A woman who applied for a job at a Michigan boutique store outed its boss for calling her 'not that cute' in an accidental emailIt's interesting that this MSN news report can get away with calling the job applicant a "girl." She's a 21-year-old college graduate.
But whatever. The business owners, husband and wife, and children, are getting soundly thrashed and threatened by the social media gendarmes.
A more decorously worded email would have been fine ("not the look we want," for example), and sending it to the wrong person is a disaster more often than not.
But should an employer not be able to judge a sales model by appearance?
Maybe not! What a world we would have, but we could use Ray Charles's famous notion, that he could judge a woman's attractiveness by feeling her wrist. Heck, a casting couch or nepotism also works. When it comes to "the face" of a company, magazine, film or product, plain or downright ugly people are clearly and profoundly under-represented.
Ironically, for my own two cents, I think "the girl" is plenty cute, according to her video below. I strongly suspect the guy's words "not that cute" meant something else, such as "we already have a candidate I like," or she made a different impression on him when not on her TikTok video. Just speculating.
But whatever. The business owners, husband and wife, and children, are getting soundly thrashed and threatened by the social media gendarmes.
The email, sent by Chuck DeGrendel, says: "This girl is fresh out of college (Hope College) and not that cute. She applied to the sales model position. Are you sure you want me to interview her?" The email was actually meant for DeGrendel's wife and co-owner, Laura DeGrendel.
But should an employer not be able to judge a sales model by appearance?
Maybe not! What a world we would have, but we could use Ray Charles's famous notion, that he could judge a woman's attractiveness by feeling her wrist. Heck, a casting couch or nepotism also works. When it comes to "the face" of a company, magazine, film or product, plain or downright ugly people are clearly and profoundly under-represented.
Ironically, for my own two cents, I think "the girl" is plenty cute, according to her video below. I strongly suspect the guy's words "not that cute" meant something else, such as "we already have a candidate I like," or she made a different impression on him when not on her TikTok video. Just speculating.
I've had struggling actor friends, so have my kids, and a close friend, back in the day, was a very attractive blond "girl" from Minnesota, who did have a modest career. They mostly got turned down for roles, for whatever reason, which more often than not included their looks. I remember my blond friend feeling discouraged at the prospect of getting cast as a grandmother before she was thirty.
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