Today, I asked my manager if wearing makeup was a requirement for the job. She told me, "Not if you're naturally pretty... So for you, yes". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was working my job at Sephora when I overheard two women talking. One of them asked her friend, "Is being pretty a requirement to work here?" Her friend turned to see me, turned back to her friend and said, "I guess not." FML
Today, my boss commented on the fact that I don't usually wear makeup, then told me it would be much appreciated if I'd change that. FML
Today, I had a morning shift at the restaurant and didn't feel like wearing makeup. I was energetic and greeted everyone happily, but my manager told me I looked tired. I said, "Oh no I'm just not wearing makeup!" He said, "Well, you might need it." FML
Today, my boyfriend asked me if I wear makeup much. Expecting him to say something about my natural beauty, I replied with an honest, "No." His smiled softly, gently squeezed my shoulder, and said, "Maybe you should." FML
Today, my boss told me I got my new job because she rejected candidates that seemed "too confident" or "too pretty." FML
Today, I was fixing my makeup in the back room of the office when my boss walked in. He looked kind of annoyed so I jokingly said, "Don't you want your secretary to look good?" He said, "If I did, I wouldn't have hired you." FML
Today, my boss's husband came over to our office, and as a by the way comment told our boss my make-up looks good and suits me. The thing is, I've never worn make-up to work, and obviously, he never told his wife, my boss, that she looks good with make-up on. I'm fucked. FML
Today, I yelled at a new employee for violating the company's makeup policy which is minimum coverage. She had red lipstick, very dark drawn eyebrows, and foundation that made her look like a ghost. She took out a makeup wipe and used it then showed me it, only to reveal she doesn't wear any. FML
Today, I told a coworker, “You look way better without makeup.” She responded, “I’m wearing makeup.” Everyone around us gasped like I had just said "fuck" in church. FML
Today, I decided to go all-natural and go to work without any makeup on. My boss swore I was on drugs, which I guess had absolutely nothing to do with the completely "random" drug test I had to take later in the day. FML
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Top comments
iamabamf 17
You should've asked her if being naturally bitchy was a requirement. Cause if it was, she nailed it.
Kalipczo 21
Ouch. Should've said "oh so you have to wear it too then, yes?"
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Comments (125)
goose12321 11
Haha burn! Learn to take a joke.
outoftown 27
Question asked and answered. Sometimes bosses suck. Now, add a bit of whatever works for you, and brush up your resume.
Maria_Obligacia 14
Learn to handle the truth, OP. Despite all the PC BS about everybody being beautiful, it is far from truth; very few people are actually truly beautiful, naturally. It serves nobody for you to run around with a bruised little ego. Get over yourself, put some makeup on and do your job right. BTW, most women look more put together with some (NOT A LOT!) makeup on. More professional. Shows like you care. etc.
fyrefli86 6
yes because I need to wear makeup to show that I care about my job. what happened to just doing it to show you care?
Maria_Obligacia 14
Yeah but your appearance shows you care BEFORE anything else you do, first seconds of interaction. People's minds being what they are, it affects their perception of everything else. You know, gestalt etc. perception stuff.
RedPillSucks 33
That's when you said "Your makeup looks great on you", right? ...., Right?!
baileygirl88 8
Not that I am siding with your manager but if you work at a job that is frontline in guest/customer service it is essential that you look professional! Make up can truly help anyone look more cleaned up and professional. You don't have to plaster your face in a bunch of make up but if you apply it just right it can go a LONG way in the working world. Coming to work looking like you rolled out of bed can appear lazy as if you don't care about your job! But it depends on the job!
princessbloky 12
Was she wearing makeup?
linnie_wesker 20
Everyone on here seems so damn shocked that makeup could be a requirement at any job. Has no one ever actually worked with the public? People suck, and people are superficial. One time a woman stood in the middle of the restaurant I work at and screamed, yes SCREAMED at me... over tacos... So stuff like that is believable, but people wanting to be helped by someone they find attractive isn't? I work at a damn restaurant (NOT Hooters, it's a family owned Mexican restaurant) and makeup and pretty nails are required. Back in the day before we clocked in we had to see the manager so she/he could look us over to make sure we looked good enough. It sucks, but... it's just how it is out in the big scary real world.
Hahaha_Haha_Haha 7
MEEee-Owww!
jmcgirl 3
Well, your manager is an ugly person on the inside! No amount of makeup can cover that up!
dabeast15 7
Rude