Warning! Menstruating Woman Approaching

Imagine having to warn your office every time you had your period.

One boss in Norway ordered all female employees wear a red bracelet at their time of the month, so he can easily determine who is on the rag when.

Apparently excessive toilet time is a concern in Norway and this is a way for managers to determine which women are allowed a few extra minutes in the washroom. The report, which is being reviewed by the worker’s union, alleged that employers had become too controlling concerning time spent answering the call of nature.

It read: “Women quite justifiably feel humiliated by being tagged in this way, so that all their colleagues are aware of this intimate detail of their private life.”

Frankly, any workplace where the bathroom is more appealing than your desk is bad news.

The oddest thing about this is that for many women having their period does not mean that they will make more trips to the lavatory — they multi-task, so to speak.

Jokes about PMS and concerns about being emotional already plague women at work during that time of the month, and this would surely exacerbate whatever insecurity they feel. Then there is the issue of pregnant women who don’t want to make any announcements and menopausal women who may not want to be put on the shelf just yet.

Luckily it sounds as if this boss will be hauled before a tribunal to explain his actions. Perhaps they will order him to wear a dunce cap to signal to his employees when he makes a stupid decision.

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