A flight attendant has reportedly been fired after a video of her dancing and twerking while on the job surfaced online.
According to the New York Post, Nelle Diala, a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines for more than six months was let go after making a twerking video on TikTok while on the job.
Diala set up a GoFundMe page for financial support after losing her job for “violating” the airline’s “social media policy’.
The video that trending on the internet was captioned, “ghetto bih till i D-I-E, don’t let the uniform fool you.”
After being fired, Diala reposted the twerking video with the new caption: “Can’t even be yourself anymore, without the world being so sensitive. What’s wrong with a little tw£rk before work, people act like they never did that before.” She added the hashtag #discriminationisreal.
According to Diala’s GoFundMe page, she posted the “lighthearted video” during a layover. The video was shot in an empty aircraft.
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She wrote, “It was a harmless clip that was recorded at 6 am while waiting 2 hours for pilots. I was also celebrating the end of probation.”
“The video went viral overnight, but instead of love and support, it brought unexpected scrutiny. Although it was a poor decision on my behalf I didn’t think it would cost me my dream job,” she added.
The flight attendant also claimed that she was “wrongfully fired”, saying “My employer accused me of violating their social media policy. I explained that the video wasn’t intended to harm anyone or the company, but they didn’t want to listen.Without warning, they terminated me.
No discussion, no chance to defend myself-and no chance for a thorough and proper investigation.”
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