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lynnski
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If an employee does not wear any underclothes, should this person be spoken to?
lynnski
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Seriously, I guess my answer would be based on what impact their not wearing underwear has on the workplace. In short, the question is, So What? In not wearing underwear, is the employee somehow exposing him/herself in some manner? Are they waiting on the public and embarassing the employer somehow? Why would 'underwear' be required?
I suppose I see the point if a female cashier or something has her nipples pierced and she's not wearing a bra under a white tee-shirt but you generally don't see such flagrant stupidity...well...not around here!
We have bigger fish to fry!;;)
When I worked at a bank, we had a young lady who did not wear underclothing. I was downstairs one day and a male employee was sitting on one of the sofas in the lobby. He said "c'mere a minute. I want to show you something." I sat down by him and he said "watch that new teller over there when she walks with the light behind her."
Sure enough, you could see all the way through her clothes and she didn't have on a stitch underneath. She was told what had happened and counseled on professional dress in the workplace. She had no idea she was so "transparent." (But obviously popular!)
Why stop there my past 2 employers required women to wear make up - come to work made up and not the men and also required no bare legs...if a dress or skirt was to be worn, panty hose or tights were required -
In Texas - requiring panty hose is big thing of women in the summer....in the past 5 years casual dress has taken care of the panty hose issue - but no the make up issue --still required
If you must sit this person down, they will accept your ideas/comments readilty if you can show 'em a picture of themselves or be very, very descriptive in your narrative to them.
OR
If this makes you uncomfortable, you can always tell them that Benjamin Franklin said so. x:P
I appreciate the feedback and the humor! Here is the situation, to clarify:
This person (female) has admitted that she does not wear underclothes. She frequently sits on other peoples desk's and, quite frankly, grosses out the other women, who understand that underwear is worn for a REASON, if you get my drift.
As the person responsible for reporting policy violations, I'm not sure where to turn on this one, but I do see it as a potential health issue.
I do think I would avoid the issue of underwear unless you are an industry that makes wine the old fashioned way by walking around in a barrel of grapes. In that case, you would be in order to require underwear. If she seems to be having fun with this whole thing, try this: "Do you have any idea how gross it is for you to sit on people's desk and totally expose yourself? If it happens one more time, you will no longer be employed here. I want you to understand that very clearly; one more time."
You could also try explaining the word perception to her.
Regardless, it is obvious this is a distraction for coworkers as well as health issues because she feels the need to sit on their desks. Knowing what you know because she shared it with you - and seeing what is happening in the office means you should speak to her. As was mentioned earlier - sitting on desks is unprofessional and will not be tolerated. Let's hope no one else feels compelled to sit on desks - as you will need to address them as well.
It's funny...yesterday I had to swing by a store at the mall and the lady who helped me was wearing a black bra underneath a white blouse. This woman was at least 45 years old (and sweet as pie by the way - excellent customer service). Couldn't believe it. This is what causes shake therapy to be so popular.
I used to work in a preschool and one of the family service workers came into my classroom asking for a shirt from my house area. She was wearing a tight stretch lace shirt, no underlayer. Her bra was totally visible. Its as if she had forgotten to put her real shirt on. Did I say this was a preschool? My boss promptly told her to cover up. I gave her the ugliest men's shirt I had in the dress up box x}>. Shake therapy? She needed it real bad!
I also have an underwear story. I just had to post a notice on the BB requesting that employees not flush their underwear down the commodes. The sewer system/pump broke 3 times in the last month and went maintenance fixed it they found a pair of mens's white (well, formerly white) briefs that had been flushed. I don't believe I've ever posted a sillier notice.
I'd never suggest that you're paranoid. Although your email is inactive, your inbox is locked, your profile is disabled and you wear shades.