Originally Posted by
de fumo in flammam
I used to layover and socialise with the Virgin crew quite regularly down route, and some of the goings on would make my hair stand on end! So nothing would surprise me. A couple of the captains said it was sometimes a full time job just keeping the rest of the crew out of trouble.
Besides, with the US on a flat out mission to become a Trumpian hermit fiefdom, Virgin might be a very precarious place to be
Indeed, and here you might be getting to the root of the problem. Some people old and new do seam to have this belief that virgin is a flying party and that might be the cause of some of the inappropriate behaviour.
But I do question why would management cover up -
name removed- sexual harassment? I can only think given it was a financial decision to weigh the cost of any potentially damages against cost of losing the quite senior people involved. If it’s not that then I can only assume it was covered up out of malice towards her, as there is no other logical reason.
As for the second part of your statement, yes it’s a big worry. I understand loads are starting to drop on core USA routes as people are questioning if they need to travel.
And I don’t think any of the cheerleaders in the thread can deny that Virgin are very quick to lower the head count when the economy takes a hit. Covid, 2008-9 financial crash, 2001…… every time they booted people.
So that alone should be giving anyone pause for thought about jumping out of what ever company you are in currently to join a company at the bottom of its seniority list just as the world looks to be entering a global financial crisis caused by Trump. My advice sit tight where ever you are and wait until the dust settles. It’s going to be a wild ride for the next few years.
edited to remove the name of the person who suffered the sexual harassment as I didn’t have her permission to use her name.