He didn’t agree. Like his female colleagues, Lars wants to be able to wear nail polish whenever he feels like it. Recently there was another meeting with the manager. The supermarket owner was also present. “That was a bit scary.”
In the conversation it was indicated that Glanerbrug was not ready for a boy with colored nails behind the cash register. “They wanted to reflect the average of the environment in the supermarket,” says Lars. “As a boy with nail polish you apparently don’t fit in with that.”
Lars regrets that he is now quitting his job at the supermarket. “I have a lot of nice colleagues here,” he says. Even if he is told that he is welcome with painted nails, he doesn’t feel like coming back. “I wouldn’t feel completely welcome there anymore.”
Statements of Support
His mother shared the news on Facebook that her son is stopping at the supermarket. This resulted in hundreds of statements of support. Lars says he is happy with it. Because there are also many reactions from his village Glanerbrug, he feels extra strengthened. “All those reactions are proof to me that Glanerbrug is ready.”
In a response, Jumbo says it regrets the situation. “This is not a national Jumbo policy. At Jumbo we believe that we are from and for everyone and our policy is aimed at equal treatment of everyone. All employees must be able to feel at home with us, in which you can be who you are as an employee. .” The supermarket chain does say that the branch in Glanerbrug has its own personnel policy.
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