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An influencer whose 'makeup on the go' videos have gained her 35.1k followers was publicly criticized by her boss in front of her colleagues.
Hope Bailey, who is employed at a construction company, has now asked her followers to help her video go viral so that she can resign.
Hope Bailey was reprimanded by her manager for wearing rollers in her hair at workCredit: Instagram/hope.bailey
The hair dilemma began when Hope arrived at her job with rollers in her hair.
Her social media pages are filled with videos of Hope using various hair curling devices in public, including at her workplace.
However, it appeared that her manager had reached his limit and decided to speak to her privately.
She secretly recorded the entire conversation and shared it with her followers, captioning the video: “POV you’re a girl working in an industry.”
In the clip, her manager was heard saying, “This has got to stop,” leaving Hope bewildered, prompting her to ask what he meant.
“All this in your hair and ridiculous things in your hair every day, it’s just distracting,” he replied.
When Hope inquired who was being distracted by her hair, he responded, “Everyone, look around; they’re all staring at your hair.”
She laughed and told her boss that it “wasn’t her problem,” but suggested that she could come in with less brightly colored rollers if that would help.
However, he clearly wasn’t willing to let it go and told her: “Listen, just nothing in the hair.”
He continued: “Come to work ready for work and then go home and get ready to go out. It’s not too much to ask.”
“You get paid for being at work. We just want you to do your job.”
“We appreciate you looking fabulous; there’s no issue with that, but stop wearing these things in your hair every single day.”
Hope creates videos where she experiments with household items as hair accessories, including drink cans and even sanitary products.
Wearing these items in her hair did not go unnoticed by her colleagues – unsurprisingly.
“I mean, you came in the other day with tampons in your hair; what’s all that about?” he asked.
Hope grinned and replied, “I’m just trying to be sustainable.”
She captioned her video: “He just doesn’t understand. Please help this go viral so I can quit.”
Her video sparked a massive divide, with some claiming she shouldn’t be told how to dress, while others labeled her “unprofessional.”
One follower commented: “Personally, I disagree. It’s not professional, and we shouldn’t normalize inappropriate dressing in a workplace.”
“Have some decorum and reserve this sort of attire for casual dressing days.”
“It’s not distracting. He used the wrong term; it’s unprofessional lol,” said another.
A third stated: “I also work in a male-dominated industry and agree with him… come to work prepared for work, not dressed for a night out.”
“Anyone defending this is a bit out of touch lol; she doesn’t work from home; she works in an office. It’s unprofessional.”
However, many sided with Hope.
One follower wrote: “Honestly, this should be completely normal. We’re not machines at work — we spend most of our days there, so feeling comfortable shouldn’t be a luxury.”
“I work in [industry], and here it’s completely normal to prioritize comfort. The logic is simple: when you’re relaxed and not stressed, you work better. And it’s absolutely true.”
“People even wear slippers at work — including those in banks. There’s no rigid hierarchy, no pressure to ‘look the part.’”
Another agreed: “Pop off, queen, you wear those rollers for all of us x.”
A third remarked: “What? I don’t understand why people are saying it’s unprofessional to show up to work like that.”
“An outfit or hairstyle says nothing about the quality of your work or your qualifications.”
Moment office worker is left horrified by boss’ reaction to ‘distracting’ accessory – and now she’s threatening to quit, TAKEN WITH NO PERMISSION: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRwregiCI-c/ Credit: Instagram/hope.bailey
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