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Yeah she came to the interview like that and otherwise would have gotten the job.
That is because of the job duties. If it was say an HVAC you couldn't wear ahijab because it could get caught in the units. At a Hooters they cannot because dressing scantily clad is a part of the job description. A hair model would need to show their hair. Show me anywhere where it says Abercrombie & Fitch employees NEED to have their hair out in the open. That is the difference, and the rain for "they do not but you do," there needs to be a reason for that to be essential to the duties of the job. Think of it this way, the fire department isn't hiring a wheelchair bound person for truck duty but they could for dispatch work because the BFQs of being on an engine that don't exist on the dispatch position.
We live in a culture of images and appearances designed to sell PRODUCT.
Absolutely. I'm not going to feel bad for them when someone starts a boycott.
A boycott might actually improve their sales numbers. Considering that A&F has been drowing and losing money left and right, I don't see what they have to worry about. Their former CEO pretty much destroyed them with his own comments.
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The loafers had stopped working. Sales at established stores had fallen in five of the past seven years, and 2014 wasn’t looking good, either. Profits were expected to be about $106 million, less than half of what they had been in 2012. Jeffries’s pay had been cut by about 70 percent, he had lost his position as chairman of the board, and his employment contract was expiring in February 2015.
Its the year 2015 and Abercrombie, at least until recently, was still operating with the 1960's-jock-kicking-sand-in-the-face-of-the-nerds philosophy. Being a bit more inclusive, a bit less snobby might actually end up working out to their advantage. The old business model sure wasn't working anymore.
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But sensibilities have since evolved; casual prejudice is not as readily tolerated. Today’s teens are no longer interested in “the elite, cool-kid thing” to the extent that they once were, says Gordon, the Michigan professor. “This generation is about inclusiveness and valuing diversity. It’s about not looking down on people.” And with the help of social media, for the first time critics have succeeded in putting Abercrombie on the defensive. .
The attitude—conformist, sexy, exclusive—hadn’t evolved much, either. But teens have. They are shopping at fast-fashion chains such as Forever 21 and H&M, which are dirt cheap. Jeffries didn’t think A&F should discount. He wouldn’t sell clothes bigger than women’s size 10 until about a year ago.
Considering how badly they've been struggling, I doubt the company cares very much that some old farts on the internet are upset at the possibility that Muslims wear hijab's might end up employed in their stores.
I was deleted for saying this on this topic.. I will post again. I was in Sears saw a middle eastern woman in a head scarf. I was not offended and I am a Christian.
A boycott might actually improve their sales numbers. Considering that A&F has been drowing and losing money left and right, I don't see what they have to worry about. Their former CEO pretty much destroyed them with his own comments.
A/F profits or lack of profits are none of my concern.
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Considering how badly they've been struggling, I doubt the company cares very much that some old farts on the internet are upset at the possibility that Muslims wear hijab's might end up employed in their stores.
It's not about Muslims but rather the role of the government.
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