This is an interesting story that is trending, with lots and lots of articles out there, mostly saying how utterly horrible JCP is for sending this poor (feminist) girl home to change
(HuffPost) A former JCPenney employee has taken to Twitter to illustrate just how hypocritical dress codes for women can be.
“Boss sent me home for wearing ‘too revealing’ shorts that I bought from the store I work at in the career section,†Sylva Stoel tweeted on Friday. She included a photo of herself in a pair of red shorts that hit at about mid-thigh.
Associated tweet
https://twitter.com/queenfeminist/status/624618091935236096
The shorts would be acceptable, perhaps, at a surf shop, but JCP has a dress code, and it doesn’t include wearing shorts. They tightened their standards up in 2013, because customers couldn’t tell the difference between other customers and employees. Very few retail stores allow anyone to wear shorts. But, hey, feminism!
She said she quit the job, and is glad her experience is starting conversations about how women are treated in the workplace.
“Unfair dress codes affect millions of women, and it’s time to speak out against them,†she said.
It’s now “unfair” to require employees to wear appropriate attire, I guess. Hey, perhaps she could purchase her own store and allow employees to wear whatever they want. BTW, in quite a few workplaces, men have it much tighter than women. We have to have our shirts tucked in, we have to wear shoes and socks, rather than sockless shoes and sandals, and often have to wear ties. So, cry me a river.
This next tweet comes via Hello Giggles
https://twitter.com/queenfeminist/status/624625450938007553
So, is she saying Millennials are slobs with a poor work ethic?
“I could’ve lectured [my boss] on feminist theory with an emphasis on body-shaming, but I doubted that my speech would be appreciated,†Stoel told Mic. “So, I saved that bit for Twitter.”
Have fun getting a job when employers realize she will be a problem, and possibly a lawsuit, waiting to happen.
