8-Month Pregnant Woman Gets Told To Tuck In Her Shirt While At Work, She Maliciously Complies, Sparks People Filing Complaints Against This Policy

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“You want me to tuck my shirt in? Sure, boss,” said an 8 month pregnant female employee when her new ‘clueless’ manager requested that she tuck her uniform into her khakis, regardless of an existing exemption for pregnant female workers.

But it’s easier said than done, explained the author of the post, referring to herself and a fellow pregnant co-worker. “By 8 months pregnant you are basically Violet from Willy Wonka with an internal Oompa Loompa kicking you in the bladder every 20 mins,” she stated.

And being compliant workers, the women did as they were asked as they both ‘tucked in our shirts looking absurd.’ As you can imagine, their look most likely crossed the absurdity line and the customer complaints came flooding in. So read the full story below and tell us what you think in the comment section!

‘Clueless manager’ has forced two heavily pregnant employees to tuck their shirts in regardless of an existing exemption for pregnant women, but it savagely backfired

8-Month Pregnant Woman Gets Told To Tuck In Her Shirt While At Work, She Maliciously Complies, Sparks People Filing Complaints Against This Policy

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‘Clueless manager’ has forced two heavily pregnant employees to tuck their shirts in regardless of an existing exemption for pregnant women, but it savagely backfired

8-Month Pregnant Woman Gets Told To Tuck In Her Shirt While At Work, She Maliciously Complies, Sparks People Filing Complaints Against This Policy

Image credits: zzz0mbiez

Bored Panda reached out to u/zzz0mbiez, the author of this story, who was an 8-months pregnant employee at the time of the incident working for “a certain big box pet store.”

“I’m just as sassy now as then, so I would probably do the same thing now,” the author told us, remembering the incident. She also added that the incident hasn’t made her learn anything “besides reinforcing my sassiness,” she laughed.

“I keep in touch with a few coworkers from that company but don’t keep in touch with most of my coworkers from that time (2011) beyond having them as friends from Facebook. I kept in touch with the other pregnant employee that I mentioned for a while, but over time we both moved and lost contact with each other,” the author said.

And this is what people had to say about the incident

8-Month Pregnant Woman Gets Told To Tuck In Her Shirt While At Work, She Maliciously Complies, Sparks People Filing Complaints Against This Policy

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Seabeast 3 years ago

Really, all cashiers should be allowed to have stools to sit on. It's completely ridiculous that they have to stand for an entire shift when there is no real need for it.

65points

Laugh or not 3 years ago

I don't think I have been in a supermarket in Europe where they didn't have a chair. And most small shops as well (but sometimes not, it the area behind the register is very small, but then the cashier is not expected to spend all day there.)

17points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

One of those things I don't understand about the US (and Poland for that matter). In Germany cashiers mostly sit but they can stand if they want.

7points

CatWoman312 3 years ago

You think that’s bad? I use to work at a grocery store that didn’t have those belts that move the items so I was forced to lift and scan everything from heavy dog food bags to bottled water. Some customers would help me, but most didn’t. I still have back issues to this day from working there

5points

somnomania 3 years ago

yep. i had to quit my last job because they moved me to being a cashier without actually telling me that's what they were doing, and the front-end manager was a tyrant who didn't even let people have water there, and vehemently reinforced the "if you can lean, you can clean" bull$hit. i have ehlers-danlos, and standing still for 4+ hours with my knees locked would leave me incapable of getting out of bed the next day, it was so painful. aldi's is doing the best job, all their cashiers have stools.

1point

Detlev 3 years ago

Very right. This applies not only to pregnant women, but to anyone who is forced to stand eight hours a day. Around the corner from me, for example, there is a so-called health food store, whose slimy yuppie manager, however, requires the mostly older ladies who work there to stand on their feet all day. He then sits back comfortably in his show-off car. I am aware of many such cases in which, among other things, leg edema was the result of such working conditions.

1point

Carmen Sandiego 3 years ago

I like how she said preggo eggos.

27points

kjorn 3 years ago

why american bosses are such assholes? no respect for peoples.

12points

Vicky Zar 3 years ago

Because in the US they have all the power and can fire you on the spot if you don't do what they say

9points

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Seabeast 3 years ago

Really, all cashiers should be allowed to have stools to sit on. It's completely ridiculous that they have to stand for an entire shift when there is no real need for it.

65points