I think uniforms belong on waitresses at the local coffee shop or diner.....
or anywhere but the lab...
just my opinion.

Bonnie Whitaker

----- Original Message -----
From: Karen S Pawlowski <kna101@utdallas.edu>
To: Mary Lou Norman <mlm11@cornell.edu>
Cc: Tamara Howard <howard@cshl.org>; <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: clothing in lab


> Along that line of thinking, shouldn't dresses and skirts that don't go
> down to the ankle be considered saftey hazards as they leave the legs
> exposed and nylons should be banned because they would tend to hold
> materials in contact with the the skin?  Long, flowing skirts and dresses
> are a problem too, as they can catch on things as you walk by.  If jeans
> can't be worn in the lab, this leaves only scrubbs or dress pants.
>
> Seems to me uniforms would be the way to go.  But do uniforms make you
> look professional?
>
> Just curious.
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> Karen Pawlowski
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> On Tue, 16 May 2000, Mary Lou Norman wrote:
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> > Thank you, Tamara. I also thought this person is a snob.
> > Mary Lou
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> > >As for the person who said something along the lines of "techs should
be
> > >dressed professionally, not like manual laborers"....Ouch. Is the
> > >implication that manual laborers are not professional? Or did the crew
> > >that built your house/hospital/car/etc. wear three-piece suits?
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> > >Sorry about the venting - bad morning and this one really rubbed me the
> > >wrong way. Maybe those of us in plain old research fear that this
clothing
> > >mindset will reach us.....hence the defensiveness.
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> > >My $0.02 (US $, that is)
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> > >Tamara Howard
> > >CSHL
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