Would it be inappropriate to require male waiters to come to work clean-shaven every day?
Edit: I don’t know if it’s right to require a dude to shave every day, but it’s certainly the same kind of question as wearing make-up. There are plenty of examples, but the bottom line is that this has nothing to do with sexism and everything to do with employer/employee rights and expectations about appearance. • argolis |24 pointswritten 1 year ago My ex was fired from his job at a restaurant because he refused to shave his beard. I personally don’t think it was a sanitary problem, but apparently corporate did. Fair enough. I’m fine with being required to be clean and dressed neatly and professionally. But makeup isn’t about that. Makeup is just about looking pretty and “pretty” is a standard that few men are held up against in the restaurant industry. So, yes, it is misogynistic . • wellwellwellll |5 pointswritten 1 year ago “pretty” is a standard that few men are held up against in the restaurant industry Men don’t get hired in the first place if they’re not “well groomed” — whic
