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So maybe it’s time Abercrombie & Fitch reviewed its “Look Policy,” which requires employees to project a “natural, classic, American-style." It sounds cute, but their insistence on it is becoming costly. A&F has already shelled out millions of dollars to employees who felt discriminated against by the policy—and they just might be paying more. Riam Dean, a 22-year-old disabled British student who worked for A&F’s London flagship store, claims she was forced to work in the stockroom because her prosthetic arm didn’t fit the company’s “look." But perhaps Dean shouldn’t have been so surprised by A&F’s shallowness.. When she interviewed for the job, she says “All they seemed interested in was taking my photograph to make sure I had the right image.”
Source: www.thefrisky.com/post/246-...-american/
Source: www.thefrisky.com/post/246-...-american/
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Re: Abercrombie Doesn’t Think A Prosthetic Arm Is Very “All-American”
Tue, June 16, 2009 - 4:09 PMI'm not at all surprised. I'm more surprised that many, world-wide, continue to support a company that is discriminatory. These ridiculous companies are only as powerful as we make them. We really need to start putting our money where our values are.