City Workers Must Wear Underwear, Deodorant

wftv.com ^ | 18 June 2009

[greatdefender]

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida city has written common sense into its employee dress code: Wear underwear to work.

The Brooksville city council recently approved a revised dress code as part of its effort to update existing policies.

The revision instructs employees to observe "strict personal hygiene," including the use of deodorant. It lists "the observable lack of undergarments and exposed undergarments" as "unacceptable attire."

It also prohibits clothing with foul language or messages promoting drug use, "sexually provocative" garments, halter tops and piercings anywhere except the ears.

Repeat offenders can be fired.

The city council approved the dress code 4-1. Mayor Joe Bernadini opposed the revision, saying the underwear edict "takes away freedom of choice."

[MAD-AS-HELL]

uh oh..the city didn’t clarify that the underwear has to be gender specific.

[cranked]

[CholeraJoe]

No more Commando Friday? Puritans!!!

[Vermont Lt]

We actually had to institute this type of dress code in our office many years ago. We would have well endowed young ladies working at the front counter, under air conditioners without bras on. While the front office was filled with dirty old men customers, it was distracting and not always flattering. Certainly it was not a business like environment.

However, when we wanted to roll this out, the HR person asked who was going to be the person to inspect the employees—male and female—every day.

[The_Victor]

Wear underwear to work.

Define wear.....

[P8riot]

As I sit here in my kilt. Regimental.

[shadeaud]

does this include city plumbers

[chainsaw]

This is a health thing. Dandruff on your shoes is unacceptable in a public setting.

[freebilly]

No mo’ Commando....

[Islander7]

Wear underwear to work.

Define wear.....

Define work....they are public employees. Work is a relative term.

[JimRed]

TYRANNY!

[HiramQuick]

Two quarter pounders hangin and your a McDonald

[HiramQuick]

Two quarter pounders hangin and your a McDonald

[rarestia]

I can’t figure out why this is a news story. Standards for proper dress have been instituted in most organizations around the world, yet Hernando county gets honorable mention because they want their people to wear underwear and deodorant?

Just a lesson for the uninitiated: Hernando county is overwhelmingly rural. My aunt and cousins have lived there for 20 years on 10 acres, and the only thing that’s changed since then is the size of the trees on 50 and Mondon Hill. That being said, this type of legislation, in normal settings, is common sense, but in Hernando, I can understand why the rural denizens need to be reminded.

The only news here is that people used to show up smelling like cow chips wearing nothing but torn jeans and no tighty-whiteys.

[Clock King]

Wear underwear to work.

Define wear.....

"Ok man, I'm in!"

[Buckeye McFrog]

stand by for the filing of a very entertaining Union grievance...

[secret garden]

This thread has your ping list all over it.

[CholeraJoe]

Ahem! Isn’t today your day to post WFTD?

[secret garden]

Ahem! You were pinged.

[P8riot]

You looked.

Nothin's worn under a kilt. Everything's in perfect working order.

[The_Victor]

Define work....they are public employees. Work is a relative term.

*snicker* In this case work is just a location, and any resemblance to the verb is purely coincidental.

[KarlInOhio]

I hate it when people post torture pictures.

[Focault's Pendulum]

[12Gauge687]

Is water supply a problem in that part of Florida? I thought rationing usually starts later in the season.

[hoosierham]

It is not a rural,or just a rural "fashion";I was made aware by observation that a large number of city gals don't wear panties even if they wear bras for control.

Maybe it's like the old wizard in a dress at the festival in Harry Potter-"I like plenty of air ...."

[GladesGuru]

“I was made aware by observation that a large number of city gals don’t wear panties even if they wear bras for control.”

Those are not city gals, those are actually cougars. No panties makes marking territory easier.

[Morgana]

I have lost my underwear
Song Lyrics & Words

I have lost my underwear,
I don’t care, i’ll go bare,
Bye, bye longjohns.
They were very dear to me,
Tickled me, hee, hee, hee.
Nye, bye, longjohns.
If you see that little trap door behind me,
You will always know where you can find me.
Make my bed and light the light,
I’ll be home late tonight,
Long johns, bye bye.

[Wuli]

This IS funny, very funny really.

Until you consider the sorry state of society that makes one want to make such rules, to try to bring some sanity back to everyday clothes fashion.

[Jeff Chandler]

Oh, those wacky Democrats!

[VTenigma]

3,2,1, LAWSUIT

[COBOL2Java]

[Oldpuppymax]

Those darned Amish just cause problems everywhere they go!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Repeat offenders can be fired.”.....

The devil’s in the details....How many repeats do they get?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

And just who checks to see if everyone has underwear on?

[MAD-AS-HELL]

The Tighty Whitey Czar appointed by Buttcrack Obama.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

The Panty Patrol.....

[Verginius Rufus]

As the ancient Romans used to say, Semper ubi sub ubi.

"Always wear underwear."

[HiramQuick]

ya’ll need to learn to sit properly my friend wearin what you do (or not wearin in this case)

I’m probably now wrecked for life with that vision in my “haid”, after all I’m jus a simple farmboy. Lookout Ethel, avert yo eyes.

Iappreciate your sense of humor

[paulycy]

[Polyxene]

I see two future job openings in the City of Brooksville:

Underwear Czar and Deoderant Czar

Maybe they can apply for some TARP money.

[hoosierham]

At least the prospect for some jobs are looking up!