They told the flight attendants to undress at a job interview. “I was standing in my bra alone”

Recently, reports of candidates for the position of stewardess at Kuwait Airways appeared on the web. As it turns out, there was a very uncomfortable situation at the event organized by Meccti, one of the largest recruitment agencies. Women applying for the position were told to strip down to their underwear.

The candidates left the room in tears. The recruiter told them to undress

According to the accounts of the candidates for the position at Kuwait Airways, the first stage of recruitment was conducted by a man. The initial trial excluded women wearing glasses, or having visible scars or moles out of the blue. What’s more, the potential employer also rejected ladies who he considered too fat. Three men also took part in the first stage, but they immediately learned that the airline only employs men from Kuwait.

Then the candidates were directed to the next room. Each of them entered it one at a time. As reported by one of the women taking part in the interview, many of the potential flight attendants left the room with tears in their eyes. As it turned out, behind closed doors, the recruiter ordered each of them to strip down to their underwear. She explained her behavior by the need to check that none of the candidates were hiding scars or tattoos.

As one of the women admitted, “she felt like an animal in a zoo”. The scandalous process was described in more detail by the 23-year-old candidate. – I pulled the dress up to my knees – – The recruiter pulled it up to my panties. She told me to undo the top of her dress and asked me to lower it to the waist. I was standing there in my bra.

What requirements must a Kuwait Airways stewardess meet? Tattoos are not mentioned in the rules

When reading the regulations regarding the conditions that a Kuwait Airways stewardess must meet, we will not find any mention of tattoos, birthmarks or scars. For this reason, the behavior of the recruiter is all the more scandalous. Candidates for this position must fit within the height, shape and age range. A Kuwait Airways stewardess must be at least 160 cm tall, which goes hand in hand with “adequate weight”. Moreover, they cannot be less than 20 years old and not more than 32.