Woman, 21, mortified after her boss tells her to shave the ‘unhygienic’ hair on her legs
A WOMAN has been left shocked after her boss asked her to shave her legs.
The 21-year-old, who works at events and festivals, revealed online how she was told the hair on her shins was a "hygiene issue".
In a post on , she explained how her unshaved leg hair had never caused any problems in her job before.
"So I’m a 21 year old female," she wrote.
"I feel like I should say these thing about myself because these are usually what people ask or say when they find out I rarely shave my legs.
“I’m straight, I’m very feminine, and I just don’t like to waste my time or money on shaving my legs.
Even my boyfriend doesn't give a rats a*** if I shave my legs.
Woman, aged 21, who works at events and festivals
“Also I’m not a hairy person at all!
“You can barely see my leg hair, arm hair or even my god damn eyebrows.
“The only time I shave is when I’m dating a new guy in my life and I’ve been with my current boyfriend for three years now.
“Also he doesn’t give a rats a*** if I shave my legs.”
Can your boss tell you what to wear or how to groom yourself?
- Many employers require their employees to follow a dress code.
- Employers regulate clothing, piercings, tattoos, makeup, nails, hair, and more.
- For the most part these dress codes are legal as long as they are not discriminatory.
- For example, men and women can have different dress codes if the dress codes do not put an unfair burden on one gender.
- However, even if a dress code is discriminatory, an employer does not need to make exceptions for certain employees if doing so would place an undue burden on the employer.
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The woman explained how one day her manager had told her it was "against company policy".
She explained: “He was so red and stuttering but finally he told me we needed to speak about hygiene.
“I was in literal shock.
“I was so embarrassed and asked him what he meant.
“My boss then proceeded to tell me that a few people complained I didn’t shave my legs and they said it went against company policy that I wasn’t being hygienic. I was even more shocked.”
Taken aback by his words, the woman asked him if he had to shave his legs for work too and also requested an HR meeting.
“I told him I didn’t understand what that had to do with me shaving my legs and he was just absolutely quiet," she recalled.
“I asked him if he shaved his legs and he still said nothing.
“I then stood up and said if we were gonna keep talking about this I’d prefer HR to be there and he just told me that we didn’t need to discuss it any further…"
Can a manager tell you to shave your legs?
- Your employer is allowed to tell you how to groom, at the very least to the extent that your employer is simply asking you to be generally clean and presentable on the job.
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She then asked fellow Reddit users: “Am I the a***hole for not shaving my legs for my job?”
However, they had been equally shocked by his request.
One person wrote: “This is some sexist bull**** wow. Absolutely incredibly ridiculous.
“Would they ask a male employee to shave his legs? How is it unhygienic for you but not for any man who has leg hair? I’m honestly aghast.”
Another commented: “You made an excellent point about him shaving his legs. Stick with that.
“Do the men have to shave their faces? Ugh.”
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