Originally Posted by
Wayst
So got an update.
My friend ran into a Spirit Captain recently that was there the day he interviewed. He said at the end of the day they reviewed all the applications and everyone on the team really liked my friend and wanted to hire him but Sandi (HR Manager) refused to hire him because he was currently on military leave and even though he would be off military orders before the class start date she thought he would take military leave soon after starting at Spirit.
Despite anyones feelings about people taking military leave, the USERRA specifically states you can not discriminate during the initial hiring process for someones military status. So what Sandi did was 100% illegal.
My friend was very upset and wanted to spend his career at Spirit. After the experience he has moved on and wants to work for a company that wants him to be there. Don't worry he not trying to file a complaint or sue, he is just disappointed in Spirit. He is a better man than me. I would have at least filed a complaint with the ESGR.
If you work at Spirit and don't believe this story than call Sandi and ask her for yourself.
That’s quite a dangerous accusation to make of a lady who has hired countless military pilots over a pretty long career and has never had so much as one hiccup with discrimination accusations. Your boy couldn’t hack it... game over don’t get butt hurt about it and vent on a forum... Which by the way changes the outcome ZERO... I’m sure delta or JetBlue will gobble him up and he’ll have a great career there