Published: 17 Jan 12 16:16 CET | Print version
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A complaint from a former lingerie shop employee upset at being forced to wear a name tag displaying her bra size has prompted a Swedish union to file a discrimination lawsuit against the company that runs the store.
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Will lawyers representing Change wear tags that reveal their breast and penis sizes until this case is resolved? It would be interesting if someone asked them to.
Will posters here who agree with Change, please share with us their breast and/or penis sizes (accurately if you dare!) so we might learn a little more about you.
Bra... faktiskt....
For guys size matters, for breasts there are numerous other criteria.
Size matters also when it comes to Penis sizes so grow up. Lets see the men walk around with their Penis sizes on their name tags along with their breast size. So stupid!!
it is both a good and a silly idea .......a picture is worth a thousand words (example)....but it does seem a little privacy invasive!
if some employees have the tag then the ones that do not will be asked or enquired about from others ...so voluntary is kind of moot really!
on the other hand these shops tend to be small so not so many employees so there is not much variety of assistants to choose from so the size tags are probably redundant/useless anyhow.
For advertising and marketing purpose, if a model is arranged to wear the lingerie and display its personality to prospect buyers is one thing, wearing a bra size on the name tag makes no sense at all!!! May be this company was looking for some negative publicity to bring up their brand name.
Mullahs, please note the following facts:
Obama took office in 2008 with a negative US coffer balance-sheet and none of his policies are failing.
Let him and his good and clearly visible guys to lead all the nations at least for another decade and America will surely become a rich and happy nation again.
Not to be worried on too many men-made issues at one time, they are less troubling than imagined because only monetary greed is the reason and we can wipe clean the accounting bill board to have a fresh start.
Even if lifting border and Canadian oil supply can be delayed for a while. We need to try every avenue to find instant solutions to issues at hand. There will never ever be any shotage of natural resources on earth under the solar system.
***Doesn't matter how hard the greed-blind businessmen try to monopolize Internet related products, these dumb, uncrupulous profiteers will fail like super idiots. It's not that easy oil and monopoly gas pump type business and the way they are still stealing money everyday from ordinary people's pockets. Internet will eventually rescue global public and help stop theivery of emirs and kings!
***Fear of wars, nuclear threats ctc. are idiots reality -as seen by the newly emerging young generation of collective global public. Time for old, dumb heads to retire from politics!
*** Have to find new ways and forget about copy right things of the past century. Old dreams are unrealistic in new digital world.
Obama took office in 2008 and none of his policies has failed.
Let him and his good and clearly visible guys to lead all the nations at least for another decade and America will surely become a rich and happy nation again to be followed by all the other nations in the world.
Not to be worried on too many men-made issues at one time, they are less troubling than imagined because only monetary greed is the reason and we can wipe clean the accounting bill board to have a fresh start.
Even if lifting border and Canadian oil supply can be delayed for a while. We need to try every avenue to find instant solutions to issues at hand. There will never ever be any shotage of natural resources on earth under the solar system.
No wise man is worried about colors of skins because we are same human race and one mankind on this globe.
Shahislam
God, I get a headache thinking about all this fairness.
The better part of lesson is here:
In the Cosmos nothing changes but power and monetary greed of few guys on earth have created a artificial reality, therefore, global public, all you need is have fun watching dumb operators of Governments except current US administration and do not worry at all!
It's your understanding and awareness of facts that will make the difference. One major fact is: when North and South -America will increase its oil and natural gas productions to a level- only to export (not importing one drop of oil) and Middle Eastern thugs can no longer control oil production, oil price will drop. The more we burn oil and other energy sources, the more nature will produce those under and above surface but the artificially controlled and maintained crisis is caused only by greed blind rulers of hereditary styled ownership of lands.
Some in charge have very little brains.
We'd have a clue looking in their eyes to get help.
The price we pay not having all info on Phone, shopping.
The gimmick of having salespersons/showroommodel might be one that works for that store and its' customer base. I am difficult to fit from head to toe. If I saw a salesperson my size walking around a store with a garment that tickled my fancy indicating the size I might be more inclined to purchase it.
Joining a company with a non-smoking policy and crying discrimination because you can't light up on your many many breaks seems to have a parallel here.
Don't shop or work at that shop if you object to their business practices. Do not expect your employer to change their previously stated business model because you have arrived. Give your gift of employment to some other fool company.