Originally Posted by
787driver787
I completely agree with the points mentioned above. However, they are unrelated to my original post regarding Virgin’s training practices.
Regarding the sexual assault incident, it was Virgin's management pilots who supported the individual in question, disregarding HR’s recommendation for dismissal.
This raises serious concerns about the company’s culture and leadership standards.
I can agree there is a number of what can only be described as problematic people here at VAA in regards to attitudes to women, we all knew they existed.
I know of at least one female SFO who left the company last year who is in the process of legal action against Virgin for covering up the sexual harassment and bullying she received from a number of virgin pilots.
Apparently it was covered up and excused by Virgin Flight operations management and including the chief pilot and pilot management team and higher, and what shocked me more when I heard her speak of it was that HR at Virgin were complicit and active in the cover up. The documents she showed me were pretty damming as even Virgin’s internal investigation found she had suffered the harassment.
So I very much believe that this kind of behaviour is
unfortunately much more prevalent at VAA than any other organisation I’ve worked for.