Florida city workers must wear underwear and deodorant

Because of the high Hispanic population in Florida, I kinda sense racism behind this decision.

That's the problem with money. They think it will allow them to escape their drudgery but it puts a lot of people (most) into a cocoon of non-change and self-service to the trite.
They become atrophied humans and never grow up.

That's why the Naples you remember went "down hill".

Wool you jes made me think that Florida is not where to go!

I flew into Dallas once, it was 114. I went out of the hotel and a gal was waiting for the bus. I told her I was from California where the air is sweet and people are sweet.

I have often wondered why people just stay in some god forsaken place with god forsaken weather having a god damned horrid time - ?

WHY do you do it?!

Come to California and jump in a river. Kaboosh!

I hear you onemalefla it’s insane how some people can champion ridiculous, and completely unfounded views when the facts are readily available. First off Florida is not a southern state. Well geographically yes but culturally and politically no. Our population is by in large made of northern migrants. For instance only 25% of the people living in Lee county are native born Floridians (and a significant number of those people are first gen Floridians)
But wait Florida fought for the Confederacy in the civil war!... Right, in the 19th century the entire population of Florida (like four people) fought for the Confederacy. So let it be known that all 18 million Floridians are direct descendants of those guys. What else is there? Oh yeah no southern accents, even among native born Floridians. Last but not least, spring break and BCR. Yes the most
“southern state” in the US hosts the Black college reunion, yet somehow we’re this oppressive backwards white culture that has a crush on African and Spanish people.
“Hey boy get the hell off mah property…..and go hit that beer bong on the beach! Ricardo can’t hold that thing up forever yah lazy bastard!”
See, that doesn’t make any sense..
Anyways, moving on..
Working outside in Florida is a losing battle, no matter how physically fit you are. Down here you can catch a heat stroke in under an hour. So think about it this way in an eight hour shift you could potentially sweat out AT LEAST eight times the amount of liquid needed to regulate your internal body temperature, and that’s still not enough to keep you from catching a heat stroke.
If you don’t wear undergarments and deodorant down here you’re going to smell like charbroiled ass and throw up in a matter minutes.

Protip: Physically active Floridian males baby powder the fuck out of their balls in the summer. Feels good man. What’s really weird is that by the end of the day all signs of that powdery mess (besides the pleasant lack of funk) is gone.

well I can understand this rule....somewhat. but about people like me who have allergic reactions to deodorant? Would they be forced to suffor the allergic reaction or could they get a note from their doctors? and how embarrising would that be?

Here we are -
I was on the phone this morning - with a perfectly beautiful-sounding female who was BORED TO DEATH with her job, taking software orders on the phone.
Why shouldn't she be? What BORING JOB!

I'm thinking how corporate america has provided such a vast amount of really low-level, stupid, going nowhere jobs for people. It makes the corporations money - even though they supply half-thought out products and half-thought out services in a robotine manner and supported by robotine workers - WHO DO NOT ENJOY LIFE.

I'm thinking the hippies were right - turn on, tune in and drop out. They said go out in the spring flowers and roll around and fuck. Have fun. Be real.

I mean, where are such jobs going to take anyone? How far up the ladder of unfriendliness can you climb?

It makes the owners money - but where will it take you? And is that where you really want to go?

This is florida, is warm. I rather have them enforce it than smelling people!!

This is a violation of cival liberties! Get Al Sharpton on the phone!

Anyone who thinks going commando or smelling like ass is appropriate anywhere outside of your bathroom needs a smack in the teeth.

Bernadini in 2016!

Heh this reminds me of in high school when they tried to enforce regulations regarding undergarments and all the boys decided to "protest" by creating Freeballin Thursdays (girls joined in with Freeboobin Thursdays). They even created shirts that said "Fight the oppression! Free the balls!"

IMO regulations involving underwear are just silly, as long as no one sees your bits, who cares?

As noted, but still, how are they going to enforce the underwear rule?

This is just sad. Maybe the deodarant issues are just because they are not working? It is Florida and the temps combined with the humidity can devastate even the best deodarant. This enforcement reminds me of a very old advertizment for deodarant showing woman smelling the armpits of the "geanie pigs" men. That was bizzarre to watch...What county official is going to get paid to do that smelly job? and how do they prove it hasn't just warn off? As for the underwear? Is this bras and panties? Wouldn't proving that be construde as sexual harrassment? I can see it now... male boss tell female secretary to flash him to prove she's wearing a bra. Really? Or asking her to remove her skirt because she's wearing a thong to prove she is actually wearing panties. It always amazes me that elected officials can waste our money inforcing triviall things when there are much more important issues to deal with.

We had a similar "you must wear underwear" rule in our high school dress code. Quite a few rumors went around about who would be enforcing...

Does this new law affect ALL workers in Florida? I wonder what HotTopic employees are going to do.

scary question is why is this a rule?

common sense.... oh that's right it died...

I may as well tear up my application with the city.

This would seem really odd - any place other than Florida and quite possibly TX.

God damn you Brooksville how dare you update your policies and dress code to reflect the cultural norms of the 21st century. What do you think this is the 21st century? You set the bar way to high man, way to high.

...2 stink, or not 2 stink,...that is the meat of the question
that underlies the code that needs must be addressed.
....but boxers or briefs,....

Is this picture directly related to the story? I didn't know workers ran in the streets in their underwear as a protest. . .

Funny photo - but if not part of the story, it is misleading.

at least it will help with seeing strangers buttcracks on a hot day when they are working outside, or watching others work outside.