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Melissa Nelson Terminated For Being Attractive

Woman Terminated For Being Attractive

Who would have thought that you can be terminated for being attractive . It
happened in Ohio three years ago to Melissa Nelson who was a dental assistant.
Her work was impeccable. Melissa, 32, is a happily married mother of two.




Melissa's employer, James Knight, felt he was too attracted to Melissa and fired
her because of his own weakness. The firing had nothing to do with anything
Melissa did, just how she looked. She had worked for James for 10 years before
being terminated for being attractive.


Not only was she terminated for being attractive but she also suffered sexual
harassment from James. He would text her things like she would notice a bulge
in his pants if she dressed too revealing. He also asked her how often she
experienced an orgasm.


When James's wife, Jeanne, found the text messages she demanded that he
terminate Melissa and he did. The reason - he felt that if he continued to work
with Melissa that sometime down the road he would have an affair with her. I
guess he forgot that it takes two to have an affair!


What Would You Do If You Were Terminated
     For Being Attractive?

Would you fight back or just head to unemployment? Personally, I would fight
back. In this day and age we are above discrimination at work, aren't we? Don't
the laws protect us from being terminated for being attractive? Sexual
discrimination is suppose to be a thing of the past.


Melissa did fight back. She fought in the state courts in Iowa for 3 years and
ended up loosing in the Supreme Court. An all male court found in James's favor.
The court determined that Melissa was not terminated because of sex
discrimination but because James and Jeanne felt that Melissa was a threat to
their marriage. I am appalled that any court in this country can find that any
women can be terminate for being attractive!!



How To Avoid Being Terminated
    For Being Attractive
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So regardless of how we feel
we look, there is someone out there that thinks we are attractive. Someone who
can put us in the position of being terminated for being attractive. While this story
is about a female, the same thing can happen to a male. It is not just woman who
are at risk but males to can be terminated for being attractive - at least in the
state of Iowa!
It's very discomforting to find that the laws that we believed were in place to
protect us from this sort of thing happening aren't tight enough to prevent it. I can
only hope that people pay attention and the laws are fixed so this cannot happen
again.


One way to be sure that this doesn't happen to you is to be your own boss and
work from the comfort in your own home. A place where how you look doesn't
matter. People are making more money online then they ever could in a
workplace. Everyday new 6 and 7 figure earners are being created in the online
niche. You can do this too... it's not near as hard as you would think, especially
with a done for you system like Empower Network.


To your success!
Mary Riley

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Melissa nelson terminated for being attractive

  • 1. Melissa Nelson Terminated For Being Attractive Woman Terminated For Being Attractive Who would have thought that you can be terminated for being attractive . It happened in Ohio three years ago to Melissa Nelson who was a dental assistant. Her work was impeccable. Melissa, 32, is a happily married mother of two. Melissa's employer, James Knight, felt he was too attracted to Melissa and fired her because of his own weakness. The firing had nothing to do with anything Melissa did, just how she looked. She had worked for James for 10 years before being terminated for being attractive. Not only was she terminated for being attractive but she also suffered sexual harassment from James. He would text her things like she would notice a bulge in his pants if she dressed too revealing. He also asked her how often she experienced an orgasm. When James's wife, Jeanne, found the text messages she demanded that he terminate Melissa and he did. The reason - he felt that if he continued to work
  • 2. with Melissa that sometime down the road he would have an affair with her. I guess he forgot that it takes two to have an affair! What Would You Do If You Were Terminated For Being Attractive? Would you fight back or just head to unemployment? Personally, I would fight back. In this day and age we are above discrimination at work, aren't we? Don't the laws protect us from being terminated for being attractive? Sexual discrimination is suppose to be a thing of the past. Melissa did fight back. She fought in the state courts in Iowa for 3 years and ended up loosing in the Supreme Court. An all male court found in James's favor. The court determined that Melissa was not terminated because of sex discrimination but because James and Jeanne felt that Melissa was a threat to their marriage. I am appalled that any court in this country can find that any women can be terminate for being attractive!! How To Avoid Being Terminated For Being Attractive They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So regardless of how we feel we look, there is someone out there that thinks we are attractive. Someone who can put us in the position of being terminated for being attractive. While this story is about a female, the same thing can happen to a male. It is not just woman who are at risk but males to can be terminated for being attractive - at least in the state of Iowa!
  • 3. It's very discomforting to find that the laws that we believed were in place to protect us from this sort of thing happening aren't tight enough to prevent it. I can only hope that people pay attention and the laws are fixed so this cannot happen again. One way to be sure that this doesn't happen to you is to be your own boss and work from the comfort in your own home. A place where how you look doesn't matter. People are making more money online then they ever could in a workplace. Everyday new 6 and 7 figure earners are being created in the online niche. You can do this too... it's not near as hard as you would think, especially with a done for you system like Empower Network. To your success! Mary Riley