Essay - Answer the Questions Cohen Had a Right to be Offended...

Answer the Questions

***** had a right to be offended, not th*****t her superiors accused her of dressing inappropriately, but at the time that they chose to bring it up. Cohen was young and worked in a creative environment. These are the prerequisites for a casual dress ***** many circumstances. Some ***** firms think that letting employees dress in a creative manner will help *****m be effective. Obviously, this was not the case in this firm, but the fact that Cohen expected ***** type of environment ***** not surpris*****g. In fact, the case study states that Cohen thought she had a good grip on the company's ***** code and ***** she had *****en dressing inappropriately ***** quite some time. If this were the case, it was the responsibility of the senior officers to approach Cohen much earlier than right before an important meeting for which she ***** dressed inappropriately. Then, *****y could have gently reminded Cohen about the policy and given constructive criticism as to how ***** might dress to better fit ***** company image. I would have to agree with Cohen's reaction given the situation. The method in which she w***** rebuked most certainly calls for offense.

Although I agree this statement is generally true, ***** one wouldn't want to criticize *****one's fashion as they walked down a city street, there are limits to the freedom of expression. For example, one has ***** freedom to express themselves in any way possible by speech. Thus, one could legally scream curse words in a bus*****ess *****, but this does ***** mean that the manager of that business has ***** continue that particular person's employment. The ***** environment deems it inappropriate to scream curse words in an office, unless, of course, ***** works ***** some sort ***** commentary position. ********** the same way, some business ********** are ***** ones. A person must amend his or her freedom ***** take part in those environments. It is easy to see the practicality of t***** when it comes to sports players. A football player would not be allowed on the field without his helmet and most major sports teams would bar their players from the stadium if ***** refused to wear the un*****orm. ***** players' uniforms are necessary for protecti***** and identification. ***** uniforms ***** required by the environment in which they work. The ***** in ***** Cohen ********** also ***** a dress code ***** required a certain amendment of freedom. ***** Cohen wanted to express ***** freedom of expression, she is free ***** *****k work elsewhere.

The issue ***** the dress code is a personal one, and it is more private and more likely to step on toes ***** almost any o*****r aspect of a company's *****. The purpose of the dress code is generally to give others, who are looking in on the company, an idea of what ***** ***** comp*****y it *****. Also, like the IBM researcher noted, it also impacts company performance. Some suggest that companies perform better with a formal