uniform – Mesploto

Boss requires housekeepers to wear skin-tight pants and non-breathable shirt as part of work uniform, workers claim it’s a health hazard: ‘He refuses to listen to us because he thinks they look great’

Most of us don’t really enjoy wearing uniforms. I, for one, wore a uniform for many years and hated almost every minute of it, for a few reasons. One, they’re almost never something you would pick out for yourself. They’re always weirdly formal or dated, and are never flattering on most body types, especially yours, …
Seguir leyendo Boss requires housekeepers to wear skin-tight pants and non-breathable shirt as part of work uniform, workers claim it’s a health hazard: ‘He refuses to listen to us because he thinks they look great’

When it comes to the concerns of any company, employee safety should be pretty darn near the top of the list. You aren’t going to be able to shake down your workers for every last ounce of productivity they have if you actively help them come to harm. Nonetheless, this doesn’t stop some businesses from …
Seguir leyendo Company forces security guard to wear full uniform in a heat wave, faces consequences of his compliance: ‘On a good day, it was 140°+ in the box’

Having to wear a work uniform can be incredibly annoying. It makes it harder to plan for your day (e.g. if you’re going to go out after work, you have to bring a change of clothes and change there), it makes you feel like less of an individual, and sometimes, the uniform is hot, uncomfortable, …
Seguir leyendo Grocery store chain charges employees $2 to wear shorts during heat wave: ‘Where does the money go?’

If you were blessed with young-looking genes, you encounter some pretty funny things. You get asked for ID in your thirties. You get told by a distant aunt at a family dinner to go sit at the kid’s table. You get mistaken by teachers for being a student… that is, if you work in education. …
Seguir leyendo ‘I should suspend you’: Teacher Mistakes Another Teacher for a Student, Snatches Phone Out of Her Hand and Sends Her to Detention

One of the worst things about certain jobs is the requirement to wear a uniform. It can make you feel like a monkey in a suit, all dressed up for someone else’s enjoyment. I understand that it’s necessary for safety in some instances, but it can feel dehumanizing. The worst though, I remember from my …
Seguir leyendo ‘Boss is on a power trip’: Ridiculous employer reprimands worker for wearing a sweater after clocking out

Here’s hoping he left his whips and chain of command at home.