Ex-Hooters employee: I was told to drop weight

hosted ^ | May 24

[JoeProBono]

ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) -- Hooters is being served with a lawsuit by a former Detroit-area employee who says she was told to agree to lose weight or lose her job. Cassandra Smith says Hooters violated Michigan law when it placed her on 30-day weight probation earlier this month.

[JoeProBono]

Hooters girl weight probation. Hooters waitress Cassandra Smith, 20, is on work probation because of her weight even though she's thin. It's another case where a restaurant employee is taking legal action against the company for possible discrimination.

"I was confused because I don't wear the biggest uniform size," Smith said in a statement. "I'm not overweight by any means... If anything... I've been losing weight." According to her general manager, she's too heavy to work as one of their servers, even though the girl stands 5 foot 8 inches tall and actually weighs 132 pounds.

It all started when she received her annual evaluation last week, and she was asked to attend a meeting on a conference call with Hooters of America, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting started out wonderful, and she was complimented for her excellent reviews, customer satisfaction, and her cooperation with co-workers. However, she was told by the company that she received the lowest rating for her "uniform fitting" and must do something to reduce the extra pounds

[perfect_rovian_storm]

[rogertarp]

No one wants to see a fat hooters girl.

[al baby]

she looks about 30 she should stay out of the sun

[freedumb2003]

Look Not Guilty to me, but I need to see the “offending” corpus...

[Dan Nunn]

Employer is dumb for coming out and saying it.

[camle]

so.. she’s built like an owl - she BELONGS at hooters!;-)

[subterfuge]

Okay a head shot isn’t going to cut it for this thread. I’ll let you off with a warning this time. Others will be along to make a similar comment very soon, I’m sure.

[Farmer Dean]

It’s bad for business if the girls look like they’re corn-fed.

[Hodar]

When you represent a company, the company has a right and, in fact, a responsibility, to ensure that their representative is in line with the expectations put forth to the clients.

If she got a tattoo on her face, she’d likely lose her job too. Part of the condition of employment at Hooters, is a weight requirement. As a non-federal, non-taxpayer subsidized corporation, I think Hooters (or any other company) is well within their rights to do this.

[justlurking]

Previous thread about subject (but an earlier article):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2515950/posts

Plenty of pictures on that thread....

[JoeProBono]

[MPJackal]

There is someone for every taste. Or as my wife says, “For every skank piece of bread, there is a skank piece of cheese to go on top of it. Some guys like corn fed. I am not one of them, but I know some.

[JoeProBono]

I’m always glad imfored bout a previous thred.
Thanks

[Blueflag]

I saw her on TV. SHE provided photos displaying a noticeable ‘muffin top.’ While she was NOT wearing “the biggest uniform size” she was NOT wearing the smaller size so well. She IS an attractive woman with a good height to weight ratio ... but she should work on the tummy for good measure.

Interestingly, the Hooters supervisors who told her to lose weight or be on probation are both female.

[llevrok]

I think she looks fine. Refreshing, considering.

I went to Hooters once. My wife asked me what the girls looked like. I said about 99% of our daughter's U16 volleyball team. I felt more like a child stalker than a customer.

[subterfuge]

Sa-weeeeeet! (i’m looking at the wings)

[Kakaze]

I saw her on tv, she’s fine. There is a cat fight behind this generated problem.

[llevrok]

Interestingly, the Hooters supervisors who told her to lose weight or be on probation are both female.

Cat fight !!

[subterfuge]

Or as my wife says, “For every skank piece of bread, there is a skank piece of cheese to go on top of it. Some guys like corn fed. I am not one of them, but I know some.

Are you saying 5'8" and 132 lbs is "cornfed?" How much does your wife weigh and how tall is she?