Boss uses annual review to criticize employee for touching up makeup in the bathroom before she starts work: 'I commute 1.5 hours each way, so my first stop is the communal restroom'

One of the many indignities of conventional corporate culture is that not only are employees required to put in long hours, commute, and be present at every single pointless meeting and social event, but they are also expected to always look respectable while doing it. There is a reason that almost everybody working from home in 2020 rejoiced about being able to wear sweatpants all of the time, and that is because putting in the work to look like your best self five days a week can feel like a struggle with all the other responsibilities.

While it isn't wrong for a company to expect its workers to have a professional appearance at work, it should not come as a surprise that this will sometimes involve touch-ups in the workplace to get through the day looking as smart as possible. So long as it doesn't have a significant impact on the working day, it shouldn't be an issue.

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This is how one woman felt after her manager called her out in her annual review for touching up her makeup before clocking in for work. The employee had a 90-minute commute, after which she generally went to the bathroom to check her appearance before starting her job on time.
She felt that bringing this up was inappropriate, as the duration of her working day was not affected and also, this was a personal matter that the boss was commenting on. She wanted validation for her reaction to the comment.
Am I overreacting - comments on my personal grooming during annual review.

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