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This is the kind of story that makes people hate the media, and yes, I know it's only the Today Show, but still. They come up with a provocative headline implying that this poor young lady is being slut-shamed by her evil corporate overlords. The story goes on to talk about how this is a SERIOUS SOCIETY issue and a problem for women. Then, at the very end, they drop in the fact that ALL shorts are explicitly forbidden by the company's dress code and this dolt apparently didn't read it (or, you know, apply common sense) during and after orientation:
(p.s. Still Would)
J.C. Penney employee sent home for wearing shorts she bought — at J.C. Penney
Jul. 29, 2015 at 7:12 AM
Rheana Murray
TODAY
A former J.C. Penney employee said she was sent home from work for wearing shorts she bought in the store's career style section, launching a heated discussion about dress codes for women online.
Sylva Stoel of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, called out her former employer
on Twitter last week, accusing her boss of sending her home because her red linen shorts were "too revealing," she said.
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Sylva Stoel of South Dakota says this outfit got her sent home from work at JCPenney.
"I was at work for about 10 minutes before he approached me," Stoel, 17, told TODAY.com. "He asked if anyone talked to me about dress code at orientation."
After he reportedly asked her how long it would take to go home and change, she quit on the spot, Stoel said.
"I bought [the shorts] thinking they were pretty professional," she added. "They didn't show anything other than my legs, which I don't think is too provocative."
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She posted a photo of the outfit in question online: a blue sleeveless shirt, red shorts and sandals.
While shorts do violate J.C. Penney's dress code for employees, Stoel said she never learned that in orientation. The company declined to comment.
The teen said she's fed up with dress codes that target women, and she's not the first to speak up about it — many young women have voiced concerns that school and work dress codes are sexist.
"It's blowing up," she said. "I'm very satisfied that people are paying attention to the cause and starting a discussion on dress codes in the workplace and at schools, and how we view women."
RELATED: Sister slams high school in viral post after girl sent home for outfit
She said she agrees with dress code rules that aren't gender-specific — "no gang attire, no explicit imagery, no pajamas," she wrote on Twitter — but not ones that suggest women should always keep their legs and shoulders covered, for example.
"It's always been an issue, but the Internet is making women feel like they can express their opinion," Stoel said. "We have a huge community of feminists who will share it and give it validation. What we're doing isn't wrong, it's society that is wrong."
Stoel, who had worked at J.C. Penney for about two weeks, is now looking for a new job.
(p.s. Still Would)
J.C. Penney employee sent home for wearing shorts she bought — at J.C. Penney
Jul. 29, 2015 at 7:12 AM
Rheana Murray
TODAY
A former J.C. Penney employee said she was sent home from work for wearing shorts she bought in the store's career style section, launching a heated discussion about dress codes for women online.
Sylva Stoel of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, called out her former employer
on Twitter last week, accusing her boss of sending her home because her red linen shorts were "too revealing," she said.
Sylva Stoel of South Dakota says this outfit got her sent home from work at JCPenney.
"I was at work
for about 10 minutes before he approached me," Stoel, 17, told TODAY.com. "He asked if anyone talked to me about dress code at orientation."After he reportedly asked her how long it would take to go home
and change, she quit on the spot, Stoel said."I bought [the shorts] thinking they were pretty professional," she added. "They didn't show anything other than my legs, which I don't think is too provocative."
Sign up for TODAY newsletters straight to your inbox.
She posted a photo of the outfit in question online
: a blue sleeveless shirt, red shorts and sandals.While shorts do violate J.C. Penney's dress code for employees
, Stoel said she never learned that in orientation. The company declined to comment.The teen
said she's fed up with dress codes that target women, and she's not the first to speak up about it — many young women have voiced concerns that school and work dress codes are sexist."It's blowing up," she said. "I'm very satisfied that people are paying attention to the cause and starting a discussion on dress codes in the workplace and at schools
, and how we view women."RELATED: Sister slams high school in viral post after girl sent home for outfit
She said she agrees with dress code rules that aren't gender-specific — "no gang attire, no explicit imagery, no pajamas," she wrote on Twitter — but not ones that suggest women should always keep their legs and shoulders covered, for example.
"It's always been an issue, but the Internet is making women feel like they can express their opinion," Stoel said. "We have a huge community of feminists who will share it and give it validation. What we're doing isn't wrong, it's society that is wrong."
Stoel, who had worked at J.C. Penney for about two weeks, is now looking for a new job.
