I’ve been working for this small chain movie theatre and shit kind of hit the fan today.
So there’s a LOT of shitty things about working for this place, but to generalize I make $7.75, the hours are consistently bad, and I am constantly getting sent home early. It’s a shit show, BUT I really love the people I work with and I also really love working for a cinema in general! I think it’s cool.
Anyway, my issue started a few days ago. All at once, my manager dropped this huge section of the employee handbook referring directly to dress code and hygiene expectations. I’m a dude with a beard. Not super long, maybe about 3 and a half inches and I am very proud of it. I’ve been at this place for four months now, and have had a long beard for the entire time and not once has anyone said anything to me about it. My GM never said anything before I accepted the job, or after I accepted the job, but now suddenly it’s a big deal! I’m being told I have to buy a beard net of trim it down to an inch or less! It’s seriously unsettled me, because I just don’t understand why my boss would wait FOUR MONTHS before bringing this up? And when I approached them about it I got hit with a “Well it’s kind of common sense you can’t have long and free hair when working with food.” I’ve been making food for your customers for FOUR MONTHS and so not now it’s an issue? I’m passed off and hurt because I refuse to sacrifice anything relating to my personal appearance for a stupid fucking minimum wage job.
You guys see how shitty it is right? My family is telling me to just get over it and shave but I just can’t make myself sacrifice my own values like that.