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discrimination against people with piercings (pg. 3)
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| wienerschnitzel |
| do they sell eyebrow rings? |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by neo geo
yeah i've had my eyebrow done since i was 18. I worked in construction before and they did not care , but now i work for a jewelry store making jewelry and they make me take my jewelry out. |
djslain was a good account (3 year) until he got tired of everything and turned into a troll. you have done the same.
either that or i'll pay for one of your body mods: a tattoo that says "ING MORON" on your forehead.
you're level of comprehension and logic just defies that of a normal human being. are you a midget? |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by neo geo
yeah i've had my eyebrow done since i was 18. I worked in construction before and they did not care , but now i work for a jewelry store making jewelry and they make me take my jewelry out. |
Well there's your answer. Jewelry stores like to have a clean appearance, and many (I'd say a sizeable majority) of your customers are going to find that an eyebrow ring isn't the cleanest of appearances. Those who are Hindu, like you argue in your first post, do so because of religious reasons and employers aren't allowed to tell them no because of it.
Retail doesn't allow anything outside of earrings, and I'm sure they went over this with you at some point during the hiring process. You made the decision to continue your employment with them after you learned it would have to be removed. Suck it up and deal with it or go somewhere else. |
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| wienerschnitzel |
| quote: | Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
djslain was a good account (3 year) until he got tired of everything and turned into a troll. you have done the same.
either that or i'll pay for one of your body mods: a tattoo that says "ING MORON" on your forehead. |
then he would be copying me...:mad: |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
then he would be copying me...:mad: |
damnit, then he wouldn't be an individual. anyone want to cum on his face? |
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| wienerschnitzel |
| 1 d0n'7 h4v3 @ p3n0r..:( |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
1 d0n'7 h4v3 @ p3n0r..:( |
squirt? gush? |
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| LazFX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Marc Summers
employers can't see prince alberts ...... |
I have had mine for roughly 17 years, still do, and always will. its not like I advertise at work saying "Hey lookie!!!" :D |
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| Jake Benson |
| Being born and raised in Seattle, piercings are so normal, I'm abnormal for not having one. But I run into these situations somewhere in the middle of piercingville, I ask people why there's a bandaid on their nose/eyebrow/lip and they explain their boss made them take out the piercing. What the ? This happened at my old job (24 hour fest) where this chick had to take out her eyebrow piercing, meanwhile 50% of the people she scanned had piercings and tattoos. |
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| Lilith |
Work isn't a democracy, if youre a public face for the company then it's really up to them to only provide the following things.
Protection from racial, religious or sexual discrimination
A safe, clean work environment
Protective clothing for hazardous or unclean workspace
Aside from that and the usual work requirements of getting paid and taxes, its really up to them what they want their employee to look like and if they don't like it, especially as a public image for the company, then they have all the reasons they need to make you conform to the uniform codes they lay down.
If they dont want your hair a certain way or piercings, jewelry or anything else, theyre quite within their rights to say 'no'
Its rarely personal and it varies depending on what part of the customer service industry youre in, someone hiring you as a bartender or waitress isnt going to care if youre full of metal if its an alternative nightclub, indeed they might even encourage it because that caters a little to the clientel.
People working in other industries which have a broader range of clients going through are more or less expected to just be a part of the furniture. Youre supposed to be as inoffensive as just being a part of the scenery really because it doesnt make people uncomfortable. As much as you don't think its going to make the vast majority of people uncomfortable with piercings because it's part of the scenery for where you live, you'd be suprised how conservative people can be amongst all age groups and if they don't like how the sales staff appear, then they will not be hanging around to buy stuff or as much stuff.
They don't want that. |
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| Jake Benson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Work isn't a democracy, if youre a public face for the company then it's really up to them to only provide the following things.
Protection from racial, religious or sexual discrimination
A safe, clean work environment
Protective clothing for hazardous or unclean workspace |
That makes sense to an extent, i.e. someone with dozens of dangling facial piercings would look like a potential health risk to me. But a stud in the cheek or nose shouldn't pose anymore threat than one in the ear. I guess the point I'm trying to make is in many work places it's okay to wear earrings while it's not for other facial parts. However, with the growing trend to accept these new places of piercings, shouldn't the workplace also adapt to be inclusive as well? It's not a matter of democracy to me, but more or less catching up to societal change.
| quote: | | People working in other industries which have a broader range of clients going through are more or less expected to just be a part of the furniture. Youre supposed to be as inoffensive as just being a part of the scenery really because it doesnt make people uncomfortable. |
True and agreed. But I've been to some places (maybe they are the exception) such as 24 hour fitness, tanning salons, and clothing stores where it doesn't seem like taking out a nose ring is necessary.
| quote: | | As much as you don't think its going to make the vast majority of people uncomfortable with piercings because it's part of the scenery for where you live, you'd be suprised how conservative people can be amongst all age groups and if they don't like how the sales staff appear, then they will not be hanging around to buy stuff or as much stuff. |
I didn't know businesses were supposed to adjust their standards to conservative people. :( |
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| Lilith |
Yeah, sadly its just the way of the world Jake.
It will change but I don't expect any kind of wide social acceptance in business and especially in sales, in my lifetime for this sort of thing. Personally I've got nothing against peircings, when I was a practicing beauty therapist in the late 90's I probably rammed more bits of metal into people than is sensible! haha!
Not into it personally, just not what I like aside from a couple of earings. However as a sales coach for a long time as well, its my job to pick up on both what the customers want from a company's staff and the widespread consensus is that, it isnt the look they want.
Not because its (facial piercings) dirty, unhygenic or anything, but simply because it bucks the social norm for too many people to really feel comfortable around.
Mostly its because it appears 'painful' to people and they feel uncomfortable having to deal with someone they've never met, who may be in some kind of distress or injured.
Now, we all know it isnt, but that is the feeling they get. |
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