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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/catrosenburg on 2025-07-04 01:20:15+00:00.
When I was 19 I worked at a waterfront bar where sexual harassment was part of the job. KPMG were our neighbours and the investment wankers were totally entitled.
I was waitstaff which had the added bonus of having to wade through a dancefloor with plates only to get grabbed, blocked and grinded up against. Management would tell us to laugh it off.
Then, they decided that for functions female staff would be required to wear black cocktail dresses with heels. Staff pushed back over the heels - it was an OH&S suit waiting to happen given the wet floors and staircases, so management reluctantly dropped that demand. But they were adamant we had to wear cocktail dresses.
I really had no interest in dressing up for the sleazy men that frequented that bar, but for whatever dumb reason I had at 19 I wasn’t quitting the job. So I wore a cocktail dress - a black boob tube thing. I also decided it was time to grow out my pits.
They never directly confronted me about my new body hair. They just put me out back to cut lemons for drinks all shift every time there was a function on. I’d do it happily, hanging out with the kitchen staff in my totally inappropriate strapless dress. Those shifts were the best part of the job.