r to be professional careers. Alternatively, we may view it as odd if a popular rock group would show up in concert wearing three-piece suits and sporting freshly manicured haircuts.
             However, personal image is not strictly confined to clothing and body art. Personal image could also consist of a person's weight. In recent news a woman working as a waitress for a Ruby Tuesday restaurant claims she was fired for being overweight. The company denies such allegations, but insists that it is company policy to set high standards for both performance and appearance for their employees. They simply stated that she did not fit the "image." This employee of two years was recently named employee of the month and can justify no other reason for her termination. Although it is illegal to fire someone on the basis of sex, race or religion, it is not illegal to fire someone over weight.
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