Will Not Take That (Holly Go)Lightly

I’m a twenty-four-year-old woman, working in a high-end store with a very specific dress code! No jeans unless it’s black, no leggings, no skirts above the knee, no spaghetti straps, no low-cut shirts, etc. 

I wore a black tank top with a brown knitted turtleneck, black jeans, black shoes, and black socks. My hair was in a nice bun as well. I wore this many times before and had no issues with it until the other day.

I got pulled to the back by the assistant manager.

Assistant Manager: “You need to dress better! You look homeless!”

The manager, being right beside her, said nothing.

Fine!

That night, I went online and found everything I needed. The next day, I went all around the local mall and shopped until I couldn’t shop anymore! I got a blue dress ($20), white gloves ($5), a fake pearl necklace and bracelet ($15), and I went to the drug store to get bobby pins.

I spent that night doing my hair until it was perfect, I ironed my dress, I cleaned and polished the pearls, and I practiced light makeup. Everything was perfect and ready!

I woke up at 5:30 AM to be at work by 9 AM. I did my hair, my makeup, my nails, and I got dressed. I took one final look in the mirror, and I was smiling like no tomorrow!

I walked into work to see my manager and assistant manager angry at me, while I was smiling! I got instantly pulled into the back, and they yelled at me. All I had to say was:

Me: “I don’t look homeless now, do I?”

With my beehive hair, I looked like Audrey Hepburn in The Little Black Dress. 

I walked out, and customers only wanted to talk to me because I looked fancy! It was a good day!