No Underwear, No Deodorant, No Job?

(AP)  A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant.

The city council in Brooksville north of Tampa recently approved a dress code that instructs employees to observe "strict personal hygiene."

It also prohibits exposed underwear, clothing with foul language, "sexually provocative" clothes and piercings anywhere except the ears.

Repeat offenders can be fired.

The city council approved the dress code 4-1 as part of a wider effort to update existing policies and ordinances.

The one vote in opposition came from Mayor Joe Bernadini. He said the underwear edict "takes away freedom of choice."

[debinok1]

I understand the concern over a office or job place dress code and even agree with "some" of the comments, these policies tend to benefit all employees and the employers at some time or another. I happen to think the "no piercings" policy is a bit overboard as not ALL piercings are visible. The deodorant issue "should" be common sense, however, I have seen and smelled my share of those without good personal hygiene, it is not a pleasant experience. The appropriate clothing issue is another one I can relate to, having someone come to an interview with their pants belted at mid thigh is not acceptable in any job. Same with the underwear issue, if your pants slip or your shorts or skirt ride up when bending over there should be another layer of clothing to prevent "exposure" to others. These are common sense issues that should be normal and reasonable to most, but the last generation that entered the workforce as well as the new generation coming in seem to be lacking in one or all of these areas.

[ajjaxtheleast]

"Mr., Mayor, Wilson on the phone,,,wife bought too small
a size underwear, stopped his blood circulation and cant
do number two, has to take the day off to go
to the doctor."

[specialty8]

Long hair back in the 70's was natural, walking around with your pants around your ankles is just plain stupid.

[MIO42]

takes away freedom of choice ?
Our Children have to learn to emulate, idiots ,sloth ,imbiciles ,perversion and rude behavior somewhere , why not right in the workplace if our schools and riligous institutions are going to forsake their responsibility -WHAT ?

[ajjaxtheleast]

Speaking of dress codes there was the Harley cycle dude
wishing that he was DOA rather than just injured laying
there on the ER table sharing with the doctors and nurses
his silent-mating-call dress code of a store-bought salami
taped to his upper thigh in just the position to
be noticed under his tight now-torn-away genes.

[PVperson2]

Lijablues, sounds like your already "homeless".

[Lijablues]

Ok Ok, I'll pull my pants up, I''ll dig out some underwear, I'll even pull the rods out of my nose, but does this also mean, I must wear my false teeth, even if they hurt me???
My underware have spots on them, are they still ok? I can't find my belt so I must use
rope to hold up my pants, will this pass the new code?
And, will someone please tell me, why its ok to have ear piercings but no others?
Isn't this a little bit of old fashioned thinking?
And....if I cant afford deodorant will my boss pay for it?

Gee.....I hope no one trys to sniff my ars, the water pipes broke this morning!!!

Looks like I'll end up Homeless!!!

[JaneScriv]

I don't think it should be beyond the capabilities of most people to comprehend that there can be different standards of dress and behavior for different settings and occasions. Employers have the right to expect professional, appropriate dress and hygiene from employees. Sorry, some people may have to learn to accept that tattoos, multiple piercings, etc. just are not appropriate in most professional environments, never have been, and, I sincerely hope, never will be. Choose your occupation accordingly. As for bad body odor -- good grief, do we have to tell you???? As far as how you present yourself to the world when you are not at work, nor in a work-related environment, you may feel free to express yourself as you wish. So, if you have tatoos all over your arms, wear a long-sleeve shirt to the company picnic. When you're on vacation in Hawaii with your significant other, go to a nude beach if you want to. If you meet your boss there - well. . . Let him (or her) acknowledge you first. And do not run your mouth about it when you get back to work. Discretion has its rewards.

[gbmtmas]

For the standard of "Christian Attire" we can let the recently fired and "Christian" former Ms. California, modelling in thong-like attire, be our guide.

[gbmtmas]

"Christian attire"? You mean like Ms. "Saving Traditional Marriage" (A.K.A Carrie Prejean) hooched out in thong-like attire?