Rez O. Lewshun
Save the Profession
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You and others are arguing the hat from your personal view. Not of professional image.
No one has argued why the hat has a negative professional conotation, only a personal.
No one has argued why the hat has a negative professional conotation, only a personal.
Why don't we wear hats to our interviews? That is the day we care the most about our professional appearance and yet, no hat. Why don't businessmen wear hats?
Why do bellhops wear the hat when they load taxi's?
I've only been mistaken for a curbside assistant when wearing a hat. Especially an FO hat, which looks ridiculous.
Ties you see- and they are going away at some places too. I'm not scared of that bc I don't make a surface level assumption of professionalism based on an accessory.
I'm just not into hats. NOONE wears a hat in the business world anymore bc it's not 1947.
Again, professional appearance is way more about a fit, healthy body, shined shoes, and ironed fresh and new threads- AND a calm clear demeanor- than a silly hat.
Btw- I wasnt completely tongue in cheek about that idea. I wouldn't mind adding something to the uniform to dilineate experience- I do think passengers would like to see how experienced and qualified their crew is. Something that you can't just buy at a uniform shop, but means something industry wide-
maybe that could stop some of this outsourcing crap and actually lead to higher wages.