f/a wearing sneakers
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f/a wearing sneakers
i was flying from stl to ord 2/25 on flight 1102. upon entering the plane, i was greeted by a young male f/a dressed in the new uniform but wearing fluorescent yellow running shoes. it kind of took me aback. i wouldn't thought of it much of it until i witnessed the very stilted safety announcements he made--stumbling over words--and very awkward serving of first class where i was seated. i'm assuming the crew was very junior--maybe new hires--although i don't know that for a fact. in my experience, new hires are usually all "spit and polished." he was not. in addition, he seemed from my interactions with him in the cabin--and i hate to use the word--dim, or impaired in some way. my thought was that if this guy can't follow basic dress regulations and service flow, how is he going to handle safety issues, should i email the company about this?
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And for the record, we already have a fashion police thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...t-lax-jfk.html
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Unless he violated serious rules or policies, why would you email AA and waste your time and theirs? Lead FA and Pilots will file any necessary reports if he did something to jeopardize the safety of passengers or even violated company dress policies.
Jamming up customer relations email box with this type of thing delays handling of real issues.
Jamming up customer relations email box with this type of thing delays handling of real issues.
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Unless he violated serious rules or policies, why would you email AA and waste your time and theirs? Lead FA and Pilots will file any necessary reports if he did something to jeopardize the safety of passengers or even violated company dress policies.
Jamming up customer relations email box with this type of thing delays handling of real issues.
Jamming up customer relations email box with this type of thing delays handling of real issues.
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And for the record, we already have a fashion police thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...t-lax-jfk.html
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And for the record, we already have a fashion police thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...t-lax-jfk.html
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I have read this with interest. It is usual - at BA at least and I have no doubt that it is the same at American - that high heels have to be removed to avoid tearing a slide if one had to be deployed in an emergency. Comfortable shoes are sensible for in flight but should still be part of the uniform. Sneakers are not part of any uniform that I know of. This is American Airlines not Wendy's.
Uniform means just that. You don't get to pick bits of uniform. I might think that a Dark Blue skirt makes me look fat and that red suits me far better. No, sorry it's uniform and I have to accept that.
This is what happens when there is no onboard supervisor to inisit on service standards and procedure. Crew are there to be professional and to provide good service. If they can only provide this when clad in Crocs (yes I've seen that as well) then proabaly they should consider a career change.
Uniform means just that. You don't get to pick bits of uniform. I might think that a Dark Blue skirt makes me look fat and that red suits me far better. No, sorry it's uniform and I have to accept that.
This is what happens when there is no onboard supervisor to inisit on service standards and procedure. Crew are there to be professional and to provide good service. If they can only provide this when clad in Crocs (yes I've seen that as well) then proabaly they should consider a career change.
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I wouldn't be too quick to assume - sometimes employees (not just at airlines) have a medical reason to wear sneakers (both short term or long term).
Many formal shoes or even flats are horrible from an ergonomics perspective particularly when the job requires being on your feet most of the time and involves a lot of walking.
What I am trying to say is this is best left as an internal matter.
Many formal shoes or even flats are horrible from an ergonomics perspective particularly when the job requires being on your feet most of the time and involves a lot of walking.
What I am trying to say is this is best left as an internal matter.
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If the uniform shoes don't serve a real purpose, the airline might even get in trouble for not allowing sneakers, although I can't imagine a more reasonable option than yellow sneakers wouldn't exist.