Alaska Airlines flight attendant Nelle Diala was fired after sharing a video of herself twerking onboard on TikTok and Instagram. Diala recorded the video during a two-hour wait for the captain and captioned it with, “ghetto bih till i D-I-E, don’t let the uniform fool you.” The video was intended to celebrate the end of her probationary period but went viral, leading to her dismissal after just six months on the job. In response, Diala re-shared the video with the caption: “You can’t be yourself anymore; the world has become too sensitive. What’s wrong with a little twerking before work? It’s like they’ve never done it before.” She also used the hashtag #discriminationisreal . Following her termination, Diala launched a GoFundMe campaign to support herself and her lingerie business until she could find a new job. However, the campaign, which set a goal of $12,000, has only raised $182 so far. Public reaction has been largely negative, with many people criticizing Diala’s actions as disrespectful to her job and uniform. Diala, however, describes her firing as unfair dismissal. #AlaskaAirlines#FlightAttendant#CabinCrew#Twerking#ViralVideo#Aviation#AirlineDrama#TiktokTrend#JobDismissal#FlightCrewLife#AirlineControversy#AviationCommunity#AirlineEmployees#TiktokViral
Since her apparent dismissal, Diala has launched a GoFundMe page, on which she detailed the incident that led to her firing.
Diala explained that she posted the video to her personal social media account to celebrate the end of her six-month probation period. She said she filmed the video at 6 a.m. while waiting for the plane’s pilots to arrive.
Diala said the airline told her she had violated its social media policy and that she was terminated without notice or an investigation.
‘Although it was a poor decision on my behalf I didn’t think it would cost me my dream job,’ she wrote.
‘I explained that the video wasn’t intended to harm anyone or the company, but they didn’t want to listen.’
Diala described losing her job as ‘devastating.’ As of Friday, her GoFundMe had raised just over $2,000.
