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Workuniformsare a very contentious topic.
Some employees love em and understand that they can create an atmosphere of professionalism.
Others, however, think that theyre far too restricting and stifle individuality.
Some even go as far as to make a huge fuss and look for discrimination where there is none.
That can be a huge headache for your well-meaning manager.
Case in point, redditor u/whistlerblue16opened upabout how they handled a situation atwork.
Their plus-size employee wanted a completely different style of shirt and got upset when her demands werent met.
Read on for the full story.
Or, to put it bluntly: either everyone wears the uniform or nobody does.
Asking for special treatment (e.g.
to wear a different style shirt) is unfair to your colleagues.
It also means that your manager now has to deal with a tense situation at work.
One which could have easily been avoided.
So theyre only left with one optionasking their coworkers to kindly comply with the rules.
Now, dont get us wrong, there should beno tolerancefor discrimination in the workplace.
However, in this particular case, it doesnt appear like there was any of that going on.
A uniform is a uniform, and the same rules apply to everyone.
Of course, not all dress codes are made equal.
Some of them are overly strict and impractical.
Others are unfair and actively discriminate against specific employees.
The dress code policies should not be identical; however, the standards ought to be equivalent.
Frankly, workers detest it when there are blatantly different standards for different people.
Its hard to say what the future of dress codes will look like.
Its possible that workplace uniforms will survive and even thrive in industries that require constant contact with clients.
At the same time, things could take a very different turn.
These days, however, (business) casual jeans are usually accepted very widely.
Some readers wanted to show their support for the manager.
Heres their take on what happened
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