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Reader Poll Replies:
* I feel a company should be allowed to hire who ever they
want and fire who ever they want. This idea that a company is at
the mercy of the employee is crazy. Look at other countries around
the world and the employee is thrilled to have a job, in the USA, the
employee acts like they are the owner and wants all sort of privileges
that is not due them. Walter G. NY
* Yes, they should be able
to hire whomever they choose. If a company is going for a certain look
and they are using their own money, it seems like a no-brainer to me. Of
course they should be able to employ staff who fit the look. Joe
Coughlin
* If the employment contract
is negotiated to include an appearance clause similar to a dress code, I
don't see any reason for the state or the SEIU to be able to object to a
business using looks as a criteria for hiring or firing. There are all
sorts of reasons for failing to meet job requirements, as long as those
requirements are spelled out at hiring.
There would probably have to be a grandfather (grandmother?) clause
which spells out alternative duties that don't involve 62 year-old women
in fishnet and miniskirt serving drinks in sports books. (God help me,
I've seen her) Maybe serving the free drinks in Keno and Slots.
Don in Portland
* This can be very sexist,
boy oh boy. I have been to Vegas now 16 times and I have seen older
waitresses in several casinos. I do love to look at a beautiful woman no
doubt about that and I have said to myself its time for these ladies to
move on. right or wrong I have said this to myself. if a casino sets a
policy at the start of a hire saying that at age 50 your done, if you
put on x amount of lbs your done, but with child the job should be held
upon return. if this is said from start date then the girls would have
ample time to think ahead, save and move on. I'm not sure about pensions
if any are available for these woman but if they start at a young age
then after 25 yrs or so they will collect something. but I do like to
look at and be served and converse with a beautiful woman. and lets face
it Vegas has historically hired foxes from the beginning. Ralph
* The cocktail waitress need
to be under 40 years old. They got some at the Rivera that would scare
you to death and that's bad. G,J, Smith
* I think a company should
have to right to hire and fire who they want for any reason. Gloria
C.
* No one should be fired
from their job unless they are doing the job badly. They should be laid
off so that they may still have an income while they look for another
job. Who says that older is unattractive? Also, if the casinos are
providing attractive female waitresses for the male patrons where are
the attractive male waiters for the enjoyment of the female patrons?
A Female Gambler |
