When it comes to being a working girl, times can be tough. The nine-to-five life can be gruelling, exhausting, and frustrating at times especially when our gender continues to be undercut in the boardroom and on our paycheques. Between all the rules — like not being able to wear open-toed footwear in the office — the restrictions and, essentially, the lack of freedom throughout the work week, it's no wonder many women can't wait to hit up happy hour and shed their brasseirs ASAP once they walk through their door. Just like many companies with a set of regulations their staff must abide by, Hooters is no exception. The restaurant that was built on the model of inexpensive fried food and women's knockers or "hooters". It has its own set of laws that their female-exclusive staff must follow. However, these stipulations are unlike any workforce we've seen before, and some of them are downright harsh.

A job at Hooters might help improve your confidence


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Hooters restaurant originated in Clearwater, Florida in — a restaurant designed to cater to men looking for some "entertainment" from their servers. Really, according to the Hooters' own website , the original six businessmen created the concept in an effort to "open a place they couldn't get kicked out of. Clearly, the original six businessmen weren't the only ones to appreciate the "breastaurant" concept. The restaurant grew from a single location in to restaurants in 29 countries as of But even though the restaurants have a somewhat distasteful reputation — particularly in this day and age — the women and men yes, men! So if you've considered putting in an application, but you've been nervous about trying, here's what you need to know. Sure, if you're trying to work in the "front of house" at a Hooters restaurant , you'll be taking orders and serving food, but you won't be considered a waitress. Your actual title is a "Hooters Girl," and your role is that of "entertainer," not waitress. It may seem like an odd designation, but it's how the company gets around discrimination laws based on age, sex, and physical appearance.
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Or would you like to have me? I am very yummy and really low on calories. I am certain you will feel very fulfilled and satisfied if you pick me on the menu. I'm on my way out of the wonderful Hooters I-drive.
This week, a pair of small studies about women who work in restaurants like Hooters made the rounds in the media. The researchers who conducted the studies suggested that women who work in these so-called "breastaurants" suffer from issues like depression, body image issues, and job dissatisfaction as a result of the sexual objectification that they're exposed to at work. To get some color on what it's really like to wear those Hooters girl booty shorts, Cosmopolitan.