The Fair Work Commission dismissed her claim that she was unfairly sacked in October last year after she admitted to drinking a quarter of a one-litre bottle of vodka mixed with soda water on the flight in July last year.
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The commission heard she drank the vodka quickly to avoid detection while on her own in the front galley.

b747400erf wrote:

A better choice is to put them on leave and get them help for an addiction. But that means caring about your employees and corporations are people but have no feelings.

b747400erf wrote:

A better choice is to put them on leave and get them help for an addiction. But that means caring about your employees and corporations are people but have no feelings.

hiflyeras wrote:

Afraid this isn't news...flight crew get fired for drinking on the job probably every day in the airline industry...as well as every other place of work.

727200 wrote:

Consuming that much on the job sounds like she has an issue. Maybe not the 1st time?

VHOGU wrote:

There are plenty of employee wellbeing programs set up for the big Australian airlines. 31 years tenure is no excuse to risk the safety of others. By the sounds of it she has had all she can take and a forced career change is probably a blessing in disguise for her.

b747400erf wrote:

A better choice is to put them on leave and get them help for an addiction. But that means caring about your employees and corporations are people but have no feelings.

b747400erf wrote:

A better choice is to put them on leave and get them help for an addiction. But that means caring about your employees and corporations are people but have no feelings.

TTailedTiger wrote:

Such a double standard. Look at the recent AA and DL drunk pilots showing up for work threads. All kinds of sympathy in those threads and people saying they shouldn't be fired.

Super80Fan wrote:

I'm going to assume the answer is yes, but I'm assuming FA's are allowed to have non-alcoholic beverages?

airportugal310 wrote:

Drinking on the job will almost always get you canned...no matter the job. Not sure why the sympathy here per se, but to me the line is pretty clear. Do what you want on your own time, but don't drink while at your place of employment...whether its a desk or a galley at 38k feet.

Revelation wrote:

Link failed, google led me to: https://www.smh.com.au/business/workpla ... 51afp.html

The Fair Work Commission dismissed her claim that she was unfairly sacked in October last year after she admitted to drinking a quarter of a one-litre bottle of vodka mixed with soda water on the flight in July last year.
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The commission heard she drank the vodka quickly to avoid detection while on her own in the front galley.

In US measure, that's belting down 8.5 shots of vodka mixed with soda water "quickly".

That is quite a big time issue for pretty much any work place, never mind someone in charge of other's safety.

LH707330 wrote:

airportugal310 wrote:

Drinking on the job will almost always get you canned...no matter the job. Not sure why the sympathy here per se, but to me the line is pretty clear. Do what you want on your own time, but don't drink while at your place of employment...whether its a desk or a galley at 38k feet.

Have you ever met anybody in sales? That job basically requires it....

77H wrote:

LH707330 wrote:

airportugal310 wrote:

Drinking on the job will almost always get you canned...no matter the job. Not sure why the sympathy here per se, but to me the line is pretty clear. Do what you want on your own time, but don't drink while at your place of employment...whether its a desk or a galley at 38k feet.

Have you ever met anybody in sales? That job basically requires it....

I work in sales in the industry. It is uncommon to have a beer or cocktail at lunch with a client, then head back to the office. Conversely, I have been to many a staff meeting that concludes with drinks at some bar or another.

77H

airportugal310 wrote:

77H wrote:

LH707330 wrote:

Have you ever met anybody in sales? That job basically requires it....

I work in sales in the industry. It is uncommon to have a beer or cocktail at lunch with a client, then head back to the office. Conversely, I have been to many a staff meeting that concludes with drinks at some bar or another.

77H

Correct. Look at my signature...same as you. Drinking and going back to work doesn't happen that I see unless its some convention like MRO etc...and that's a different story altogether.

77H wrote:

airportugal310 wrote:

77H wrote:

I work in sales in the industry. It is uncommon to have a beer or cocktail at lunch with a client, then head back to the office. Conversely, I have been to many a staff meeting that concludes with drinks at some bar or another.

77H

Correct. Look at my signature...same as you. Drinking and going back to work doesn't happen that I see unless its some convention like MRO etc...and that's a different story altogether.

To be clear, there is a big difference between the drinking I’m describing and what this FA did and to your point, drinking to excess during business would not be tolerated but if you’re closing a deal over lunch with a client and they want to have a beer to celebrate, it behooves the sales rep to oblige. And I doubt any sales rep in history has had a beer with a client then went directly home because going back to work would be inappropriate.

77H