I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

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Something happened to me at Wednesday that i thought i would never hear.

I was told by my team leader that bouncing breasts are very inappropriate in the workplace.

There had been several complains on me for a long time (she claims).

And that i from now on, always had to use a bra.

Was she right to correct me like that, should i complain on her ?

Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

Good Grief!!

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thank you guys. you make me laugh

:hhmth:

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Specializes in Operating Room Nursing.

Hmmm I personally really don't care about whether or not a person wears a bra to work or not. To me, wearing a bra should be a personal choice. Jiggling boobs really don't offend me because well it's just a natural function of boobs to bounce isn't it?

I guess if there was a lot of cleavage showing (which you just wouldn't see with our scrub shirt) that would be a different matter, but just the bouncy thing...well I couldn't care less.

Bras are uncomfortable to me as well. No matter how many I've tried (yes I've been fitted properly) I just hate the feel of them. I always have, I'm not a big girl but I just hate them. They leave red marks, they hurt my shoulders et. I always wear one to work but as soon as I get home the first thing I do is take it off because I feel so much more comfy. I would love to go to work without one on....

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Don't forget the tramp stamp above the whale tail. Sheesh cover it up.

:rotfl:

Thanks, man. I spilled my Coke.

I work in a plasma center, and as part of the initial health assessment I do on all applicant donors, we have to document all their tattoos and piercings. I've heard about some doozies in both departments.

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and oprah recommends it also.:)

Well, if Oprah recommends it then it must be good.

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Thanks to the advice given by our members confirming: professional setting requires professional appearance, including bra and appropriate underwear.

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A surgical procedure needing labeled a crime against humanity.

You are too funny!!!!

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OMG - re: people who don't wear underwear

What would you do if your scrub pants split ???????

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can you pass the pencil test?

when i entered an lpn program about 10 years ago, my instructor asked the class the above question. this is a test to determine if you can go without a bra. you take a pencil and place it under your breast. if the pencil stays when you release it, you failed the pencil test and must always wear a bra. ;)

i failed!

:anpom:

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don't forget the tramp stamp above the whale tail. sheesh cover it up.

:rotfl: we have a co-worker with both . . . .. who has been warned many times. and yet . . . . . :icon_roll

do you know even my adult kids didn't know what a "whale tail" was.:smackingf

steph

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Ha ha, I meant I *failed*. I did fail the pencil test, just wanted to make that clear...

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Specializes in Staff nurse.

Sometimes the minimizer styles will redistribute the weight from the breasts so there is less pressure in the straps. Try some that are underwire and the wire-free. Try the Curvations at Walmart also.

Maybe we should start a bra-swap, for those who have lots worn once or twice and don't like them anymore?

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