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Harrods Sales Lady Out of a Job: She Refused to Wear Make-Up

By Robert Paul Reyes

"For five years, Melanie Stark worked diligently as a sales assistant at Harrods and won a commendation for customer service.

But she says bosses finally decided her face didn't fit - because she refuses to wear make-up." Read more

Melanie looks stunning without make-up, cosmetics wouldn't enhance her cherubic appearance. Melanie looks so angelic that if I saw her in a bar I would recite a "Hail Mary" instead of hitting on her.

Harrods policy requiring its female sales staff to wear make-up is sexist and silly. The ideal woman isn't all tarted-up, there's a lot to be said for natural beauty.

I will concede that some women would be well-advised not to leave their homes without applying tons of make-up. Have you ever seen Oprah Winfrey without make-up? Hello!

However a copy of the dress code was handed to Stark when she was hired by Harrods, if she felt that strongly about not wanting to wear make-up she should never have accepted the job.

We just can't pick and choose which rules we will obey at the workplace or anywhere else. Chaos would ensue if every employee had or one two workplace policies that he wouldn't comply with - rules are rules!

Let's hope that Harrods changes its archaic rule, every woman should be allowed to decide for herself whether or not she needs make-up.

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Robert Paul Reyes is a NewsBlaze writer on Politics, Pop Culture and Pointless Pontificating. Contact him by writing to NewsBlaze.