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[-] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago

I worked at an Abercrombie in college and it was just as exploitative as it sounds. We had to wear Abercrombie-only clothing to work and... you guessed it - they didn't provide it. We had to buy it. As if that weren't bad enough, it had to be "in season", which meant they forced us to buy a new outfit every quarter for the priviledge to work minimum wage retail. They claimed we could choose instead to wear "equivalent" clothing if we didn't want to pay. I once wore reef leather flip flops and they made me cut the 1cm rubber tags off before letting me on the floor.

They ended up getting sued for this practice and about 10 years later I got a settlement check for $7.

I have plenty of other crazy blood boiling stories from that job.

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have plenty of other crazy blood boiling stories from that job

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[-] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Sure - so the way they hired was completely discriminatory.

They wanted to hire people based on looks so customers would only see attractive white people working there and maybe one token of each other race. But thats completely illegal. So they got around this by recruiting people on the street.

They'd send someone onto the streets of NYC to walk up to people they wanted and offer them jobs. They'd also list the positions, but would auto-decline anyone who applied. That way they could pick the looks they wanted and show everyone who tried to apply and didn't "fit" the door.

The managers were also insane. Most had drunk the Kool Aid and were so obsessed with Abercrombie they genuinely believed that being a retail store manager was something exclusive to be proud of. They expected the same attitude from everyone. They would invite employees to drink after work and then note who didn't wear Abercrombie outside of work, then give them the worst shifts.

They also threatened to fire me multiple times for going off script - saying things like "hi" to customers instead of "hey how's it going?" One time an exec came in with a suitcase. I was on greeter duty and thought they were a customer so I tried to engage and ask about their travel. They wordlessly stared daggers at me then went straight to the manager to have me fired. No idea why I wasn't, but they acted like they had just saved my life by letting me keep my crappy retail job.

That was one of those jobs where I didn't quit, I just stopped showing up.

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

ASK AND HE SHALL DELIVER

So it’s basically a cult. Got it.

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago
[-] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 1 year ago

Why do all Botox enjoyers converge to the exact same face?

[-] Kanzar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Botox isn't filler, and fillers aren't botulinum toxin. The individual likely indulges in both, however.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Gee whiz, he seemed so not creepy as fuck too (just kidding, holy shit lol)

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago

The BBC has now uncovered allegations that the fashion mogul exploited young adult men for sex at events he hosted in his New York residences and luxurious hotels around the world, including in London, Paris, Venice, and Marrakesh.

As part of a two-year investigation, the BBC has spoken to 12 men who described attending or organising events involving sex acts run for Mr Jeffries, 79, and his British partner Mr Smith, 60, between 2009 and 2015.

The article then goes into disturbing detail.

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago
[-] lars@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

When you’re young, and taught to assume good faith, c’est vraiment une surprise

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago
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