Dear LFTP: the boutique owner and the shiny butt pants
- What can I say to my employee to help her become more aware of her appearance?
- Should I have handled the clothing conversation differently?
The Dear LFTP segment: a listener, a boutique owner, asks what to say to her full-time employee who comes in looking like she crawled out of bed, won't iron her clothes, and keeps wearing too-tight pants with a shiny rear. The hosts do a roleplay with the employee ('Todd,' then corrected as the name shifts) in which directness escalates to firing and a threatened lawsuit, then read the secular answer: be more direct, set attire expectations, offer a store discount on outfits, or consider uniforms. The group jokes about distrusting overdressed salesmen and the futility of hints.
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