Hooters' waitress sued company for being told that she is fat

[Msmith]

Controversy surrounding Cassandra Smith, a 20 year old Hooters employee, is gaining momentum among civil rights activists after she was told by her employer that she ought to lose weight otherwise face termination.

According to Hooters of America, the corporate company, in an official statement, “the company does uphold image standards from the more than 17,000 Hooters girls currently serving in the more than 455 restaurants around the world.” Hooters went on to say that the employee has been “counseled about [her] weight," even going so far as to offer Cassandra Smith a free gym membership.

A free gym membership. Not bad.

In a video statement, Cassandra Smith commented that she was told that her uniform was “not properly fitting anymore” (italics are mine). A seemingly callow remark implying that her uniform did fit at one point in her career as a Hooters waitress. To me, when a uniform, bridal gown, prom dress, business suit -- clothes -- no longer fit, it is a clear indication that you are putting on weight.

Cassandra Smith does not have a valid case. Ms. Smith is free to work anywhere else in this great country of freedom and choice, assuming her new employer does not have “standards.” As I’ve said before, if one willingly applies to work at an establishment where image is among the top requirements, then the applicant does indeed have an obligation to uphold that deal; handshake or contract. Cassandra Smith appears to be squatting on the “acceptance bandwagon” and might very well gain support from others who myopically interpret this as an unjust social rights violation.

I applaud Hooters; not only are they preventing Cassandra Smith from rolling down a hill headed towards obesity at an early age, but they are upholding their own corporate standards as being “delightfully tacky yet unrefined...”

Link with pics: http://ww.examiner.com/x-1943-Fitnes...0m5d19-hooters

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by luv

I'm waiting for the day when they make being overweight considered a disability (which I would not agree with). Until then, it's at will employment, and being overweight is not a protected "class". The only case she would have would be in how they told her, and if they did so in front of others.

I'm overweight, but that's my own doing. I'm also still active and working to lose weight. I also have the common sense to know that, while I've got the tits to be able to work at hooters, I have too much of everything else.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by seclark

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man i want one of those to scare the kids. put it in there room in the middle of the night and make something go 'bump'.

[Bane]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

2nd.....

[luv]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

i lay like that so i dont sit on em.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by luv

its funny cause its true.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by seclark

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Would you like some fries with that?

[Jilly]

meh.....it'd be one thing if she gained 100 lbs, but 25 this way or that doesn't seem like too much...she was pretty darn thin before. Did they have a weight limit, like don't go 10lbs over what you are nwo?

[Garcia Bronco]

Cassandra...stop eating the food there.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Jilly

meh.....it'd be one thing if she gained 100 lbs, but 25 this way or that doesn't seem like too much...she was pretty darn thin before. Did they have a weight limit, like don't go 10lbs over what you are nwo?

I think the weight limit falls somewhere around “you look fat, bitch”.

If I’m paying $15 for 4 chicken strips, I want some sexual fantasies on the side.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Jilly

meh.....it'd be one thing if she gained 100 lbs, but 25 this way or that doesn't seem like too much...she was pretty darn thin before. Did they have a weight limit, like don't go 10lbs over what you are nwo?

Huh?

You don't think there's a big difference between 110 and 135? I sure do.

[Jilly]

is there a full body pic of her somewhere? Because honestly, she doesn't look that much fatter... one pic is far away and the other one is close up, so it's hard to tell accurately, imo.

[Jilly]

Originally Posted by sedated

I think the weight limit falls somewhere around “you look fat, bitch”.

If I’m paying $15 for 4 chicken strips, I want some sexual fantasies on the side.

Isn't "fat" a subjective matter though? Who can really judge that? Every Hooters' waitress would be in danger of losing their job under new management based on his/her opinion of their body, size, or color of hair. "sorry, hon, but you're fired because I only like blondes." I was just asking if there were specific guidelines the girls would understand in advance to know their limitations or to be protected in any way?

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by Jilly

Isn't "fat" a subjective matter though? Who can really judge that? Every Hooters' waitress would be in danger of losing their job under new management based on his/her opinion of their body, size, or color of hair. "sorry, hon, but you're fired because I only like blondes." I was just asking if there were specific guidelines the girls would understand in advance to know their limitations or to be protected in any way?

I wonder if anyone who works as a Hooters waitress has the forethought to get something like that in writing.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Jilly

Isn't "fat" a subjective matter though? Who can really judge that? Every Hooters' waitress would be in danger of losing their job under new management based on his/her opinion of their body, size, or color of hair. "sorry, hon, but you're fired because I only like blondes." I was just asking if there were specific guidelines the girls would understand in advance to know their limitations or to be protected in any way?

considering those guidelines would be nearly impossible to set (and more than likely discriminatory), and the fact that Hooters waitress isn't exactly seen as a potential career, I don't think those guidelines could ever be made official.

I’m assuming she is a lot more worried about her self-esteem after being called fat, than her career as a Hooters waitress.

[MOhillbilly]

jilly her stoopid googley eyed face is enough to get her fired if you have something better on deck. and A- you always have something on deck B- in time its always better than whats in the batters box.