Modesty doesn't matter?

[jenderelly]

I forgot to mention the newest thing we were told about our dress code at work on Friday. Skirts may not go below your knee. For reals. I find that absolutely disturbing. They originally said your skirt/dress can not go above your knee, but now it can't be any longer either? I can't wait until the first person tells me I have to go home and put on

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[securebell]

You know...you do have more power than big corporates do. IF you find people that are bothered by it, get together, and kick their ass.

[jenderelly]

There's tons of people that are bothered by it, but nobody is willing to do anything. One of my coworkers wrote a complaint to the corporate office and all they did was turn around and send it back to our site manager who basically told her that there was no debating this decision and disregarded her complaint. They all have their heads so far up their asses (forgive my language) and only care about one thing: making money. They don't care if their employees aren't happy, because they know there are tons of people who would be willing to fill the positions.

[jenderelly]

Nope, not a hazard at all. I work for UPS, in a phone center. 95% of the employees sit on their butt and take phone calls. They're saying that long skirts don't look "business appropriate" or "professional". I don't see anything wrong with a mid-calf length skirt. The HR Manager also said the skirt needed to be tailored and fitted. i.e. Pencil skirt. There is no way I am ever going to wear a pencil skirt. I have tons of skirts right now that all go about mid-calf. I wear them all the time. I don't think there's anything wrong with them at all and I'm certainly not going to buy more when there is nothing wrong with the ones I already own.

[fire_sister]

I don't own any skirts above to too my knees, they are all mid calf or ankle....

[jenderelly]

Same here. Well, I do have one that goes about 2 inches below my knee, but the rest are all longer. I'm a chubby girl, there is no way I'm going to wear a skirt that shows my chubby knees popping out, especially when I'm sitting. It's just gross.

[hassibah]

this gives me flashbacks to when i went to a school with a uniform, i feel for you.

i would just bullshit them if they give you any shit though. uh the store called this skirt knee length i don't know what you're talking about, if you wanted exact measurements you should have told me before i went shopping specifically for work. like within 7" of the knee=knee length jesus don't people know anything about clothes anymore?

[jademg]

You have every right to be enraged. And I would agree that that seems a little sexist. Maybe you should wear the exact same outfit every day - because, you know, that's all you have that complies with the code - and THEN see what they say. You should NOT give in and buy more clothes when you have a perfectly professional looking wardrobe already.

My work just passed out a "driving policy". We had to give them a copy of our driver's license, insurance policy and sign this thing where you have to report any tickets that you get and keep your car in good working order in order to "drive for the company"; if you didn't fit their expectation it could be grounds for termination. Meaning if you want to get re-imbursed for any driving you do on company time, you have to sign this policy. I felt it was an extreme invasion of privacy and a load of other things. I refused to sign it. Which just means I won't be running any company errands. But, it still irked me.

[jenderelly]

That is so dumb! If they expect you to have a good working car in order to run errands for them, then they should provide a company vehicle. I don't blame you for not signing it. It will be less hassle for you anyway. You won't have to worry about the stress of traffic and wear out your car during work.