Comments on: Waitress being fired for being overweight

By: Eugenio Nickole

Eugenio Nickole — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:10:59 +0000

Jason” wrote:
Waitresses and other customer service positions are representatives
of their employers. With an obese person as their representative
this sends the wrong message to Ruby Tuesday’s customer’s.”
Ah, dear Jason, so you also believe that only skinny, muscular people
should be personal trainers?
How about nurses and doctors? They shouldn’t drink, smoke, have high
cholesterol, have weight problems, eat junk food, etc.?
Yes, I agree, it is better to be a good example for one’s clientele,
but I promise that hospitals would be empty of nurses if only the
healthy, good examples worked there! LOL!
….(just had to give you a little bit of a hard time, ok?)
Haze

By: quinn_180

quinn_180 — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:55:20 +0000

JDA,
I think you do have a point. People need to have the right “package” for
their target audience. That said, you also need to give people the tools for
success. If, as stated, this person didn’t have a uniform that fit, were there
reasonable accomodations made to assist? Now I am not saying that the company
should fork over tons of money to purchase one special uniform, but I am
guessing
that the employee could have made up the difference between the cost of a
regular size uniform and one that fit. I had to do this many times in the past.
This can also happen if people are short, tall or very petite.
If this person had a clean, manicured and professional “package” then that
should be the right marketing for the company. You are thinking of marketing in
one way…they want people to order lots of food. What about the other…wow!
The food must be great here…afterall, the employees are hearty!
~Michelle

-135lbs since 7/9/03
I have to disagree with all of you. Waitresses and other customer service
positions are representatives of their employers. With an obese person as
their
representative this sends the wrong message to Ruby Tuesday’s customer’s.
Ruby Tuesday’s wants people to order as much food as possible when they visit
their restaurant. Having a walking billboard of what happens to you when you
indulge in that behavior could affect their business.
Also, employers should be allowed to maintain standards of appearance for
their
employees.
Also, before flaming me for my opinion, keep in mind that I myself am an RNY
patient. Since surgery I have lost over 100lbs and still have a long way to
go.
JDA

By: Valentine Nereida

Valentine Nereida — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:42:57 +0000

I have to disagree with all of you. Waitresses and other customer service
positions are representatives of their employers. With an obese person as their
representative this sends the wrong message to Ruby Tuesday’s customer’s.
Ruby Tuesday’s wants people to order as much food as possible when they visit
their restaurant. Having a walking billboard of what happens to you when you
indulge in that behavior could affect their business.
Also, employers should be allowed to maintain standards of appearance for their
employees.
Also, before flaming me for my opinion, keep in mind that I myself am an RNY
patient. Since surgery I have lost over 100lbs and still have a long way to go.
JDA

By: loretta_60

loretta_60 — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:31:10 +0000

I too will bypass this restaurant in the future. I was appalled at the
restaurants audacity.
I am sure that many of us have had to deal with prejudice on the job. At my
last job, my boss continually gave me a “needs improvement” on my physical
presentation even though I dressed better than her most of the time, was always
showered, hair done and dressed well. And she was overweight herself!