I hope this clears up your concerns.

I recall somewhere that Hooter’s waitresses do not weigh the staff unlike usually thought: the reality would be that a photo would be taken when the person was initially employed and it was considered a breach of regulations if they changed too much from that picture: that also included things like hair dying.

Some jobs have height restrictions as well as weight ones (silly imagined example: someone who wears a Mickey Mouse suit at Disneyland), and I feel that this should be allowed if it is for safety reasons, of if a deviation from their specs seriously affects the ability to do the job well. Otherwise, sue or create union pressure to change the policy!

Wrap dresses are about the most flattering thing you can put on about 99% of women, and despite all this hype I’ve seen about the uniforms being “sexy” they’re actually very practical looking.

From what I hear in the US most employees buy their own uniform, so hopefully if there is the demand they’ll make some to match the demand!

Personal bit: I recall an odd moment when I worked for McDonalds for a bit when I was 17 or so where I was offered a size “14″ (10 US) shirt (a size short) and was asked to wear it until the new uniform order turned up. When I asked to wear a male shirt instead – which was in the same colour – the response was “but what’s wrong with people seeing your figure?”

Now in non-uniform jobs I’m stuck to the all confusing “smart end of business casual” which basically means “if it conforms to what people think you should wear, it’s fine”. This usually translates to “the skinny girl can wear that dress here, but it would not look appropriate on you in the workplace”. Gargh!

The dress in question, if anyone is interested. This is a silhouette that would actually look pretty bangin’ on a lot of big girls. BUT OBVIOUSLY BIG GIRLS LOOKING SEXY IS INAPPROPRIATE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. Either you want your attendants to be eye candy or your don’t. Make up your mind, delta.