BLAME CULTURE: The meeting fueled rumors and caused great stress for the flight attendant, who was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 30, 2019
By: Ann Maxon / Staff reporter
An EVA Airways flight attendant yesterday said that the airline grilled her for three hours
An EVA Airways flight attendant, in face mask, who says she was grilled by airline officials over an Internet porn video, speaks at a news conference in Taoyuan yesterday, accompanied by other members of the EVA Air Union. Photo: CNA
over a false rumor that she was in a pornographic video posted on the Internet and asked her to provide personal information to prove her innocence.
She was repeatedly asked to confirm whether she was the woman in the video and forced to write a statement saying that she would never do anything to “hurt the company’s reputation,” the woman said a news conference outside the Taoyuan City Government, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The incident, which occurred the same day another flight attendant was forced to wipe a passenger’s behind in a plane lavatory, underscored the airline’s culture of “always blaming its employees,” EVA Air Union member Chao Chieh-huan (趙婕歡) said.
“They are very slow at solving problems, but quick to blame victims,” she said, adding that the firm’s management style is “ruthless and inhumane.” [FULL STORY]
