Airport employee fined for being 'too handsome'
The technician had 10% of his monthly salary deducted after a video of him walking on the runway went viral.
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According toShanghaiist, Chinese netizens were in an uproar after a video of a handsome technician walking on the runway at Xiamen Airport in Fujian Province was shared. The video was filmed by a passenger sitting on the plane through the window.
Many people were impressed by the young man's appearance and style, even comparing him to Korean actor Song Joong Ki, the male lead in the famous movie "Descendants of the Sun".
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The technician wearing sunglasses, one hand in his pocket, confidently walked on the runway. Photo:CGTN |
However, the technician’s superiors were not pleased when they saw the video. According to them, he did not comply with the company’s code of conduct, which was shown by his untidy and unclean uniform and his hands in his pockets while walking.
A company representative said that because the video went viral, with over 1 million shares, they decided to impose a penalty of reducing the male employee's monthly salary by 10%.
The decision sparked a debate among Chinese netizens. Some people thought that the guy was being treated unfairly and that his bosses must have been jealous of the attention their employees were getting. However, the main character in the video took the blame for his lack of discipline at work.
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He seems to like to dress young and dynamic. |
"Honestly, I'm quite happy because it's not easy to become famous so quickly. However, I would like to clarify that the company did nothing wrong, it was my fault for not following the correct dress and style standards. Please don't criticize the girl who posted the video, I never blamed her, because she didn't mean to harm me."CGTNquoted the 25-year-old technician.
However, the personal photos he posted on his Weibo account have helped him gain more than 40,000 followers.