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CRichMonkey
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"How do you have this uncomfortable conversation at work..."


  

          

Aiight, so we have a young lady here who dresses... uh... er... inappropriately for the professional environment.

Like, her heels are just a little too high and her jeans are just a lot too tight.

Now, me myself, I got nothing against it because she's not in a client facing role and it's not like she's hurting anyone.

But the higher ups have an issue.

So how does one casually, but not assholishly, say, "Hey girl, you need to turn the sexy down. We're trying to manage P&Ls, not T&A."?

(too bad we gotta do this before it gets warm though)



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MANDATE
Mar 19th 2015
1
good question. i don't think i'd use words like 'sexy'
Mar 19th 2015
2
def HR, and the words are "revealing" and "form-fitting"
Mar 19th 2015
5
YOU don't say anything to her. Inform HR about the issue.
Mar 19th 2015
3
yup.. this is a job for HR or a woman with influence
Mar 20th 2015
19
show her what she's in violation of in the handbook. If there isn't
Mar 19th 2015
4
this is why God created HR departments..
Mar 19th 2015
6
Only old white women complain about this in the workplace....
Mar 19th 2015
7
Let her know you heard through the grapevine
Mar 19th 2015
8
not this way
Mar 20th 2015
20
as a male in management, i'm not addressing it with her directly.
Mar 19th 2015
9
task a woman at the job you trust to bring it up to her
Mar 19th 2015
10
Get a woman in HR to talk to her. Any dude might find himself fired.
Mar 19th 2015
11
first off...you gotta have some work in order to have the uncomfy convo.
Mar 19th 2015
12
100% HR's job
Mar 19th 2015
13
Where the instagram?
Mar 20th 2015
14
JETS
Mar 20th 2015
15
If she's not violating the current code/policy, can't nobody say...
Mar 20th 2015
16
Could you walk us through how a man could have this conversation?
Mar 20th 2015
22
      Drop a dime on e'rybody who talking about her & her alphets!
Mar 20th 2015
23
High heels should not be an issue if she's otherwise covered
Mar 20th 2015
17
her jeans are just a lot too tight.
Mar 20th 2015
18
Sorry, but these just aren't appropriate for work:
Mar 20th 2015
21
      a former co-worker actually wore
Mar 20th 2015
24

John Forte
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:25 PM

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1. "MANDATE"
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Deadzombie
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:27 PM

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2. "good question. i don't think i'd use words like 'sexy'"
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as a matter of fact, i don't think i'd say anything.

i'd let HR do their job.

there's no way to bring it up without seeming like:

you like it.
you want it.
you gay.

  

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John Forte
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:29 PM

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5. "def HR, and the words are "revealing" and "form-fitting""
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Kira
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:28 PM

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3. "YOU don't say anything to her. Inform HR about the issue."
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You speaking to her about this issue can be taken the wrong way and result in punishment. This situation warrants you keeping it moving because the decision makers are well aware of this issue and in the process of taking care of it.

  

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legsdiamond
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Fri Mar-20-15 08:59 AM

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19. "yup.. this is a job for HR or a woman with influence"
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Cenario
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:29 PM

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4. "show her what she's in violation of in the handbook. If there isn't "
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anything in the handbook about it, the powers that be need to change the handbook so that it addresses her dress.

Give her two weeks to change, when she don't, see step 1.

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SoWhat
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:32 PM

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6. "this is why God created HR departments.."
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she'd have that conversation w/HR.

fuck you.

  

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Fishgrease
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:33 PM

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7. "Only old white women complain about this in the workplace...."
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:33 PM by Fishgrease

  

          

let HR handle it.

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initiationofplato
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:34 PM

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8. "Let her know you heard through the grapevine"
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That certain people are taking offense to her dress and that you think it would be wise for her to tone it down.

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Crash Bandacoot
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Fri Mar-20-15 09:03 AM

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20. "not this way"
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BigJazz
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9. "as a male in management, i'm not addressing it with her directly. "
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i'm getting a female manager to say what needs to be said or i'm sending it to HR.

there was one time where i had the world's worst director and her clown ass directed me to tell one of my direct reports that her v-neck had too much V and too much neck cuz her goods were all on display.

i told her i didn't feel comfortable doing it and she insisted.

rather than go around her and involve HR, i had the convo with the worker.

it was awkward as hell but i finessed it with personality and luckily we had a good rapport so it didn't turn into something bad like it could have.

i used it as an excuse to take a 2 hour lunch that day and the director didn't care cuz when i returned, the difficult conversation that she didn't want to have was done...

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double negative
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:39 PM

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10. "task a woman at the job you trust to bring it up to her"
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8-bit
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Thu Mar-19-15 02:55 PM

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11. "Get a woman in HR to talk to her. Any dude might find himself fired."
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Binlahab
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Thu Mar-19-15 03:01 PM

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12. "first off...you gotta have some work in order to have the uncomfy convo."
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Let's start there.


does it really matter?

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Sarah_Bellum
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Thu Mar-19-15 05:41 PM

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13. "100% HR's job"
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Not yours. Do not under any circumstances comment on a woman's clothing at work more than to say "blue is really your color"
If your boss put you up to this then watch your back, he's either smart or dumb.
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Doronmonkflake
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Fri Mar-20-15 03:34 AM

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14. "Where the instagram?"
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Da bayball, babeh. (c) Charlie Kelly.

  

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FLUIDJ
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Fri Mar-20-15 07:01 AM

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15. "JETS"
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somebody told you there was an issue?
or is it just you?

  

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Creole
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16. "If she's not violating the current code/policy, can't nobody say..."
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SHIT!

If she is, then HR should facilitate the convo since the men are too chicken shit to do it.

There's a way to having the conversation without coming off as a sexist or harassing. My only hope is that the "new rule" is applied evenly across the board.

  

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8-bit
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22. "Could you walk us through how a man could have this conversation?"
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>There's a way to having the conversation without coming off as
>a sexist or harassing.

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Creole
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23. "Drop a dime on e'rybody who talking about her & her alphets!"
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jk

I believe it would be difficult but that it can be done.

Now, that I think about this, it would be extremely difficult to do if it is not clearly a violation of the current policy/code.

And if not a violation, bammas need to get over themselves and let that lady cook how she sees fit.

  

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ndibs
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Fri Mar-20-15 08:09 AM

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17. "High heels should not be an issue if she's otherwise covered "
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Appropriately...

  

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legsdiamond
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18. "her jeans are just a lot too tight."
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8-bit
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21. "Sorry, but these just aren't appropriate for work:"
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https://ibrokemyumbrella.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/hooker-heels.jpg

Just because they fall under the category of "high heels" doesn't mean they are something she should wear to a professional office.

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Crash Bandacoot
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Fri Mar-20-15 10:47 AM

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24. "a former co-worker actually wore"
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Fri Mar-20-15 10:51 AM by Crash Bandacoot

          

something similar quite a few times. in the beginning,
didn't understand why she wore them but, she's now
sitting in a nice GS upper level gig. so...to each
his own, lol
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