By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-16 06:46:44 | Updated at 2025-01-16 08:55:15
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A California flight attendant was terminated from her job after she posted a now-viral clip of her twerking while waiting for a pilot on an empty flight.
Nelle Diala, a former flight attendant for Alaska Airlines, was terminated from her 'dream job' after a video she posted to TikTok of her twerking on an empty plane went viral.
'The video went viral overnight, but instead of love and support, it brought unexpected scrutiny,' she added.
Diala first captioned the viral clip, which has garnered over 72,000 views, 'ghetto bih till i D-I-E, don’t let the uniform fool you.'
The San Francisco-native claims she was doing a victory dance to celebrate the end of her new hire probationary period.
'I was also celebrating the end of probation and making it out of a hard upbringing in San Francisco, something many people in the industry could relate to.
'Although it was a poor decision on my behalf I didn’t think it would cost me my dream job,' Diala wrote.
Nelle Diala, a former flight attendant for Alaska Airlines, was sacked from her 'dream job' after the San Francisco-native posted a video to TikTok of her twerking on camera while she waited 'two hours' for a pilot
She claims she was doing a victory dance to celebrate the end of her new hire probationary period
However, her celebration was short-lived as Alaska Airlines terminated her employment, just six months into her contract.
'I explained that the video wasn’t intended to harm anyone or the company, but they didn’t want to listen. Without warning, they terminated me. No discussion, no chance to defend myself - and no chance for a thorough and proper investigation,' she said.
Diala has since re-posted the twerking clip with the a new caption: 'Can’t even be yourself anymore, without the world being so sensitive. What’s wrong with a little twerk before work, people act like they never did that before.'
The footage was posted along with a hashtag #discriminationisreal.
'I never thought a single moment would cost me everything,' Diala wrote on the fundraising page which has received $646 of its $12,000 goal as of Thursday.
'Losing my job was devastating,' she added.
Now, Diala intends to devote more attention to her lingerie and dessert ventures.
Diala has since re-posted the twerking clip with the a new caption: 'Can’t even be yourself anymore, without the world being so sensitive. What’s wrong with a little twerk before work, people act like they never did that before'
'Although this was my dream job I was using the income to fund my blossoming lingerie and dessert business named: @cakezncake & @figure8.lingerie,' Diala wrote.
The aspiring business owner has since been scrutinized online as some applauded the airline's reaction, while others supported the former flight attendant's cheeky clip.
'Of course she deserved to lose her job. She chose to violate Alaska Airlines’ social media policy which ALL Alaska employees are required to follow when hired. She got herself fired,' one TikTok user commented.
Another wrote: 'Nothing wrong with twerking before work, only wrong to be doing it in uniform while on company property.'
'Shame on Alaska Airlines for being so overly sensitive. We will make sure to support you via GFM,' another commented.
