Posted on 02/12/2015 4:41:44 PM PST by rickmichaels
A cashier at an Ottawa Loblaws grocery store has filed a discrimination grievance with his union, alleging he was told he could not wear pigtails to work.
Adam Stone, 22, told CBC News he expresses himself through his hair — and has worn various styles and wigs to work over the past year.
"I'm also openly gay and queer-identified. So I also feel it's a representation of my sexuality and my gender presentation," said Stone, who has worked for Loblaws for about four years.
On Tuesday, he said his store manager told him that his pigtails were a health and safety hazard since he works around food.
"He said it was crazy hair, and spiked out and that it was out of control," Stone said. "Then he said there's also some customers at the store who are very conservative and that it might turn away these customers."
Stone argued his pigtails comply with the store rule that if your hair is longer than your shoulders, it must be pulled back.
"I just find it fun. I don't even think my hair's that wild. I don't think anyone else would be having this issue unless it was a boy in pigtails," he said. "He didn't explicitly say that I looked too gay, but it was really the implication that I'm not gender-conformative enough."
In a statement to CBC News, the company's vice-president of corporate affairs and communication said that Loblaws was "committed to advancing diversity and inclusion." Kevin Groh said he was very concerned about the description of the conversation, and that it will be investigated.
"While there are certainly underlying food safety and hygiene considerations to be made, if the conversation occurred as described, it falls short of our commitment to fair, respectful, inclusive treatment of our many LGBT colleagues," Groh said.
Gender representation?
The guy is a butt wart. I wouldn’t hire him to clean my kitty’s liter box!
“I’m also openly gay and queer-identified ... said Stone”
I’m glad he cleared that up, because it wasn’t obvious or anything.
doesn’t he know it’s offensive to Muslims to have pigtails
“I’m also openly gay and queer-identified.”
Does this mean he has an official certification?
Looks stupid.
Pigtails, the only guys that should wear pigtails are ones who have esoteric chinese curses from falling into the wrong pond during martial arts training.....
“I don’t even think my hair’s that wild.”
Listen up ,a**hole. It’s not about what you think. It’s about public health rules for people who work around food. I don’t personally give a rats ass if you pitch or catch in your off hours. I don’t care if you walk on your hands with a hockey stick up your self absorbed backside on your own time.
But while you’re getting paid to touch other people’s food for a living you will tie up that rats nest on your head in a manner that complies with health codes. Or you can go find another place of employment.
I’m really, really getting close to just slapping the living **** out of people like this fool.
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And Willy Nelson
I just find it fun.
There is a place for fun. That place is not work. There is a reason they have to pay you to show up, if it was for fun you would work for free.
You are there for one reason, to help your boss make money by selling things for him. Not to have fun. You can have fun with your paycheck after you punch out for the day.
Does not this sort of attitude cause employers to think twice about hiring someone of your sexual deviation?
Why do stupid F-Tards wear those little narrow glasses? Makes me want to punch them in the face. I know, I know, I’m a glasses racist. But I can’t help it.
If I’m the boss and my business interacts with the public and I’m paying him to work for me there’s an assumption that he will follow company policies, otherwise I’m hiring someone else. I’m sorry but there are some gray guidelines and if the guy looks like a freak and won’t change his apperance I’m having a layoffs effective immediately.
Cashiers don’t wear hair nets...
Andy Dick look alike convention in town?
“I’m really, really getting close to just slapping the living **** out of people like this fool.”
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Same here. When I grew up all I heard was “Rules are rules”.
That was okay with me-—I would never have pulled the “I know my rights” nonsense.
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Pretty soon they’ll be wearing their p*nises out and no one will be able to say anything about it for fear of a lawsuit.
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