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5′ 8″, 132 Pound Hooters Waitress Ordered To Lose Weight
(HMG) – This is a bit hard to fathom, but probably not a big surprise to manny. A pretty 20-year-old who works at one of the Hooter Detroit restaurants, says she was put on “weight probation” by her bosses. Cassie Smith, who is almost five foot, eight inches tall and weighs 132 pounds, claims her supervisors and two female Hooters reps from the company’s Atlanta headquarters told her she would need to slim down if she wanted to keep the waitressing job she’s had for the past two years, during her yearly evaluation. After the women informed her she had excellent marks for customer satisfaction and cooperation with coworkers, she was told she received the lowest marks for her “uniform fitting.”
“I was confused because I don’t wear the biggest uniform size (she has worn the company issued shirt and shorts in extra small)” Smith said in a phone interview with the Detroit News.
In fact, she says when she started this job two years ago, she weighed about ten pounds heavier than she does now,
“These women proceeded to explain to me that I had 30 days and they would give me a free gym membership, and if I didn’t improve within those 30 days I would be separated from the company. If I improved a little bit I would get 30 more days, and if I improved completely they would leave me alone,” Smith said.
I was horrified. I was completely heartbroken. I was humiliated.”
Maureen Smith, Cassandra’s mother, said she has been contacted by several attorneys since her daughter’s predicament became public, since Michigan is one state that carries the weight discrimination law.
Hooters eventually responded to the controversy saying, “Hooters of America does not impose any weight requirement, and no employee in Michigan has been counseled about their weight.”
But Mike McNeil, vice president of marketing for Hooters of America,goes on to say, “Our practice of upholding an image standard based on appearance, attitude and fitness for Hooters girls is both legal and fair. It is not unlike the standard used by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders or the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.”
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Jeez, that’s not even remotely an unhealthy or unattractive weight. What standards are they trying to uphold? Anorexia?
She might have lost weight, but that doesn’t mean much. She could have just gained a whole bunch of fat since muscle is heavier. What she needs to do is WORK OUT not lose weight!
maybe shes full of shit and trying to sue for some nonsense…
“Fitness” would probably dictate that a 5’8 woman weigh closer to 140! If she’s working out, she’s going to get muscle mass and the number on the scale will go UP not down!
Besides, she looks great! Somebody’s jealous.
That’s it, no more over priced hooter hookers for me much cheaper to go and see mary fivefingers these day’s.
It is a job based on your appearance….they could say “you’ve gotten too ugly lately” whatever. What do you expect? Life long employment? It’s a shallow place, with a cheesy-ass premise.
I agree with the post above and I will find more information from google.
perhaps wearing an XS is the problem – she’s 5’8!!! she’s an attractive girl and not at all fat, but still, it’s 10 lbs stuffed in a 5lb bag.perhaps dressing your size would help. or getting a job that leaves you with dignity.
and a note to the managers: as a restaurant manager myself let me tell you – there are a great many ways to get rid of someone other than leaving a paper trail of illegal labor practices. give her the membership for winning a ‘sales contest’ or just say ‘wow, you must LOVE our wings’ several times. she’ll get the hint. and if she doesn’t, just cut her shifts down to mon lunch.