The parents are also heard taking issue with the fact that the bus driver appears to be dressed in a schoolgirl’s uniform. The bus driver is heard saying that they “do this every week.” “And I don’t think there’s any problem,” they are heard saying to the parents before driving away.
Yes, absolutely. We have the right to express ourselves. But we aren’t entitled to employment in any position we want at any company we want regardless of how we express ourselves in public while representing that company. “Dressing in flashy attention-seeking outfits and displaying a sign that says Lolita” isn’t a category that’s protected from employment discrimination.
The dude isn’t facing criminal charges. Just normal workplace consequences that anyone should have expected regardless of whether you feel it’s right.
Yea gonna disagree there. A company shouldn’t have the right to end employment over inconsequential differences. That is not their authority.
So long as the individual is doing the job, which is simply to drive a bus in this case, everything else is irrelevant and companies should go get fucked for trying to dictate that. How he dresses has nothing to do with his ability to drive a bus and shouldn’t be allowed to be a factor in determining his employment.
The entire point is he shouldn’t have had to face any consequences for something so benign.
It’s not “inconsequential” if it causes friction with your client. You can say “this is fucking bullshit and fuck anyone who disagrees” as much as you want because you’re an uninvolved keyboard warrior, but the employer has to be pragmatic.