xomegaroni's advice column

I'm 17 years old. Male.

I recently got a job at Sears. I love it. This may sound weird, but I wear eyeliner. I guess I just like it. Anyways. When I wore it to work, my manager told me not to wear it anymore. The next day, I still wore it. He told me that he would make me leave if he saw me wearing eyeliner at work again. He said it isn't "business professional".

To me, this seems like it's prejudice. Women can wear it, but men can't? In the handbook, Sears claims to not discriminate based on gender, but I'm starting to think otherwise.

What should I do? I really want to wear it and express myself at work, but I also need this job.

Talk to your boss about it. I think you're right. If women are allowed to wear eyeliner, you should be able to also. If other female employees are not allowed to wear it [which I doubt is the case] then obviously you shouldn't be able to either & then it isn't prejudice. Talk to him & ask him why he feels that you shouldn't wear eyeliner if other employees can. If he becomes rude or ignores it, bring up the situation about gender & how you feel you are being discriminated against. Talking to him may put your job in danger because he did tell you not to wear it & might get frusterated with you, but your rights are way more important. You could also talk to your parents, other employees, managers, or even the Sears company themselves.

-hope that helped!♥

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