May 18, 2007
Guru should have blogged on this earlier, but he was too busy being mocked by heartless colleagues about his blue-headed baldness.
Personnel Today has taken inspiration from the TV show Ugly Betty to research its readers on whether it is acceptable to tease people at work about their physical characteristics.
The report finds that people with ginger hair are the most acceptable target for workplace ribbing, followed by blonde hair ("are you having a blonde moment?), regional accent and baldness (how very dare they).
Click here for the full Ugly Betty survey results...
If you are a short, fat, ginger haired, balding Scouser with big ears, a large nose, glasses, bad teeth, body odour, dandruff, acne, a speech impediment, poor dress sense and a strange name... congratulations - you have a full house. And Guru's sympathy.
But there is yet hope for you and your career. The website of Betty Suarez - Ugly Betty herself - offers career advice to those with unconventional looks.
And, thanks to Betty, ugly may soon become the new beautiful.
