Bustin, now 55, who said he was fired and replaced by a younger pilot.
The original complaint stated: 'Smith and Jeffries made disparaging and exclusionary comments about older individuals and made it clear to [Bustin] that [Abercrombie & Fitch] preferred younger people as employees, in keeping with its "young" corporate image.'
The document, obtained by Bloomberg News, even details seating arrangements for Jeffries' dogs Ruby, Trouble and Sammy.
The aircraft rulebook tells crew to 'bring Michael’s lucky wallet to him' after they present him with copies of Abercrombie’s nonpublic reports, according to the New York Post.
They must also arrange fresh flowers and serve the 68-year-old Assam tea in the morning but Darjeeling after 2pm.
On flights longer than two hours, crew members may have a meal — but 'if the passengers are eating cold food, crew members are not to eat hot meals'. The meal must also not be 'aromatic'.
Smith conducted monthly inspections of the jet hanger, according to a witness deposition, and was said to have an 'affinity for cleanliness and tidiness', the witness said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220172/Abercrombie--Fitch-CEOs-47-page-rulebook-corporate-jet-staffers--wear-boxers-flip-flops-play-Phil-Collins.html
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