inappropriate work attire

[johnnyDoGood]

ok, i know most of you are nurses and wear scrubs, but do you think this is inappropriate to wear; a woman wears to work essentially a tank top, arms fully exposed and the top is low cut where you can see the vertical "separation" in her breast/busom? i believe this woman is dressing this way to attract someone at work, but that is another story. i'm thinking about complaining. and she couldn't wait until Halloween work custome day rolled around, she was wearing this negligee type top, short skirt and kind of black almost fishnet like stockings. (supervisor was on vaca. that day)

[ally6]

I guess it sounds slightly inappropriate, however if she is not overly exposed then a little bit of a "v" isnt going to hurt anyone. Obviously if you can see half her breats then id complain, otherwise id just forget about it

[SlightlyMental_RN]

seemed worthy of repeating.

I thought the name was familiar.

[cleback]

I'm pretty surprised at the responses... I would definitely not want to work with someone wearing fishnets and miniskirts... Honestly, maybe I'm from a more conservative area, but it would make me uncomfortable. Moreover, that is a terrible public image to project of hers *and your* company. I mean, really? Fishnets and miniskirts? if I were gone on vacation, I would never, ever want her filling in and visiting my clients.

But yes, leave the affair alone. Make sure your other complaints about her dress code are warranted... not that you're doing it because you're upset about her affairs. That will just make you look bad.

[pockunit, ADN, RN]

you mean you wouldn't mind seeing a male coworkers package because you are a nurse and you have seen it all before!!

Not if it's wrapped up all pretty.

[utadahikaru]

Im 100% agreement with those that say mind your own business. I have always been somewhat amazed about how easily humans can get very stressed out over their inability to control the behavior of others. I'm coming from the perspective of "why put yourself through the agony, when practicing tolerance is so much sweeter?"

I'm thinking you would be doing a great service to yourself if you aimed those powers of observation towards something you enjoy, like reading a book or painting your toenails. In the future if you feel put off by someones lifestyle choices being different than your own, by all means go ahead and raise one eyebrow in their direction, just to let them know you disapprove. Anything you do beyond that is just plain ol' self inflicted mental anguish.

Let the employer make and enforce the rules at work. Remind yourself regularly that while at work, you are a guest, just like every other employee. You don't own anything there and they can ask you to pack up and leave anytime they choose to. Manage your stress so you don't find yourself one day attacking grandma with a tire iron just because she cut you off in traffic on the day you were really stewing about someone Else's tank top or breast cleavage. I'm saying this humorously, but in fact, people can and sometimes do boil over just like tea kettles. Although thankfully its usually the dog that gets a scolding rather than chasing down pedestrians in the SUV . People simply forget, or don't even realize they have begun to obsess over things they have no control and no entitlement to adjudicate.

[enchantmentdis, BSN, RN]

Once this nurse who dresses like a whore starts getting attention from MDs the manager will give her the ax. Obviously the nurse is trying to attract men and is very unprofessional. It's not enough to just be a nurse on the job, some women have to look sexy all the time and garner attention for their looks. Just stand by and keep your eyes open--she will be fired--happens all the time. And yes, it is a form of harrassment to constantly be distracted by someone who dresses in a provacative manner when they should be professional. Just think about what her patients are thinking. Go to HR and complain that her dress is too provocative and distracts employees and patients and see what happens.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

I've struggled to find how this thread is anyway related to nursing.

So on that note:

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