Originally Posted by
groundspoiler
This is all great but on my last overnight in ATL, the van driver didn't even recognize my FO as a pilot being dressed in his Northface jacket with his bright Blue " Dickies" pants. Seems so many pilots have no consideration of looking professional. I know, go work for Delta, but take some pride in your appearance. And let the haters begin.
My personal opinion.
Every halfway decent place I have worked for provided a uniform. I went to NK (2013) and got $38/hr and no uniform paid for. If a company can afford to give a free uniform to every pilot except new hires you can expect non-compliance. It costs $500 to give every new-hire a free uniform, but NK is too cheap to do it, you get North face, Dickies, aso. Yes, I knew that when I got, hired, just as NK should have seen the black uniform pants coming when they hired me...
I will not be the uniform police until they provide a free uniform to new hires.