Jetstar Sinks to a new Low - Sacks Worker for beig a Goth
Jetstar Sinks to a new Low - Sacks Worker for beig a Goth
Page 2 in todays Daily Telegraph.
Story details a Jestar chick in girl who was sacked by Jetstar for looking too Gothic. But when you look at the photo of her, she looks to ba quite a gorgeous lass, attractive enough to be on a TV campaign for KFC.
"managers told her on sevaral occasions to change her appearence including instructions to wear more blush and lipstick, change the colour of her nail polish and lighten her eyes".
What's next, management telling females to get a breast enlargement/reduction. Or will mid level managers be able to fire female staff if they reject their sexual advances.
Story details a Jestar chick in girl who was sacked by Jetstar for looking too Gothic. But when you look at the photo of her, she looks to ba quite a gorgeous lass, attractive enough to be on a TV campaign for KFC.
"managers told her on sevaral occasions to change her appearence including instructions to wear more blush and lipstick, change the colour of her nail polish and lighten her eyes".
What's next, management telling females to get a breast enlargement/reduction. Or will mid level managers be able to fire female staff if they reject their sexual advances.
I thought that Goths were some of the markets that Jetstar were targeting.
I've seen some stunning birds wearing "goth" so I don't know why they would take issue with this girl.
I've seen some stunning birds wearing "goth" so I don't know why they would take issue with this girl.
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JQ like all airlines have uniform standards that all uniformed staff have to abide by - these are provided to all staff
She obviously has chosen to ignore the company directive and abide by the standards of the company. Would this be such an issue if she was sacked for not following other company standards .. EP's for example
Whats the big deal .. she deserves to get the flick if shes not prepared to abide by the company standard
She obviously has chosen to ignore the company directive and abide by the standards of the company. Would this be such an issue if she was sacked for not following other company standards .. EP's for example
Whats the big deal .. she deserves to get the flick if shes not prepared to abide by the company standard
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According to the full story, she DID attend the interview like that, and was hired. 
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Jetstar sacks attendant over looks
07-04-2006
The Daily Telegraph
Brooke Ogden is good looking enough to star in TV commercials but according to Jetstar her looks are not good enough to check in passengers.
The 27-year-old was sacked as check-in attendant for the budget airline for looking too "gothic".
Now she is examining whether she has a case for unfair dismissal, despite the airline denying it had exploited new IR legislation by sacking her.
Ms Ogden said her managers had told her to change her appearance on several occasions, including instructions to wear more blush and lipstick, change the colour of her nail polish and lighten her eyes.
Despite having looked the same at the job interview from which she was hired, she said she immediately changed her appearance to comply.
But last Thursday Ms Ogden arrived at work to find she was not on the roster. At a meeting with her manager she was told she was being dismissed because of the way she looked.
"She said it was to do with appearance and work issues and when I queried her on the work issues she said, 'You are obviously upset, tensions are running high'," Ms Ogden told The Daily Telegraph.
"I said, 'I just want to know why I'm being fired' and she said, 'We can't comment on that right now', and I asked her once more and she couldn't tell me."
Jetstar claimed Ms Ogden was still on probation, even though she had been there for almost six months - well beyond the three-month probation period.
She said the same manager had told her at an earlier meeting: "You are quite gothic looking."
"I didn't know how to react to that," Ms Ogden said.
Her looks were clearly not a problem for KFC, which used her as the face of its Twister wraps in a television ad campaign.
Ms Ogden said she had been a hard worker and an enthusiastic advocate of Jetstar until the day she was sacked. She had even passed up another job offer on the day she was fired.
"I was a fan of the company up until last Thursday," she said.
A Jetstar spokesman said Ms Ogden was dismissed for "appropriate reasons" but could not say what they were.
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Jetstar sacks attendant over looks
07-04-2006
The Daily Telegraph
Brooke Ogden is good looking enough to star in TV commercials but according to Jetstar her looks are not good enough to check in passengers.
The 27-year-old was sacked as check-in attendant for the budget airline for looking too "gothic".
Now she is examining whether she has a case for unfair dismissal, despite the airline denying it had exploited new IR legislation by sacking her.
Ms Ogden said her managers had told her to change her appearance on several occasions, including instructions to wear more blush and lipstick, change the colour of her nail polish and lighten her eyes.
Despite having looked the same at the job interview from which she was hired, she said she immediately changed her appearance to comply.
But last Thursday Ms Ogden arrived at work to find she was not on the roster. At a meeting with her manager she was told she was being dismissed because of the way she looked.
"She said it was to do with appearance and work issues and when I queried her on the work issues she said, 'You are obviously upset, tensions are running high'," Ms Ogden told The Daily Telegraph.
"I said, 'I just want to know why I'm being fired' and she said, 'We can't comment on that right now', and I asked her once more and she couldn't tell me."
Jetstar claimed Ms Ogden was still on probation, even though she had been there for almost six months - well beyond the three-month probation period.
She said the same manager had told her at an earlier meeting: "You are quite gothic looking."
"I didn't know how to react to that," Ms Ogden said.
Her looks were clearly not a problem for KFC, which used her as the face of its Twister wraps in a television ad campaign.
Ms Ogden said she had been a hard worker and an enthusiastic advocate of Jetstar until the day she was sacked. She had even passed up another job offer on the day she was fired.
"I was a fan of the company up until last Thursday," she said.
A Jetstar spokesman said Ms Ogden was dismissed for "appropriate reasons" but could not say what they were.
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Now she is examining whether she has a case for unfair dismissal, despite the airline denying it had exploited new IR legislation by sacking her.
So how does the new IR legislation have any bearing on this?
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jeez. Hamo's comment got me thinking. If the punter's down the back got a look at some of the stick-pullers up the front in a rat glider, what would happen. Some of the beer-gutted sclerosis-schnozzed short-arsed plain-old weird looking throttle monkeys ya get would make the sargeant major in anyones army weep. (not to mention the pimply one's)
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She would have a valid claim against the airline as it employes more than 100 people.
Weather you are employed by Qantas, Virgin or Jetstar they all treat employees the same.
That is like second class ....###.. 
Weather you are employed by Qantas, Virgin or Jetstar they all treat employees the same.
That is like second class ....###..
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I would be interested to know the full, non media-fied version of this story. If she did indeed turn up to the interview dressed as a 'goth' but was told during her training that she would be required to adhere to company grooming requirements, then I would imagine she has no case against JQ. If she were not made aware of grooming requirements at any time during the training or her probation, and was then told after that she had to change her appearance, well I would presume thats a different story altogether.
Either way, most (all?) people know that airlines have quite strict grooming standards for all front-line staff - forgive me for being presumptuous (yes naughty Sinala1 I know), however I thought that would be common knowledge?
Lets hope time brings out the full, unabridged facts of this story.
Either way, most (all?) people know that airlines have quite strict grooming standards for all front-line staff - forgive me for being presumptuous (yes naughty Sinala1 I know), however I thought that would be common knowledge?
Lets hope time brings out the full, unabridged facts of this story.
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Jetstar's response. Who is telling the truth though, I will leave up to you...
http://www.jetstar.com.au/pdf/news/20060407.pdf
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http://www.jetstar.com.au/pdf/news/20060407.pdf
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It obviously didn't work out for either side, she just should have moved on and forgot about it. If she has appeared in media commercials, she is obviously enjoying the publicity at her former employer's expense.
I'm sure she'll get a walk on in a soap opera before long too.
I'm sure she'll get a walk on in a soap opera before long too.
It seems it was just a case of darkish eyeliner and dark nailpolish. Not the full goth look, I;d like to see these clown managers told how to have their own hair cut, and maybe some of them could loose a little weight too. Middle aged fat, balding men telling young girls how they should dress.
Sexism is still alive and well.
Sexism is still alive and well.
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I'd be very surprised if Jet* would publish the press release referred to by Starts with P if it was untrue as they'd be open to all sorts of litigation otherwise.
So, assuming the press release is accurate, then it doesn't seem like unfair dismissal, nor dismissal for appearing goth, as portrayed in the press.
So, assuming the press release is accurate, then it doesn't seem like unfair dismissal, nor dismissal for appearing goth, as portrayed in the press.
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Claret,
you are probably right, however, could it be bully boy tactics by AJ? After all, unless the young lady employs Slater and Gordon, the legal might and wealth of QF will overcome her.
When you look at all the treads currently running, one gets the sense that all is not well in (with) the JQ camp. Is the bubble about to break?
you are probably right, however, could it be bully boy tactics by AJ? After all, unless the young lady employs Slater and Gordon, the legal might and wealth of QF will overcome her.
When you look at all the treads currently running, one gets the sense that all is not well in (with) the JQ camp. Is the bubble about to break?