Especially when you go to a restaurant and the waitress or waiter has gold metal pieces stuck in their eye brows, noses, lips, tongues, and etc. Really gross.
If they are going to address the public in the work place they should leave that crap at home.
Haven't left yet but, that is coming to.
2006-11-26 00:53:46 · 18 answers · asked by smially 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I had to do some mental gymnastics to respond to your question with the way in which you described your disgust. I don't mean to offend you, but it diminished the value of your question.
I don't care for piercings and believe as you do, they are inappropriate in the work place. What statement is being made? I am needy? I'm trying to figure out who I am? I am trying to step out of the "norm" because I'm still growing up? Maybe one of those. You can usually tell how old someone is by their appearance (not always), but a person who has taken drugs or is alcoholic, literally has their development impaired. Some will remain a juvenile until they are gray. When I see a kid with his pants barely hanging on, I immediately know he's in Junior High or High School. He is growing! By University, the pants are up and the hair is down. By the time he is a "Yuppie", the pants are up, the hair is cut, and the BMW is in style. By the time he has retired, he doesn't mind driving an old Cadillac, he has no hair and can't see or hear so it doesn't really matter. He's happy with himself and doesn't need to prove anything any more.
2006-11-26 01:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by lindakflowers 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I agree. When a person is working in any type of customer service (be it a sophisticated restaurant, fast food, retail, etc.) the employees should look professional. I was at an Arby's the one time ( I have to admit, the restaurants that I have been to that don't ask you if you want fries with that seem to have a better time of enforcer a dress code, possibly because the wait staff need the tips where the fast food restaurants are given a basic wage) and this kid completely mutilated his uniform. He was required to where a hat or a visor. He obviously went with the hat but had spikes poking out of it. He also had piercings everywhere but nicely covered with colorful band aids in an attempt to not offend anyone. And lastlly, the best part, he must have been quite hard to control because his boss had a spiked collar around his neck, obviously to keep him out back.
2006-12-01 21:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, am I the only guy answering this question, or did I misread some of the profiles? I think it is up to the employer to decide dress code, and up to the customer to decide to eat there. If you go to a place that has people doing this, and choose to eat there, don't complain. After all, that's their choice and was accepted by management. If they are rude, slow, incompetent, or making you lose your appetite, either take your meal to go or ask the manager for another server. From then on you'll know not to ever go back to that restaurant. Also, make sure you let management know what displeased you and why.
After that... bon apetit.
Good luck!
Jaime
2006-11-26 09:20:59 · answer #3 · answered by El Santo Gordo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 100%. I think that our culture has swung the tolerance pendulum WAY too far the other direction. If we say something about the way a server looks while we are out to dinner, then we are 'judgemental.' What a load!!! I think that we should have the right to say that offends me and I choose not to be served by someone who is so unconcerned with their image in a public job that they are willing to say I don't care about you, either. A girl I work with has a tongue ring. She says she likes it, but I know that it bothers my boss. He won't tell her to remove it. What a shame. He is setting a bad example. If I were an employer, I would never hire anyone who appeared like that in an interview. And if they showed up to work like that they would be asked to remove the "Hardware" and refrain from wearing it in the workplace. They would get 1 chance.
2006-11-26 11:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by TotallylovesTodd! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gosh, how to start… First, let me tell you a little about myself. I am a mother of 2 beautiful, sweet children ages 2 and 4. I have a loving husband of 5 yrs. He is going to school to one day become a nurse. I am a cook/waitress (depending on the day) at a restaurant. Also, I have many piecings; lip, both side of nose, septum (“bulls” nose ring) and other places I will not mention. I always get a kick hearing everyone’s point of view on the matter. I like people to judge me by whom I am not what I look like. I am not trying to be “different” or “stand out”. In reality I’m not trying anything. I am so glad that my children will grow up to learn that you judge a person by their action not what they look like. It’s too bad most “adults” can’t do this as well. I think it’s mildly pathetic that people care so much about other peoples looks-unoriginal, original, or “human oddity”. I am not a hippy, yuppie, or needy. My name is Jess. Wow, to kiaSister… to think that offends to that degree. Sad… As sad as it is, just so you all know, it is up the employer if you can keep you jewelry in or not. I have a boss who sees me as one of her best employees. I'm never late, hard working, and a nice person. So I hope you all rest easy knowing I might be cooking your food or that one day my husband might be the one taking care of you as a nurse, piecing and all.
2006-11-26 17:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by JAC 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it's mildly pathetic that people try to be non-conformist by conforming to what the accepted look is for non-conformity. Totally unorigional. And then to make it even more pitifull they are working at some corporate chain restraunt or supermarket or something equally unoriginal and uninspired. I think everyone should be exactly who they want to be, but I dont want to see you sticking out your tongue and playing with your tongue stud over my pancakes at IHOP before you serve them to me. If I wanted to see a human oddity, I'd go to the circus, not out to breakfast.
2006-11-26 09:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by ruthie a 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
live and let live...i have 2 pieces of "crap" sticking out of my face. a center lip ring and a stud just below it in the labret. most ppl tell me they like the way it looks. i've had several little old ladies tell me if they were 20 years younger, they'd get pierced too. you might be hidious looking for all i know...i wouldn't ask you to stay home. oh yeah, my tongue is pierced too, and i did all my own piercings. now you really have something to be grossed out about.
2006-11-26 09:02:32 · answer #7 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it's their right to do it like people were saying, but it doesn't look classy or professional, and depending on the level of sophistication of the restaurant, they should have to take them out
2006-11-27 20:32:15 · answer #8 · answered by MaryLou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
live and let live.people are always to quik to judge other people on the outside only.thats why there is alot of problems in this world already.
2006-11-26 09:27:18 · answer #9 · answered by scorpio3n8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disgusted. they'll spoil my dinner mood. I'd probably lodge a complain about their dress code.
2006-11-26 09:01:33 · answer #10 · answered by Curio_us 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋