Working at Bazooms
After reading working at Bazooms I realized the many different tactics that
restaurants. I can understand. That much of the female population is upset and feels
like these restaurants are degrading to women, but you have to realize that they are not
being forced to do this and it is an open job choice. When you apply for the job you
know what you're getting into and even if you don't realize what it's like until you work
there you can always quit a job. A big reason why I would believe that many females
would stay in this job position is even though they may have to endure different colors
from the customers they probably get a much bigger tip because as it says in the article
for not only serving food but "entertainment". So I am on neither side it's not the
restaurant owners fault if this is how they want to pursue their business let it be and if
the employees don't feel comfortable in the situation they are free to leave at any time.
The one part I have a concern about is sexual harassment.
I know that many of the employees in these restaurants are told not to talk back
to the customers no matter what they say. But when does this become pushing off
sexual harassment. There should be more people or managers monitoring the floor of
the restaurant at all time to make sure that nothing that can be considered sexual
harassment is done to these females. I understand another major issue that people feel
is that these females are called girls not women, to appeal to the customers that they
are innocent and the "girl next door" type. Even though their clothing is not very
innocent. I believe that this is still just a business tactic which you cannot restrain them
from doing. It's a free country and just as free as a business owners are to do this
employees are free to leave if they feel they do not want to be part of an establishment
like this. Working at Bazooms was on my favorite articles I felt like it was very interesting
and very relatable to things that we do in class. Like the big conversation on sexisum
and how sometimes women are mistreated or not treated equally to men or vice versa.
This article really showed and many different sides to these restaurants. I'll still defend
the business owners right to make their restaurant however they like as I do agree with
our capitalist society. At the same time the well-being of these women cannot be
infringed.