Sometimes, no matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, you’ll never be able to reach a person’s sky-high standards because they keep moving the goalposts. Individuals like that just want to trip you up and watch you fail, so they’ll scrutinize every move you make and badger you incessantly, trying to break you.
Reddit user Easy0lucky0free posted a viral story about how she got back at her store manager who was constantly harassing her about supposed dress code violations. And all it took for revenge to happen was for the protagonist to visit a hair salon and dye her hair gray.
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Easy0lucky0free’s story got over 10,800 upvotes on Reddit. More than 420 people commented on the post as well. The woman described how her store’s dress code was incredibly strict, while her manager kept on harassing her for supposedly not following the rules for attire. According to the Redditor, what was happening was nitpicking of epic proportions.
So she decided to get some revenge and prove a point. Her manager dyed her hair black and bleached a part of it, which obviously went against the store’s policy of hair having to look ‘natural,’ yet nobody talked about it. Easy0lucky0free dyed her hair gray and ‘proved’ to her manager that gray looks more natural than bleached hair. What’s more, the higher-ups forced her manager to dye her hair to look different.
Dress codes at work can be a contentious topic. Bored Panda previously wrote about how a woman was forced to wear incredibly uncomfortable clothing and high heels at a casino and how she proved to management that they were in the wrong by letting blood from her feet drip on the floor.
Whatever you might think of dress codes, they’re not wrong in and of themselves if the clothes don’t cause obvious discomfort or pose a danger to your health. The Muse explains that dress codes won’t be going away anytime soon because of several reasons.
First of all, the way a company asks you to dress reflects the institution’s values; it’s natural for different companies to prioritize different things. Secondly, dress codes are invaluable when meeting clients because the first impression you make really does matter. Thirdly, dress codes are a great equalizer, putting everybody on the same playing field, and prioritizing effort and ideas.
On the other hand, dress codes have their cons as well. For example, strict rules regarding clothing go against people’s desire for individuality and expression. Too much conformity can be stifling for some individuals. Furthermore, some people argue that dress codes are ‘sexist,’ because there are different standards for men and women.
Dear Pandas, what is your opinion about dress codes? Do you think that what Easy0lucky0free did was right? Have you ever worked in an environment with a shockingly strict dress code? Be sure to share your thoughts and experiences with everyone in the comments.
Internet users expressed their opinions about dress codes
Every time I hear about the employee side of Mouschwitz, it makes me wonder how they are still in business. They treat their staff horribly.
I guess this is the US? Completely insane dresscode The US is a weird place man.
It's not really a US thing, it's a Disney thing. And Disney gets around it by saying that they don't have "employees" they have "cast members" because you're there to provide a guest experience, not just sell stuff. So in the same way that a movie or theatre can require their actors to stick to strict appearance guidelines, Disney gets away with applying them to their "cast members".
Load More Replies...Did I read correctly that one of the problems was her pants were TOO LONG? I've heard of places not wanting too short, but too long?
I work in a hospital that only allows staff to have natural color hair.
I can understand a policy like that at a hospital since bright green or pink hair may cause a lot of anxiety in mainly older people who, understandably in my honest opinion, could have doubts about the professionalism of the staff.
Load More Replies...I worked in franchise training and learned a lot about "targeting" and "discrimination" -- two situations that franchises have to protect themselves against. ASK FOR REPRIMANDS IN WRITING, signed by the manager, and ask that a copy be entered in your employee file. This will stop a lot of harassment.
The manager with the black and blonde hair sounds like a little b***h who had issues anyways....
Once upon a time it was the mark of a good hairdresser to make any dye job appear natural but pink, purple etc were not fashionable then.
When my mother was in high school in the mid-1950s, is was trendy to dye your hair to match your dress for dances. These were mostly pastel, and it wasn't permanent color, but they did it all the time. ...///... If you don't know anything about the past, don't babble about it.
Load More Replies...I can imagine that workplaces will stick to a dress codes for various reasons, safety being one of them. And if you ever looked up "People of Wal Mart" you know that some businesses like to avoid workers coming in dressed like that.
Load More Replies...Some people are just control freaks. In my opinion, as long as someone is well-groomed, clean (both body and clothing), does not have offensive tattoos, is abiding with the dress code as close as humanly possible, knows their job through and through, and is well-liked by both customers and coworkers, then I would consider myself lucky to have them work for me and leave them TF alone to do their job.
Was the dress-code in place before this person applied? I think this makes a difference in the story. I have to wear a button up and dress pants to work everyday even though the only people that see me are other employees. I knew this before I applied. I can't complain now if they don't allow me to wear shorts and a polo no matter how nice it might look... Bring on the down votes :(
There's always one. We were at Batsday, an unofficial D land event where a bunch of goths who LOVE DSNE go for over 20 years. One supposedly Christian lady that worked the front gates flat out told a disabled goth friend that "there are already too many of you in there." Uh, that is not how it works. Park was not at capacity. We are respectful and we do not ruin anyones fun. (though some people cant help but try to ruin ours, other guests as you can imagine) Why do SOME people who work for a fun family place always want to take it to Amish style? Fun means bright colors, friendly faces, and silliness but still professional behavior that is on brand. Not stern, puritanism or forced flair.
I can only assume the pay is excellent. Because why else would you work in retail under such circumstances??
It's a classic turnabout, where the villain brings about their own downfall. How apt for the (presumed) location!
I'm jealous. I had I f*****g full of s**t r****d hounding trying to get me a dishonorable discharge by my getting into trouble over the most superfluously inane s**t
I err on the side of conservative dress. When meeting with a self proclaimed professional I do not expect a view down to the navel when she bends forward. Smarten up people. There is a place of all kinds of dress. Behave accordingly.
My niece works in a hospital in the UK and asked her ward manager if she could temporarily dye her blonde hair (which is also not her natural colour) a light peach and her boss had a go at her saying no bright colours were allowed, another member of staff was standing next to her at the time. The next day the member of staff that had been standing next to my niece turned up with her hair dyed bright pink and the manager said absolutely nothing to her about it! My niece has got told off for her nose stud, when she had it covered (which is says in the dress codes is allowed), but says nothing to people with multiple ear piercings, facial piercings etc that aren’t covered! It is crazy
When I started at my current workplace I was often reproached about my looks (even though we don't have a strict dress code, and I was trying to dress very basic...Fast forward two years, I turn at work with my bright new green hair. Boss enters the office, opens his mouth to say something, then closes it, says nothing. For the next six months my hair changed color every two weeks- green, blue, purple, all of them at the same time (temporary hair dye). Eventually got tired of it, and shaved my head. Nobody bats an eye. My point is, that if you do a good job and your collegues/superiors/whatever are not superficial buggers they should not nag you about such minutiae.
In high school, a girl in my class had naturally grey hair. She had a thyroid problem. Stupid store manager.
This is totally absurd, how do they manage to keep any staff !!!
"Honestly, does anyone else find it weird that bosses can just prevent people from dying their hair?" Not really, especially if that bosses first name is Sergeant First Class or Gunny. I'll be the first to admit this is a little stringent for the environment and the boss seems a little nuts. I think it is completely acceptable for a company to have and enforce a dress code. I have a uniform for my employees and require them to wear snake boots in the field. That is inconvenient as they can be upwards of $200, but if you have ever been tagged by a rattlesnake in the calve you would gladly fork it over. On a personal level, I don't want my employees to get hurt. I also don't need the liability and they don't want that searing pain or hospital bill. My point is, there is nothing wrong with a reasonable dress code. If that dress code is not dying your hair or showing tattoos, that's their prerogative (I'm still saying this situation is extreme).
Weeelll that's debatable...a mankini or a taco Halloween costume is still considered clothing technically
Load More Replies...Sometimes just going and getting another job isn't the easiest thing
Load More Replies...Honeybun, words like "hate", "love" and "nazi invasion" are not to be spread around like sand on a paradise beach or they will lose their meaning. The first "nazi invasion" was the beginning of a terrible war in wich "An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion)."
Load More Replies...Did you read? She WAS NOT in violation of the rules. She was not in violation of the dress code, per the higher up managers. Grey is as natural a hair color as blonde, brunette or red, and the folks that have the most experience with the code agreed. So....what are you on about?
Load More Replies...Every time I hear about the employee side of Mouschwitz, it makes me wonder how they are still in business. They treat their staff horribly.
I guess this is the US? Completely insane dresscode The US is a weird place man.
It's not really a US thing, it's a Disney thing. And Disney gets around it by saying that they don't have "employees" they have "cast members" because you're there to provide a guest experience, not just sell stuff. So in the same way that a movie or theatre can require their actors to stick to strict appearance guidelines, Disney gets away with applying them to their "cast members".
Load More Replies...Did I read correctly that one of the problems was her pants were TOO LONG? I've heard of places not wanting too short, but too long?
I work in a hospital that only allows staff to have natural color hair.
I can understand a policy like that at a hospital since bright green or pink hair may cause a lot of anxiety in mainly older people who, understandably in my honest opinion, could have doubts about the professionalism of the staff.
Load More Replies...I worked in franchise training and learned a lot about "targeting" and "discrimination" -- two situations that franchises have to protect themselves against. ASK FOR REPRIMANDS IN WRITING, signed by the manager, and ask that a copy be entered in your employee file. This will stop a lot of harassment.
The manager with the black and blonde hair sounds like a little b***h who had issues anyways....
Once upon a time it was the mark of a good hairdresser to make any dye job appear natural but pink, purple etc were not fashionable then.
When my mother was in high school in the mid-1950s, is was trendy to dye your hair to match your dress for dances. These were mostly pastel, and it wasn't permanent color, but they did it all the time. ...///... If you don't know anything about the past, don't babble about it.
Load More Replies...I can imagine that workplaces will stick to a dress codes for various reasons, safety being one of them. And if you ever looked up "People of Wal Mart" you know that some businesses like to avoid workers coming in dressed like that.
Load More Replies...Some people are just control freaks. In my opinion, as long as someone is well-groomed, clean (both body and clothing), does not have offensive tattoos, is abiding with the dress code as close as humanly possible, knows their job through and through, and is well-liked by both customers and coworkers, then I would consider myself lucky to have them work for me and leave them TF alone to do their job.
Was the dress-code in place before this person applied? I think this makes a difference in the story. I have to wear a button up and dress pants to work everyday even though the only people that see me are other employees. I knew this before I applied. I can't complain now if they don't allow me to wear shorts and a polo no matter how nice it might look... Bring on the down votes :(
There's always one. We were at Batsday, an unofficial D land event where a bunch of goths who LOVE DSNE go for over 20 years. One supposedly Christian lady that worked the front gates flat out told a disabled goth friend that "there are already too many of you in there." Uh, that is not how it works. Park was not at capacity. We are respectful and we do not ruin anyones fun. (though some people cant help but try to ruin ours, other guests as you can imagine) Why do SOME people who work for a fun family place always want to take it to Amish style? Fun means bright colors, friendly faces, and silliness but still professional behavior that is on brand. Not stern, puritanism or forced flair.
I can only assume the pay is excellent. Because why else would you work in retail under such circumstances??
It's a classic turnabout, where the villain brings about their own downfall. How apt for the (presumed) location!
I'm jealous. I had I f*****g full of s**t r****d hounding trying to get me a dishonorable discharge by my getting into trouble over the most superfluously inane s**t
I err on the side of conservative dress. When meeting with a self proclaimed professional I do not expect a view down to the navel when she bends forward. Smarten up people. There is a place of all kinds of dress. Behave accordingly.
My niece works in a hospital in the UK and asked her ward manager if she could temporarily dye her blonde hair (which is also not her natural colour) a light peach and her boss had a go at her saying no bright colours were allowed, another member of staff was standing next to her at the time. The next day the member of staff that had been standing next to my niece turned up with her hair dyed bright pink and the manager said absolutely nothing to her about it! My niece has got told off for her nose stud, when she had it covered (which is says in the dress codes is allowed), but says nothing to people with multiple ear piercings, facial piercings etc that aren’t covered! It is crazy
When I started at my current workplace I was often reproached about my looks (even though we don't have a strict dress code, and I was trying to dress very basic...Fast forward two years, I turn at work with my bright new green hair. Boss enters the office, opens his mouth to say something, then closes it, says nothing. For the next six months my hair changed color every two weeks- green, blue, purple, all of them at the same time (temporary hair dye). Eventually got tired of it, and shaved my head. Nobody bats an eye. My point is, that if you do a good job and your collegues/superiors/whatever are not superficial buggers they should not nag you about such minutiae.
In high school, a girl in my class had naturally grey hair. She had a thyroid problem. Stupid store manager.
This is totally absurd, how do they manage to keep any staff !!!
"Honestly, does anyone else find it weird that bosses can just prevent people from dying their hair?" Not really, especially if that bosses first name is Sergeant First Class or Gunny. I'll be the first to admit this is a little stringent for the environment and the boss seems a little nuts. I think it is completely acceptable for a company to have and enforce a dress code. I have a uniform for my employees and require them to wear snake boots in the field. That is inconvenient as they can be upwards of $200, but if you have ever been tagged by a rattlesnake in the calve you would gladly fork it over. On a personal level, I don't want my employees to get hurt. I also don't need the liability and they don't want that searing pain or hospital bill. My point is, there is nothing wrong with a reasonable dress code. If that dress code is not dying your hair or showing tattoos, that's their prerogative (I'm still saying this situation is extreme).
Weeelll that's debatable...a mankini or a taco Halloween costume is still considered clothing technically
Load More Replies...Sometimes just going and getting another job isn't the easiest thing
Load More Replies...Honeybun, words like "hate", "love" and "nazi invasion" are not to be spread around like sand on a paradise beach or they will lose their meaning. The first "nazi invasion" was the beginning of a terrible war in wich "An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion)."
Load More Replies...Did you read? She WAS NOT in violation of the rules. She was not in violation of the dress code, per the higher up managers. Grey is as natural a hair color as blonde, brunette or red, and the folks that have the most experience with the code agreed. So....what are you on about?
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