A Tennessee restaurant employee has gone viral online after revealing what she and nine of her coworkers have in common: they’re all young women with blonde hair.
The server, who calls himself Jessie online, posted a viral video video Last week, she posted a photo on TikTok of herself and her coworkers (who happened to be young, blonde girls) and wrote, “The hiring manager had a type.”
“May I interest you in a blonde waitress? Or the other blonde waitress?” she wrote in the video’s description.
Jessie and her nine coworkers, who each smiled in turn for the video, are employees of a Tennessee restaurant called Lakeside Tavern.
It’s unclear how long Jessie has been working at the Knoxville restaurant, but she claimed to have been named employee of the month for 2022.
A restaurant employee named Jessie posted a viral video last week that revealed that at least 10 employees at a Tennessee restaurant are young women with blonde hair.
Despite the hilarious clip showing blonde staff members, Jessie proved that Lakeside Tavern does in fact hire people with different hair colors.
She posted two more videos on July 4 showing her other colleagues, one of whom had dark hair and the other was a man.
Social media users were quick to comment on how similar all the women looked, with one writing: “I know you all get your waitresses confused.”
Another added: “My waitress was the blonde one!” And a third said: “I couldn’t remember anyone’s name.”
Other users praised the staff members, writing: “I’m a kid in a candy store. There are no bad choices,” while another hilariously commented: “Where is this place? A friend of mine wants to know.”
Jessie has worked at Lakeside Tavern in Knoxville for at least two years, and one of her recent videos showed that she works with employees who are male or have dark hair.
Workplaces must comply with laws enforced by the DOL through the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Hiring only blonde employees (which Lakeside Tavern clearly does not do) could be a violation of Department of Labor (DOL) laws.
DOL officials enforce more than 180 laws through two agencies: the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to its website.
The EEOC protects employees from discrimination including age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, and gender.
Another issue that could be a game-changer in the workplace is so-called “beauty privilege,” a term used by many Gen Zers online to describe people who may have more opportunities because of their appearance.
‘Beauty privilege is a widespread, but often overlooked, phenomenon in the workplace,’ says a legal article on JD Supra read.
‘By recognizing its existence and taking proactive steps to address it, employers and employees can create a more inclusive and equitable work environment where people are valued for their skills, contributions and character, rather than their appearance.’