Will try and make this quick.
Dh has worked, loyally, for a company for 12 years now. He works in a huge office, fixing and installing computers. He has NO contact with the public and some of the work he does can involve getting a bit grubby. When he joined the company he was given no dress-code and so he goes to work in neat black jeans, neat tshirts and tidy sweat-shirts.
He's very well liked amongst his co-workers and one of those commited and helpful types.
Anyhoo...a new, rather bossy, career-minded, lady supervisor has recently joined the team and (for some reason) seems to have taken a dislike to him. She has been on his case over a few petty details and he's tried very hard to placate her and just get on with his job....through gritted teeth iyswim.
Last week, she calls him into her office and proceeds to inform him that "complaints have been made" about the way he dresses. Even asking him to provide medical evidence to show that it's necessary for him to wear his orthopedic boots (he has one leg shorter than the other). Ofcourse he was mad and asked to speak to her manager who said there had been no such complaints but that he should be wearing more office type trousers with, perhaps shirts instead of sweatshirts.
Whilst talking to this manager he came to a compromise, after saying that he couldn't afford new clothes anyway,when the boss said "well get some on expenses then"!
AIBU to think that he should be complaining to someone about discrimination? If it were me I probably would be emailing Head Office in a right strop. But then I thought of you lovely lot out there and thought I'd run it by you all first
If any of you reply please take into consideration that he's a very "casual" sorta guy and is very uncomfortable in smart gear. Also, there's nothing in his original contract stating a particular dress-code.
May the jury decide......