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jrose
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posted 05 September 2007 11:44 AM      Profile for jrose     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Baristas quit, when boss tries to implement a “sexy” dress code

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Workers at one coffee stand are taking a stand against their new boss.

The owner is implementing a dress code – requiring employees to wear skimpy outfits.

All the workers have quit.

"I make coffee, I don't sell my body, you know?"

That's what Barista Amy Klett told her boss at Lola Bean Espresso last week.

"He said he was going with a franchise called Cowgirls and that the attire would be different, and that if we weren't on board, he would find other people," said barista Heather Cyrus.

"Military Monday, Cowgirl Tuesday, Bikini Wednesday, Schoolgirl Thursday and Fantasy Friday," said Cyrus.

"I don't think he was expecting every one of us to quit," said Klett.



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quelar
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posted 05 September 2007 11:54 AM      Profile for quelar     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I love it.

An act of solidarity and defiance all in one.


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Michelle
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posted 05 September 2007 12:00 PM      Profile for Michelle   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Imagine what they could've done with a union!
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Fidel
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posted 05 September 2007 01:07 PM      Profile for Fidel     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Take this job and shove it. Parasitic bastards.
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HeywoodFloyd
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posted 05 September 2007 01:12 PM      Profile for HeywoodFloyd     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Wouldn't surprise me to see Paul Vickers pick up the Canadian franchise to complement the Cowboys brand here.
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scooter
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posted 05 September 2007 01:43 PM      Profile for scooter     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I'm getting babble whiplash here. Wasn't there a thread just a month ago where everyone was mocking the people that preached for woman to dress/act more conservatively?

As for Vickers, women will be lining up for blocks once his job ad hits the paper.


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Fidel
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posted 05 September 2007 02:47 PM      Profile for Fidel     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
So who thinks parasitic capitalists should have the power to dictate stripper attire to low wage service workers ?. I say it's okay if parasitic owners and managers of these establishments bring themselves, wives and families to work dressed similarly on regular occasion as a show of solidarity with their own principles or lack thereof. Stupid bastards anyway.
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Coyote
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posted 05 September 2007 02:52 PM      Profile for Coyote   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by scooter:
I'm getting babble whiplash here. Wasn't there a thread just a month ago where everyone was mocking the people that preached for woman to dress/act more conservatively?

As for Vickers, women will be lining up for blocks once his job ad hits the paper.


This is different. This is a cumpulsory dress code, not a choice to dress provocatively in one's personal life.

And to your second point, I don't doubt you're right. But that's entirely different from changing someone's job description.


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Doug
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posted 06 September 2007 09:44 AM      Profile for Doug   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by scooter:
I'm getting babble whiplash here. Wasn't there a thread just a month ago where everyone was mocking the people that preached for woman to dress/act more conservatively?

As a matter of obligation, yes, not as a matter of choice.

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As for Vickers, women will be lining up for blocks once his job ad hits the paper.

Possibly. But the difference is that they'll know what they're getting into.


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