Monday, December 24, 2012

Too Pretty to Work

I saw something on the news this morning that has me thoroughly disgusted. I don’t know all of it but a man was attracted to his ‘irresistible’ employee. At the advice of his jealous wife and pastor, he fired her. The state of Iowa said “Right on.”

There had been some texting but apparently it was all innocent. In small offices this is fairly normal. It’s how you say if there’s a power failure or ask about a patient since hygienists and nurses do the nitty-gritty. If he had a problem with that, he should have asked his wife to be the go-between. I’m sure the twit would have been happy to keep tabs on her.

The boss said it was in the best interest of his marriage. Fun fact: your employee doesn’t give a shit about your marriage if it’s the reason she just lost her income. If his wife has a problem with him being attracted to his staff then she should do the hiring.

Her employer was worried about keeping it in his pants. Did it ever occur to you maybe your employee didn’t want to bang her married boss? He can’t get rid of every beautiful woman on the street so how does he handle himself in public? Is he like a dog that humps your leg? If you can’t be around women that are sexually viable, how does he handle female patients? Does he only treat ugly women and men?

I think the wife is insecure and pathetic. If your marriage is that tenuous, why are you fighting for it? Everyone will face temptations outside of the relationship they’re in. You can’t get rid of all of them. If you’re that worried he’s going to cheat, he probably will but it will be in a situation you can’t control. Maybe he already has.

The dental assistant took him to court for wrongful termination and lost. This sets a dangerous legal precedent. Employers can now discriminate based on looks whether they mean it or not. Now a female employer can fire underlings for being too rough on the eyes. Maybe a lawyer will fire his secretary for not being pretty enough. If the boss wants to fire you for petty, personal reasons, now it can be because of your looks.

People discriminate based on looks all the time. Most of us aren’t stupid enough to openly admit it. In Iowa, you can do it, be a douche about it, and get away with it.

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