A British man was sent home from work Monday after he wore shorts to the office in the midst of a heat wave.
Joey Barge wondered on Twitter why women were allowed to don skirts at work whilst men were denied a similar comfort. He posted a picture of himself in shorts as he was heading into the office.
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876708094188945408
Less than an hour later, he was sent home to change into more appropriate work attire.
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876714637760368640
Rather than simply go home and throw on a pair of pants to appease his bosses, the 20-year-old donned a bright pink dress and returned to the call centre where he worked.
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876719440263606272
He took another pic for comparison purposes.
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876722558665666560
He also provided proof of how hot it was expected to get that day in his neck of the woods.
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876696130087772161
As he documented his story on Twitter, he received hundreds of likes and retweets.
While Barge expected to get sent home again, the company he worked issued a memo announcing a change of policy.
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876751339388325888
Barge’s bosses asked him to go home and change his clothing after announcing the policy change. He took a pass.
“I got sent home and told to change into appropriate clothing but it said females could wear dresses so hey ho!” Barge told the Daily Mail.
‘They said it was a bit too colourful and asked if I wanted to go home and change because they were letting us wear shorts because of my “protest” — but I said I was happy to stay.’
https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/876725223818760192
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