Are you Abercrombie & Fitch hot?
The Dallas Morning News had a story this week on the "hierarchy of hotness" at Abercrombie & Fitch stores. Sounds like a fun place to work. From the story:
That's life in our shallow times, where it's just impossible to achieve Abercrombie's "sexy, effortless style" unless you are like, a total hottie.
"There's no real problem to discriminate against 'ugly' people," a lawyer said in the story.
No, it happens all the time in our society. Abercrombie has just made it a part of corporate policy.
"It just seems so superficial and kind of stupid," a former employee said.
I think that pretty well describes the "sexy, effortless style" of Abercrombie. I think it's funny when I walk by the front of the store at the mall and see the bored-looking teenage guy hired to stand there not wearing a shirt. You know, it's all about the clothes.
A weekly "secret shopper" evaluation posted in the back room also focuses on appearance. Employees receive one point for a "yes" to the questions, "Was the person in the women's front room attractive?" and "Was the cashier attractive?"

"There's no real problem to discriminate against 'ugly' people," a lawyer said in the story.
No, it happens all the time in our society. Abercrombie has just made it a part of corporate policy.
"It just seems so superficial and kind of stupid," a former employee said.
I think that pretty well describes the "sexy, effortless style" of Abercrombie. I think it's funny when I walk by the front of the store at the mall and see the bored-looking teenage guy hired to stand there not wearing a shirt. You know, it's all about the clothes.