Guess this is the best way to start off... I got my yearly eval from work yesterday and I got all great points except for two. The one was about handling pressure and that I've improved over the year but it was noted I had difficulty with this in the past (so true!) The other was a bit more angering. I got a 2 which is minimally meets expectations on dress/conduct self professionally in community with consumers. The comment says (no shitting, they really put this in there...) "Leslee is computer literate and assists other staff members in making forms. Just a note that our new employee handbook has been revised and midriff exposure is prohibited. May want to consider how _____ and her family and the community perceive visible tattoos when working/representing company." Yikes, I about died laughing when I read that. Now for the last fucking year I have worked there, any time they wanted to, they could have pulled me aside to mention this. Furthermore, I have NEVER shown my midriff at work! I cannot believe that the same person that made this comment can honestly justify it. I mean, yeah I have one tat that can't be easily covered unless I wear long sleeves. I just don't see how I can be perceived any worse for having that then the people who head straight to the bars and get wasted every night after work (I rarely drink and I don't touch drugs-one of the few employees there who doesn't) or those that come in wearing week old clothing or mini skirts up to their ass. I dress borderline professional and have always toned down. I'm a punk rock girl at heart but have always shown respect for the agency by not expressing myself at work. I rather felt like I blended in but no more... I feel singled out and I feel like I need to talk to the supervisor who made this comment to clarify a few things. She wasn't present at my eval... geesh I fucking wonder why!
(Just wanted to also clarify that I don't see anything wrong with drinking or drugs. I just had enough of them in the past that I don't have a need for them now. Not saying anyone who does have a need should be perceived as bad, but that the judgement made against me in my eval was ridiculous. Its as if because I have a tattoo thats visible, I'm the spawn of satan or something...!)
(Just wanted to also clarify that I don't see anything wrong with drinking or drugs. I just had enough of them in the past that I don't have a need for them now. Not saying anyone who does have a need should be perceived as bad, but that the judgement made against me in my eval was ridiculous. Its as if because I have a tattoo thats visible, I'm the spawn of satan or something...!)
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That stinks. I so hate how appearances are used against people. That's why I LOVED working at Boston Beer. I'd negotiate contracts, etc. with hotels and companies, and then when it came time to have the face to face meeting, it was such a hoot to see how these people overcame their initial surprise at a gothy moi. (Back in the early 90s it was just not so common to see piercings or tats in an office!) I definitely used their reactions as a knockout kind of test. If they failed, or treated me differently, they just didn't get my business. Heh!
Documentation is like insurance for "letting peolpe go" to companies.