Boss Asks Employee To Change Pants, Claims They Are Too Revealing

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    Font - r/TrueOffMyChest u/TransparentVoices · 26d + Join 2 14 O 11 1 1 S 11 My boss just asked me not to wear my normal pants to work and I've never been angrier
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    Font - I wear normal pants to work. Our dress code is business casual, and I have gotten myself sized by a reputable tailor. All my slacks and chinos are from normal brands you'd find at Macy's and are normal/relaxed fit.
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    However yesterday my boss called me into her office and told me I would no longer be allowed to wear the pants I normally wear to the office and would have to wear something "less revealing". Apparently, my "bulge" is inappropriate for the workplace. I have a normally-size . I actually measured it to make sure I wasn't crazy, and I'm pretty close to the U.S average.
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    Would a woman with large be told she can't wear anything but baggy clothes? Would she be told by her boss that she must wear nothing but restrictive sports bras to work? I doubt it, especially in my work place where women two seats down from me wear far more provocative clothing that my slacks.
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    I asked her "what should I wear instead? These are my size" and she said "just go buy something looser or get a bigger size". I'm not rebuying my entire collection of work pants. Go ahead and report me to HR, lets see them try and fire me for having too much
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    Font - Edit: To clarify, I'm aware that women have been told to "cover up" quite a bit in the workplace. I'm not dismissing that, just highlighting the very visible double standard of bodily expression in my own workplace. Edit 2: People have been asking to see my pants, here's the exact pants I wore on the day of incident: https:// i.imgur.com/N7LO52e.jpg Note that my "member" is sitting to the right of the zipper (relative to the viewer). 4 28.9k 5.1k 1, Share Award +
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    itsamberrtrickk • 26d 12 Awards Email her a quick, "Hi, I just wanted to recap what was said in our previous conversation regarding my dress. You stated and I quote that "le bulge too big" and requested that I buy "looser/baggier pants" as mine are "too tight". Is that correct? I want to be sure we're on the same page here. I'm also requesting a current copy of our dress code to prevent these issues in the future, I enjoy our workplace atmosphere and I want to be sure I'm committed and performin
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    Font - bricameasromans · 26d I would be concerned that someone stared at my crotch enough to notice that. 6 Reply 1 9.5k TransparentVoices OP · 26d I am too. I am in a long term relationship and planning to propose early next year, so I can't afford financial or emotional turbulence right now. She didn't say who exactly brought this concern to her, so as far as I know it could have been anyone in the office. 6 4 4.7k
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    AmishSky 26d . That's the stupidest I have ever heard. What the are you expected to wear?? Parachute pants? + Transparent Voices OP 26d . Reply 8.4k 7 Awards Apparently. Gotta go full medieval jester up in here. 4.4k
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    cathedral68 • 26d 1 Award have big and once, while wearing a shirt that came all the way up to my neck, boss had me go home and change because that shirt "was drawing too much attention to my chest". Sorry, I meant to leave my at home today. Slipped my mind. I don't work there anymore. Edit: To all you lovely people asking for pics: No. This was years ago. I don't even have the shirt anymore. I get if you want to see the shirt out of curiosity but most of the comments seem to be aimed towards se
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    The DosBaby⚫ 26d Get fired so you can put "I had too much for my bosses comfort" on your resume under reason for leaving. + Reply 2.2k Transparent Voices OP 26d My resume is going be to be extra thicc apparently. + ← 1.1k
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    Oyris_Vanitas • 26d ⑤» 4 Awards If you do get fired at least you'll be able to flex "i got fired for having too big of a II + Reply 5.3k
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