Nov 04, 2015
At work, I usually wear bras that are too shallow so that I can kind of minimize them by redistribution. When we ordered new uniform shirts, there were a couple of different styles. One of them (in the same size as the ones I've been wearing, which fit well enough) is pretty tight, and definitely runs small.
I texted my boss a picture, along with a request to exchange it. Her response was, "Are you working at a coffee shop or a Hooters?"
I laughed and brushed it off, but it hurt. Have you had a similar interaction with a boss? How did you handle it?
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Oh jeez. I don't know how to handle a situation like that with your boss, honestly. I'd non-confrontationally explain that you are a self conscious of the way you appear in the shirt and that is why you were showing her and concerned about how tight it fits. Even if she meant it as a joke, it's insensitive and rude. But I'm always amazed at how many people think it's okay to comment, even jokingly, about women's breasts - especially big ones. The same goes for very thin women. There's this rampant assumption that all big busted or skinny (or both) women have a positive self image, so it's fine to make Hooters comments, or "hey go eat a cheeseburger" comments, and it couldn't be farther from the truth. Imagine reversing that comment towards a small chested woman. "Hey, where are your boobs under that tent-shirt??" That would absolutely not go over well, and you have every right to be hurt by her comment.
imabratinfluence that was rude and possibly hurtful, she shouldn't have said that -.-'
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