This Woman’s Boss Told Her Headscarf Was ‘Unprofessional’ So She Went To Work In Cosplay
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When June J Rivas’s boss told her that her dress code was unprofessional, she didn’t realize the can of worms she was opening.
“So my boss didn’t like me wearing my hair in a ponytail everyday,” she wrote on Facebook. “Nor my hair in a scarf. “Unprofessional”. Nor my hair in pigtails. “Unprofessional”. So I filed a harassment complaint against her as our contract states “no dress code. just be clean and pressed”.” Her boss countered by devising a new dress code that outlawed all of the above plus a number of other items including straps, hats, sandals, cleavage, “and even (and I quote) “cultural head wraps”.” The new rules however said nothing about Cosplay, so after reporting her boss to the EEOC (Equal Opportunities Employment Commission), Rivas decided to have a little fun. See for yourself below.
This is the ‘unprofessional’ outfit that June’s boss had a problem with
So June filed a harassment complaint. Later, her boss responded with new rules banning all “cultural head wraps”
June finally agreed to follow the guidelines…but not the way her boss expected!
She started coming to work wearing Cosplay!
The new dress code never said anything about blonde wigs or contact lenses
The rules don’t mention anything about the leather or Spock ears either
“I have come to work each day in an outfit that fits the guidelines,” wrote Rivas
You don’t mess with Cosplayers!
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"No cultural headwraps" is a major discrimination lawsuit just waiting to happen. That boss has some sort of personal or racist vendetta going on. Either that or she is just a control freak.
Unequal Opportunity / Dissenting Action Employer
Anne Pike: That Boss has a screw loose, there is nothing wrong with your first out outfit I liked it, very smart and impressive, cultural wrap especially smart.
How would headwraps be "racial", especially when there is only the human race?
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It's not really a racist vendetta as culture is learned behavior. I will still agree with you that such a thing is discriminatory and completely out of line.
Really? A boss -might- be a control freak? What a novel idea!
I'm confused as to how I could reply to two messages at the same time. Guess it's another 'bug'.
DRESS CODE is very simple: Just keep your clothes on. Apparently your boss has never been to Wal-Mart (lol j/k)
Blaming the boss is perfect, and so is filing a harrassment complaint. Obviously, something is going wrong in that department. The cosplay, however creative it is and however cool these costumes look, is a clear escalation and provocation. A bit like "look what I think of your stupid rules, I stick to same and still pester you". It makes it questionable whether mutually solving a bad workplace atmosphere is really sought. The "don't mess with cosplay" says it all. A workplace is no place to mess with each other, neither upwards nor downwards the hierarchy ladder.
I can see your point. She's totally in her rights but that's doesn't make it the best way of action
Exactly. We do not know about the politics of the company...and being right and being just are two different things sometimes...
It shows her immaturity, and posting all of this drama online I think is going to backfire on her. Future bosses and employers regularly check social media or just google applicants.
Typing too fast...sorry for the typos.
I would fire her after a couple of these, not because she's not cool, but you either conform to your workplace or you make one for yourself, there is no third way.
She conformed to the guidelines.
"No cultural headwraps" is a major discrimination lawsuit just waiting to happen. That boss has some sort of personal or racist vendetta going on. Either that or she is just a control freak.
Unequal Opportunity / Dissenting Action Employer
Anne Pike: That Boss has a screw loose, there is nothing wrong with your first out outfit I liked it, very smart and impressive, cultural wrap especially smart.
How would headwraps be "racial", especially when there is only the human race?
100%
It's not really a racist vendetta as culture is learned behavior. I will still agree with you that such a thing is discriminatory and completely out of line.
Really? A boss -might- be a control freak? What a novel idea!
I'm confused as to how I could reply to two messages at the same time. Guess it's another 'bug'.
DRESS CODE is very simple: Just keep your clothes on. Apparently your boss has never been to Wal-Mart (lol j/k)
Blaming the boss is perfect, and so is filing a harrassment complaint. Obviously, something is going wrong in that department. The cosplay, however creative it is and however cool these costumes look, is a clear escalation and provocation. A bit like "look what I think of your stupid rules, I stick to same and still pester you". It makes it questionable whether mutually solving a bad workplace atmosphere is really sought. The "don't mess with cosplay" says it all. A workplace is no place to mess with each other, neither upwards nor downwards the hierarchy ladder.
I can see your point. She's totally in her rights but that's doesn't make it the best way of action
Exactly. We do not know about the politics of the company...and being right and being just are two different things sometimes...
It shows her immaturity, and posting all of this drama online I think is going to backfire on her. Future bosses and employers regularly check social media or just google applicants.
Typing too fast...sorry for the typos.
I would fire her after a couple of these, not because she's not cool, but you either conform to your workplace or you make one for yourself, there is no third way.
She conformed to the guidelines.