Fired By Her Jewish Boss For Dressing Inappropriate

Was on Good Morning America. Shocked

Silver Member Joined: Nov 04 2010 Posts: 914

And you said she was working where ???? Quite ironic.

I do find her allegations a little far fetched and a lot exaggerated.

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 17096

WOW. I had heard about this case on the radio yesterday and had a funny feeling it was a Jewish business - but whoa CMON!!! it's a lingerie wholesaler??? and they couldnt go about this in a more tactful way??? I wonder if this woman is exaggerating or embellishing; I certainly hope so. She couldve been told in a nice way, it didnt have to be in such a degrading way. I'm upset about this. Like we need more negative media exposure???
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Diamond Member Joined: Apr 18 2010 Posts: 3106

I do think a business is completely within their rights to tell people how to dress IF it's related to doing the job properly (and that may include telling women not to dress too s-xy if it presents a face the company does not want to present). That being said, if the statements she claimed were made are actually true, that is wrong, not to mention that any business owner in 2012 ought to know that those kinds of things are a s-xual harassment lawsuit waiting to happen.

BTW, does anyone else find it funny that all these downtown lingerie shops are owned by chassidishe men?

Diamond Member Joined: Sep 16 2009 Posts: 2733

On the comments on most news sites they are claiming that she is making this up or at the least exaggerating. Confused

I wonder.

At least her employer was a woman, not a man.

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Diamond Member Joined: Apr 18 2010 Posts: 3106

The ironic thing is that she's Jewish too! Surprised

Platinum Member Joined: Jul 28 2006 Posts: 7207

Can this be true? Employers telling her to "TAPE" her breasts? Did they think they could get away with that? How do they run a busuness if theyre slow in picturing the outcome of their behavior (if its true)?

She says she has a tape.

I'm sure the robe part is true and can probably be corroborated. I'm also sure the rest of it is made up other than telling her to cover up more. I certainly do think an employer can ask an employee to dress appropriately. I used to shop at a store where the cashier wore tops that were so low, they were almost at her nipples. So of course I complained to the owner, I did not want to see that. The next week she was gone. So if an owner can lose business ( I would have stopped shopping there if that woman had continued working there in that condition) I'm sure it's within his rights to fire someone like that. In a manufacturing plant he may have co-workers complaining who would quit because of her.

Now in my library is a Jewish girl that checks out your books who has the biggest pair ever and she wears extremely low cut tops. I'm not sure what you do in such a situation since it's a federal building I believe (or is it state?) However, in the past few weeks she seems to be dressing a little more modestly, so I wonder. There are tons and tons of frum people there every day, more than non-frum or non-Jewish actually.
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Diamond Member Joined: Oct 25 2007 Posts: 4917

If this woman considers leggings and a t-shirt to be a "compromise," I'd be interested to know what she was wearing before the supervisor spoke to her!

They missed an opportunity for ahavas yisroel. Very sad. And now look at the chilul H.

I had a non-jewish college teacher teach me about dressing with self-respect. I changed in a matter of a few days. I'll never forget her kindness.

Silver Member Joined: May 18 2011 Posts: 625

Honestly? Seems fishy to me. Here are some quotes from a different article I read:

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 11 2010 Posts: 3170

I think it is irrelevant what they are selling. There is a time and place for lingerie, either under your clothes or in your bedroom. Not in the workplace.

But yes, they mishandled the whole thing really badly. And so did she. She thought leggings and a tshirt would be fine???? Rolling Eyes

I'm sure she knew quite well they would not be.

I just saw the youtube on this woman. She is gorgeous. Not like the sleezy slob that people were portraying her as. She looks upperclass hot model type.

Sounds like a case of jealousy, cloaked in the guise of self-righteous tznius, to me.

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