Originally Posted by MikeB525
I think it might be possible that the backround check turned up questionable thing, perhaps things this Mr. Faisil didn't even know he did. For example, JB's extensive background check may have turned up evidence that Faisil donated money (perhaps unwhittingly) to a Muslim charity known to funnel the money to terror operations. Or perhaps that he actively attended a Mosque where (perhaps out of his view) pro-terrorism stuff was preached/discussed/planned. Those are just what I think could be general examples of the kind of stuff that may have caused JB to rescind the offer. But as they say, it'll all come out in the wash.
Horse****. Ive asked, talked to, and am friends with people in HR of airlines past and present. They dont do anything at all different than anyone else.
They verify employment through letters to old airlines and in case they are out of business, they get it from w-2, and the FAA (check rides, etc,)
They also run your identity past the Feds through the fingerprints, but that only reveals convictions, not arrests, suspicions, bad rap, etc. What do you think? That they go around knocking on doors asking about you? NO.
Oh yeah btw, dont use "we're at war" to deny someone the freedom that we fighting for. We arent at war anyway, we're in a ill conceived police action. Because if fighting a war on terrorism is the excuse used for everything, then we will be at war FOREVER because someone will always be mad at us.
In fact, why dont we deny jobs to white, christian ex military men?
Isnt that what TIMOTHY McVEIGH AND TERRY NICHOLS WERE?
But I will reserve judgement on this case because I've met some guys who work at JB and many are not too sharp. It seems they hire a lot and hope they get one talented one out of the bunch (not referring to pilots).
They may actually be stupid enough to say that BS to this Arab pilot.
Our former boss was Iranian, MANY employees at my job are middle eastern, and all seem to have a desire for work and progress. Theyve never struck us as shady.