HR Karen Rewrites Dress Code, Hairy Dude Maliciously Complies

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    Font - Posted by u/TollhouseFrank 2 days ago 6 12 5 Followed the dress code to the fullest extent OC L Howdy folks! This one took place closing in on 6 years ago. The bosses (at the time) were usually very cool and easy to get along with. However, some Karen got into HR and insisted on changing the work culture to suit her desires/vision. She rewrote the dress code and overnight, instead of being allowed to show up dressed comfortably, as long as it wasn't dirty/smelly/full of holes (tech suppor
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    Font - She tried firing almost everyone there for violating dress code, before a manager (one I still love to this day) told her to calm herself, because she had not only not published the dress code, it hadn't been approved by management. HR Karen gets her mammaries in a knot and pulls strings to get it approved in a couple of days. So, in those couple of days, I was reading through the dress code, trying to see what I could do to make her regret it. The dress code word for word: Clothing is to
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    Font - Anyway, the air conditioning had been out for weeks, and we had been getting by in the building with big fans and wearing light shorts/shirts. It was a hot summer. So I searched for a loophole in the new dress code. I'm sure you can already see what loophole I found and exploited. Note: Despite having lost a LOT of weight since then, I am still a hefty, very hairy man (200+lbs lost since then), with a very long beard. So, day one of the new dress code, on the way to work, I stopped in at
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    Font - Less than 30 minutes in, everyone in the building can hear HR Karen screaming at/about me as she runs up to my desk, and demands I go to her office for disciplinary action. I tell her I cannot do that as company policy states that disciplinary action can only be undertaken by the employee's Team Lead and Site Manager, not HR. She then screams at both of them to force me into her office. They both give me the stink eye, but I give them a thumbs up and a big grin and say "Please please plea
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    Font - So the 4 of us trudge to her office, with me grinning ear to ear. Myself and many coworkers laughing as this large, hairy, heavily bearded man in a silk skirt and blouse walks past everyone. All because I (and they) know how ridiculous I look, and how they know I only pulled stunts at work like this when I am 100% in the right. So, we get to HR Karen's office and I sit down. She tells me I am going to be fired for insubordination and breaking dress code. I laugh in her face and tell her "
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    Font - As soon as I said that, my Team Lead suddenly lit up and started giggling as she knew where I was taking this. Karen got out a written copy of the dress code. And then started sputtering and stammering as she read it word for word as I typed it up above. Gender was not mentioned. Only material and types of clothing allowed. As she started screaming at me again for being inappropriate, the Site Manager looked at her and said "Do you really want to get fired for sexual discrimination and se
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    Font - JumpingSpider 97 - 1 day ago Just ... wow. How did anyone approve that dress code in the first place? Did she have videos of the owner doing something illegal? 974 Reply Share TollhouseFrank OP 1 day ago Couldn't tell ya how. I can't comprehend the thought processes that lead to decisions like that. 481 Reply Share Motheroftheworld II 1 day ago You should have gotten a kilt. Totally appropriate for a man especially a man with a beard. 268 Reply Share
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    Font - Tollhouse Frank OP 1 day ago i would have. Problem is, a kilt is a bit expensive for malicious compliance. One of my brothers does have a dress kilt, though. I have considered borrowing that before. 337 Reply Share Motheroftheworld II 1 day ago . One of my son's has a tactical kilt and that is cool and handy to have. There is definitely something about a man in a dress kilt and I am not even close to being a Scot. 105 Reply Share
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    Font - CoderJoe1 1 day ago "You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is to never get involved in a land war in Asia, the second most famous is to never create a restrictive dress code without a committee to disperse the blame." 3.6k ... Reply Share c6a6m 1 day ago There have been a number of cases in British schools where girls have lightweight summer uniforms but boys must wear jackets and long trousers - except the gender is only implied. Boys have turned up in
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    Font - Quizquare 1 day ago That air conditioner should mysteriously stop working. 211 ↓ Reply Share TollhouseFrank OP 1 day ago Thankfully, we left that building and have a new one with working (and very powerful) AC. Not that i get to use it much. Since being allowed to work remote, I take that every day I can, short of power/internet outages that would force me in to office anyway. ↑ 130 Reply Share
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    Font - AutumnLaughter. 1 day ago This is why good HR people know you don't bother having such specific dress codes. Just say business casual and address it with specific staff if they're looking like slobs. Otherwise just focus on the important things. Geesh. Good job OP! 137 Reply Share
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    Font - monolayth 1 day ago Reminds me of the time the manager disciplined a coworker because her pants were a little too long, which was actually stated in the dress code. Know what's not against the dress code? Victorian gowns with 3 ft train. They started leaving my coworker alone. 123 Reply Share
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    Font - maydayvoter11. 1 day ago Fk any company that lets the HR goblins scream at managers at any level. HR exists to work for management, not to dictate policy. 244 Reply Share vkapadia 1 day ago Frick any company has that lets anyone scream at anyone else. 68 Reply Share

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