I was speaking to a young relative yesterday who has landed a sales job at Glassons, who says they are required to wear Glassons clothes. Apparently there is no clothing allowance so they end up handing back their first two weeks to buy their "uniform".
Sounds more than reasonable. I've worked at a couple of places where company clothing was either required, or encouraged with a similar arrangement. Keeps everyone happy.
I know someone who works there too and they get half price off everything from both Hallenstines and Glassons
Most of the retail workers fit firmly in the target demographic and I think youll find they quite like the arrangement.
Sounds fair and reasonable to me. With Glassons clothes already priced reasonably its hard to imagine anyone having to spend the "claimed" two weeks wages @ half price to be dressed nicely for work and its not like Glassons can afford the image of having their staff dressed right down with for example second hand stuff from an op shop.
Since Adam was a boy, certainly all my career its costs money to look professional at work and to present an appropriate image...its simply a cost of earning income just like getting to and from work is a cost people have to wear.
Ecclesiastes 11:2: “Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.”
Ben Graham - In the short run the market is a voting machine but in the long run the market is a weighing machine
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by Grimy
Bookmarks