8-Month Pregnant Woman Gets Told To Tuck In Her Shirt While At Work, She Maliciously Complies, Sparks People Filing Complaints Against This Policy
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“You want me to tuck my shirt in? Sure, boss,” said an 8 month pregnant female employee when her new ‘clueless’ manager requested that she tuck her uniform into her khakis, regardless of an existing exemption for pregnant female workers.
But it’s easier said than done, explained the author of the post, referring to herself and a fellow pregnant co-worker. “By 8 months pregnant you are basically Violet from Willy Wonka with an internal Oompa Loompa kicking you in the bladder every 20 mins,” she stated.
And being compliant workers, the women did as they were asked as they both ‘tucked in our shirts looking absurd.’ As you can imagine, their look most likely crossed the absurdity line and the customer complaints came flooding in. So read the full story below and tell us what you think in the comment section!
‘Clueless manager’ has forced two heavily pregnant employees to tuck their shirts in regardless of an existing exemption for pregnant women, but it savagely backfired
Image credits: Anastasiia Chepinska
‘Clueless manager’ has forced two heavily pregnant employees to tuck their shirts in regardless of an existing exemption for pregnant women, but it savagely backfired
Image credits: zzz0mbiez
Bored Panda reached out to u/zzz0mbiez, the author of this story, who was an 8-months pregnant employee at the time of the incident working for “a certain big box pet store.”
“I’m just as sassy now as then, so I would probably do the same thing now,” the author told us, remembering the incident. She also added that the incident hasn’t made her learn anything “besides reinforcing my sassiness,” she laughed.
“I keep in touch with a few coworkers from that company but don’t keep in touch with most of my coworkers from that time (2011) beyond having them as friends from Facebook. I kept in touch with the other pregnant employee that I mentioned for a while, but over time we both moved and lost contact with each other,” the author said.
And this is what people had to say about the incident
Really, all cashiers should be allowed to have stools to sit on. It's completely ridiculous that they have to stand for an entire shift when there is no real need for it.
I don't think I have been in a supermarket in Europe where they didn't have a chair. And most small shops as well (but sometimes not, it the area behind the register is very small, but then the cashier is not expected to spend all day there.)
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I once got fired for untucking my shirt, off the clock getting into my car to leave for the day. I worked for this small office for a decade the owner never really cared for me, but he was not really involved in the business any more, his son ran the company and he was a little more laid back and we got along. But the owner saw me with my shirt untucked, I wore professional looking shirts but I hated tucking my shirt in so I found shirts desinged to be worn untuck. Well the owner decided to institute, a sexist uniform policy, all men were required to have their shirts tucked in at all times while at work, so every morning I would tuck my shirt in on the way into the office and untuck while getting into my car to go home every day. Well one day as he was pulling up to the office I was getting into my car to go home and was untucking my shirt. He thought I was being a smartass so he walked into his son's office right then and demand that he fire me, I didn't even know the old fart was in
the parking lot at the moment, so the next day I showed up to work and my supevisor walked into my office and fired me. Ten years of working for this company down the drain because some old man didn't like me and would rather assume I was being a jerk rather than asking anyone else if I untuck my shirt everyday getting into my car.
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Really, all cashiers should be allowed to have stools to sit on. It's completely ridiculous that they have to stand for an entire shift when there is no real need for it.
I don't think I have been in a supermarket in Europe where they didn't have a chair. And most small shops as well (but sometimes not, it the area behind the register is very small, but then the cashier is not expected to spend all day there.)
Load More Replies... I once got fired for untucking my shirt, off the clock getting into my car to leave for the day. I worked for this small office for a decade the owner never really cared for me, but he was not really involved in the business any more, his son ran the company and he was a little more laid back and we got along. But the owner saw me with my shirt untucked, I wore professional looking shirts but I hated tucking my shirt in so I found shirts desinged to be worn untuck. Well the owner decided to institute, a sexist uniform policy, all men were required to have their shirts tucked in at all times while at work, so every morning I would tuck my shirt in on the way into the office and untuck while getting into my car to go home every day. Well one day as he was pulling up to the office I was getting into my car to go home and was untucking my shirt. He thought I was being a smartass so he walked into his son's office right then and demand that he fire me, I didn't even know the old fart was in
the parking lot at the moment, so the next day I showed up to work and my supevisor walked into my office and fired me. Ten years of working for this company down the drain because some old man didn't like me and would rather assume I was being a jerk rather than asking anyone else if I untuck my shirt everyday getting into my car.
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