‘Kidding': Starbucks worker shocked she was dress coded at work

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3 days ago

A shocked worker thought her boss was 'kidding' when she got 'dress-coded' for having 'too much chest showing'.
Elyssa Marie works at the coffee giant Starbucks in the US and is going viral for posting a very demure outfit that still got her in trouble at work.
The clip amassed 2 million views, and Ms Marie argued it was ridiculous that she got dress-coded because the only thing showing were her collarbones, and she was 'confused' about how that could be considered inappropriate.
'God forbid I get a job at Starbucks with huge tits,' she joked on social media.
Online, people were quick to support the worker.
One said it sounded 'unfair,' and another said they were 'confused' because they couldn't see any problem with her outfit.
'What they want a damn turtle neck?' One asked.
Another reassured the worker that she looked 'completely fine,' and someone else inquired if this was just 'rage bait.'
Ms Marie said it wasn't.
'I've never visited Starbucks and thought wow, these baristas show too much neck,' someone else argued.
Ms Marie then shared another video where she wore a blank button-up shirt and claimed she was told she needed to button it all the way up.
She called being dress-coded of her outfit 'ridiculous' and argued she could wear these outfits to church because they are conservative.
In a follow-up post the young worker said she'd never had a 'problem following rules' and is always reasonable.
But she didn't think this clothing violation was fair.
'I never had a problem with the dress code. The problem is I thought I was in dress code, and I was in dress code, and I felt like I was being targeted because of my assets,' she said.
Ms Marie's dress code saga comes after Starbucks announced the chain released a statement that said, 'Starting May 12, we're evolving our dress code in all stores to focus on simplified colour options that allow our iconic green apron to shine and create a sense of familiarity for our customers.
'The more defined colour palette includes any solid black short and long-sleeved crew neck, collared, or button-up shirts and any shade of khaki, black or blue denim bottoms.'
They also revealed that all partners would be receiving two new company branded T-shirts, free of charge.
It's been seen as quite a controversial policy by staff with a video going viral on X of Starbucks union workers protesting in response to the new dress code.