Do you think it's ok for a female to have to wear "cargo" trousers as part of their work attire?
I went to see some friends in the city yesterday and all in all, as the weather ended up being a lot sunnier than the forecast promised, we had a fairly nice time.
The only fly in the ointment was when my friend and I visited a new shop. All the staff members seemed to have been mandated to wear a blue top with the company logo on it (no complaints there) and black cargo trousers.
Now I'm not sure precisely why people who simply work in a shop need all those pockets that cargo trousers have and if I'm honest, I have no complaints about the male members of staff who have to wear these cargo trousers.
However, at least half of the members of staff were female and they were also wearing cargo trousers. Now I know that there are certain establishments that insist upon female staff members superseding their femininity by wearing baseball caps for example (certain fast food places). However, the shop in question catered for a significantly more culturally refined clientele than a place like Kentucky's Fried Chicken and the members of staff in question were actually well spoken which makes this travesty even worse. They were the types of ladies that this time of year, would not dress like a 'chav' but would most likely adorn themselves in a tasteful summer dress and so making them dress in cargo trousers seems almost an act of violence.
The only fly in the ointment was when my friend and I visited a new shop. All the staff members seemed to have been mandated to wear a blue top with the company logo on it (no complaints there) and black cargo trousers.
Now I'm not sure precisely why people who simply work in a shop need all those pockets that cargo trousers have and if I'm honest, I have no complaints about the male members of staff who have to wear these cargo trousers.
However, at least half of the members of staff were female and they were also wearing cargo trousers. Now I know that there are certain establishments that insist upon female staff members superseding their femininity by wearing baseball caps for example (certain fast food places). However, the shop in question catered for a significantly more culturally refined clientele than a place like Kentucky's Fried Chicken and the members of staff in question were actually well spoken which makes this travesty even worse. They were the types of ladies that this time of year, would not dress like a 'chav' but would most likely adorn themselves in a tasteful summer dress and so making them dress in cargo trousers seems almost an act of violence.
