
It’s been a while since I have actually posted something newsworthy on Tumblr. There are tons of articles about people (women in particular) being fired from their positions or jobs for having a certain level of attractiveness, but I have actually found this article to be interesting for one particular reason: It’s a Lingerie Company.
I’ve been to clothing stores. I’ve been to stores which specializes in Lingerie like Victoria’s Secret and it doesn’t seem anyone in authority has a problem with the way any of the associates dress or look. This may or may sound like a case of jealously but it does seem strange. After all, I don’t see how anyone can be dressed to racy for an industry which specializes in Lingerie. Not to say that there shouldn’t be a bit of professionalism in an associates work attire. A bit of a conservative look can help squash any form of sexual harassment problems. Which is good because I’ve seen a ton of careers ruined from the mere mention of a sexual harassment complaint.
Reading more into the situation, it appears that Ms. Odes was working Temporary at the office. It also looks like she is suing her employers. This doesn't necessarily make the situation any better because Temps aren’t vetted before they are placed at any particular assignment. She was not able to be interviewed by any supervisors so if there were any particular problems with a certain body part or way she wore her dress then most likely Lauren wouldn’t have been hired in the first place. Despite numerous attempts to change her appearance, she was still told that she was dressed too racy, was humiliation by her fellow associates and claims she was fired by not conforming to ‘Jewish beliefs,’ despite being Jewish herself.
My Thoughts: Here is the deal. The woman was a Temp. In the end, it generally didn’t work out. If she was let go for whatever reason, then that is that. I’m not saying that it is right that she had to go through this, but this is the general problem when it comes to the workforce. The riskiest thing you can actually do as an employer is hire someone. There is so many hoops people have to go through. So much legality involved. It’s so easy for an employee to sue his/her employer over something so trivial. Breast being too big, being too overweight, not being the right skin color, etc. This generally leads to employers not wanting to deal with this all together. Instead of choosing to hire a person, they may choose to replace a person with automation. Or maybe they choose to covertly discriminate against a particular person. Employers eventually stop seeking help and this doesn’t help the economy in any way. It never comes across people that maybe their work was an issue. It always has to be some other reason why they were fired.
The bottom line, if employees can sue employers for any reason then employers should be able to fire employees for any reason. You may feel that you have a 'right’ to work where ever you please, but it is also in the best interests of the employer to have the 'right’ to have suitable people working under them. Going by the dress code of a business has very little to do with religious conformity. There is just a time and a place for everything.








