[em2vn]

"....visiting district manager told her she didn't fit the company's image."
I think that will soon be former district manager. What a numb skull.
Some of you think an employeer should be able to fire an employee for any reason. Would you agree with firing someone because of their race? How about their religion? Would nation of origin work for you? Think you would fire someone because they were too slim? Do you think being too short or too tall would. Maybe too old?
I am sure she will sue and I imagine she will win as she should.

[narby]

I personally think a company should be able to hire/fire anyone they like. It's their private company and not the government's business.

PC laws otherwise should be rescinded.

I'm sure I would be fired too, just as soon as I get too old, but that's life. Nobody said it would be fair, and the government trying to "make it fair" will only screw things up.

[arthurus]

A private employer should be able to hire and fire for ANY reason. That is what private property is all about. In such a private property system, so long as there are no laws requiring discrimination, the employers that refuse to hire from certain groups reduce their pool of available labor and have to pay higher wages in order to hire from the "elite" labor pool. Thus hey reduce their competitiveness due to higher labor costs and other employers without biases in hiring will have lower costs and will outcompete the discriminator and will expand at his expense.

The government should should make employment decisions based only on ability and reliability because government agencies do not compete in the market.