Saw a girl at Company X cafeteria with thick makeup, fake eyelashes, GRO grade garbs and a beehive hairstyle. I then turned to my boss (who was with me at the time discussing stuff) and commented, that it is probably a bad idea to hire an employee like her.
Boss asked ‘Why?’.
I said – because a person like her will either
a) Show up late at work – because she’s gonna need the extra time to treat a few thousand kinds of chemicals on her face to look artificially fake like that, precision-attach her fake eyelashes and to set up her ridiculously intricate network of beehive hairstyle. And then she’s going to need more time to select which garb of the week to wear to the office.
b) If she’s early, she’s going to be inefficient – If she’s not late, that would only mean she probably wakes a couple of hours earlier than most people to do all the prep work. Most likely, compensated by having less sleep/rest. It is a known fact that lack of sleep could cause mental, emotional, and physical fatigue. And when the weariness tolls on the body, the chick’s going to have to use more chemicals to cover it up and subsequently, takes even more time to prep, and eventually shows up late at work.
c) If she’s early and efficient – Even if for some miraculous reason she manages to overcome (a) and (b), she’s still going to affect the performance of her workmates, which could be worse. With all the accidental flashings and thick fog of perfume, those who are working around her will be distracted and underperform.
My boss didn’t say a thing – probably a silent acknowledgment that I must be given a raise/promotion pronto in view of my mental elevation towards assholism.
In all seriousness, I understand people need to look good at work – but hell, do they have to go to the extend of making themselves look like a harajuku tramp?