| Topic Name: |
Nose ring |
| Message Name: |
Not Correct |
| Date Posted: |
01/03/2002 |
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Dear Anonymous: You should lose your job because you practice discrimination; which has no place in civilized society. If there is a problem with visible piercings (other than earrings) in the workplace, there should be a clearly written policy in an HR Handbook. If a candidate can perform a job, your personal opinion about appearance doesn't matter. Denying a person the right to work because of a piercing is the same as denying me a job because I am an African-American female over 30. |
| Message: |
There are no laws in the US that prohibit looks discrimination. As a 30 yr old African American, you are a protected class, discrimination wise, only because of your race, not because of your age.
The discrimination laws are to protect folks from things like their race, over which they have no control. Wearing of any adornments, is something totally within the control of the wearer. One's performance and how it is assessed is based on more than your contribution. Why would you want to add negatives on the soft side of the assessment when you could prevent it? Tread softly, see how colleauges dress and groom and emulate. That is the unwritten code that exists whether in an HR manual or not.
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