Flight attendant who died on plane ID’d as longtime employee

New York Post ^ | January 25 | Ben Feuerherd

[PghBaldy]

The flight attendant who died of a heart attack on a New York-bound plane was identified Friday as Emile Griffith, a 30-year Hawaiian Airlines veteran, officials said.

Griffith collapsed on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 50 from Honolulu to Kennedy Airport on Thursday night, prompting an emergency landing in San Francisco, the company said in a statement.

[PghBaldy]

This from another article caught my eye:

Associtaed Press: "...But she and another passenger complained on Twitter that the airline played ukulele music during the emergency..."

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/01/25/hawaiian-airlines-flight-diverted-after-flight-attendant-dies/23653013/

[MtnClimber]

That is why many corporations find ways to force out older employees without triggering age discrimination lawsuits. Many have their own insurance programs for health and life that are administered by outside insurance companies. It is a profit center for the company. But, older employees hit the health and life insurance profits so companies have ways of getting rid of older workers....

11 ways companies get rid of older workers:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/11/03/11-sneaky-ways-companies-get-rid-of-older-workers/#19c3e4a26d0e

[Skywise]

It’s one thing to force our older employees on things like airline flights. Completely another to force them out of desk jobs.

[BobL]

“...the airline played ukulele music”

Sounds like they were looking to ‘delete’ some staff.

[BobL]

I will say one thing about Hawaiian Airlines - their stewardess’s look a LOT MORE like those from Asian carriers, rather than the union hags we get in the US.

[MtnClimber]

It happened to me. I was a level 5 engineer for a fortune 500 company with 35 years experience. Level 6 is senior scientist and there are only a few of those so I had earned a high level. Just before turning 59 I was called into a mid year review, which I never had before, and was told my review was horrible. The things being reviewed were being changed and my job performance was the only thing that was good. The things prioritized were ethics compliance training, on time, but not as early as some other. No brown bag training lunches, But I worked at an Air Force Base 30 minutes each way from the building they were suggesting I do this even though they never suggested it before this meeting. The other things were even less important. It did not matter that I was fixing problems on schedule and keeping the Air Force happy.

I saw the handwriting on the wall. Coming up on an important test of a system I quit/retired and told them why. The HR department got what they wanted. My program was shocked that they did this to me. I have not talked to them to see if the program succeeded or failed. The person assigned to replace me was interviewing with other companies when I left.

[Skywise]

I’m not saying it doesn’t happen - my grandfather had a stroke at 57 and was able to get his company’s pension but 3 years later they whacked his healthy co-workers who turned 60.

I disagree with it entirely - BUT - I could understand setting an age limit for something like flight attendants where safety is a concern.

[DesertRhino]

I enjoyed flying better when flight attendants didn’t die of old age, or weren’t homo men.

[lodi90]

I disagree with it entirely - BUT - I could understand setting an age limit for something like flight attendants where safety is a concern.

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I will never forget boarding a 747 flight from Houston to London shortly after 9/11. All the F/A’s were lined up in the boarding area and you never saw more grandmas in a workplace. Lovely ladies I am sure but their senior status was obvious. I suppose that is a plum work route and the most senior f/a’s took it.

[RedMonqey]

"I saw the handwriting on the wall. ”

My brother worked for a private contractor at the local army base repairing helicopters, which his work was excellent. However the slugs that the company refused to fire but just shifted from department to department was a constant headache. One employee was constantly late and later on didn't show up at all. He always had a ready excuse, however lame.

Frankly my brother prefered he didn't show up as he and others on his crew were always reworking the job he was assigned. Finally my brother quit, mid contract when the company was blaming HIM for the slow production.

He too, was reading the tea leaves and last he heard, the company was in big trouble for failing to uphold the contract.

And yes, the slug was of a "protected class". Even the fact that the other crew were also of a "protected class" who did do their hard work, didn't like the man and wanted the company to rid themselves of the slug.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

>This from another article caught my eye: Associtaed Press: "...But she and another passenger complained on Twitter that the airline played ukulele music during the emergency..."

[EDINVA]

Flight attendants used to be young, single women called “stewardesses.” Rhey had to be within certain height, weight and ages, and had to be single. If they got overweight, they were taken off flights until they lost the extra pounds. There was a lawsuit in the early 70s that changed all that and now, honestly, there are too many old, out of shape men and women in those jobs. (I am old and out of shape but not a F/A, either)

[V K Lee]

Must we choose? Hags or fags?

[higgmeister]

That is why many corporations find ways to force out older employees without triggering age discrimination lawsuits.

Excuse me, but four years ago, after 31 years I was RIFed from Verizon with a very satisfactory compensation package. There was an older "grandfathered pension" that no one imagined was worth anything but cashed out at almost $100,000.00 for me. I cashed out completely but although I was laid off, they kept me on the retired status.

As I understand it, this last go round of voluntary attrition at Verizon had older employees running to HR to be let go.

Verizon says around 10,400 employees have accepted the company's buyout offer and will leave next year

[sushiman]

[MtnClimber]

Yes, my first job out of college was with Martin Marietta Aerospace. Many of the people I worked with had been layed off 4 times in their career. I planned my retirement savings to be met at age 45 to minimalize layoff issues. I was never layed off, but I quit the BS at age 59. I had reached my retirement savings goal around age 50. I did not tell my company to F-themselves. I laughed at them.

[PghBaldy]

I literally OLO’ed at that. Thank you.

[PghBaldy]

I meant “LOL’ed” -— not well physically, today mind is gone too ;)

[doorgunner69]

I am shocked that the airline had such a young woman on a primo route like that. At least Honolulu end of it was primo, NYC not so much.

Back when i used to fly a lot more, the difference in stewardess staff between short hauls vs. not so chic places was startling. It was obvious the unions kept the older, fatter, bitchier stews happy by making sure they were on flights ending in desirable locations.

Nothing like going to Hawaii with a bunch of irritable grandmothers "serving" you.

[A strike]

Humans die.