This is such a terrible thing, seriously. This morning our bass called a meeting with all of the employees to address a complaint a customer called in with. One of our biggest customers put in a complaint that someone in our service department had…a strong odor, we’ll just say. We all had a pretty good idea who the complaint was made about; we have all met him in the hallway once or twice. (Carma, I think you might know this person too, or at least know of him.) The subject was tactfully handled with as little embarrassment as possible.
Later that afternoon all of the girls in the office, there are 6 of us, were called into the conference room and told that there have been some issues with our pants being too low. I am sure this complaint was not directed at me. I am always very careful to avoid pants with too low of a rise as my back is nearly covered in tattoos that would be visible if my shirt were cut too high or my pants too low. I don’t think it is appropriate in a workplace for my ink or my butt crack to be hanging out. Even if you have no tattoos, visible or not, I don’t think it is appropriate for skin of this area of your body to be visible in any workplace, especially a professional one.
I really don’t understand why this is even an issue. I mean, didn’t we learn at an early age that we are supposed to take a shower and pull up our pants? I know that I am not the most hygienic person out there, and I have been know to forego my morning tooth brushing…since I am just going to go and have a big cup of coffee anyway… And like many girls my age, (and some older too), my pants have a tendency to ride a little lower on my hips – but I am ALWAYS aware of it, and I NEVER smell like anything other than my Shania by Stetson perfume.
I just can’t fathom leaving my house in the morning and smelling like The Bog of Eternal Stench! Where is your consideration for other people? Not to mention your self respect…
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