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Gawker’s Coverage Of American Apparel’s Hiring Practices Continues To Baffle, Frighten

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 10, 2010 at 3:42pm

“Not only did they police our clothes but our eyebrows, makeup, nailsand hair color,” said a former employee, “they also openly mockedemployees by posting photos of them online. Our store consultant also onseveral occasions told girls to lose weight or told them they were ‘tootop heavy for crop tops’… They routinely denied applications based onlooks or shoes.” Lovely, really. Seems some managers even went so far asto suggest that African-American employees stop straightening theirhair. Why exactly would one want to work there again? [Gawker]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/gawkers-coverage-of-american-apparels-hiring-practices-continues-to-baffle-frighten/

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