gazfan

just a small input to the thread, hopefully to give some perspective..

I was talking to someone who visited a food factory in Vietnam, recently - they weren't allowed into the production area until their finger nails had been trimmed.

- on the second visit, a few months later, the same person cut her finger nails before the visit, in anticipation.

- but the factory still insisted on trimming them, again, before allowing her in the production area.

NO jewellery of any kind was allowed, rings, earrings, piercings, etc were specifically forbidden.

- if you wanted a job at the factory, you complied with their standards, no arguments. There were always (several) people willing to comply, if you didn't...

Now I'm not suggesting this is necessarily an universal scenario - but it does illustrate that in an area where getting a job is subject to intense competition, compromises may have to be made..