illustration by Andrew Philpott
RIT Dining Services has recently instituted a policy that prevents workers from wearing any type of jewelry that could be harmful to the integrity of the food. For example, workers cannot have any dangling earrings, since they could fall off and land in the food, or wedding rings, since they could puncture the gloves and touch the food, thereby harming it. The policy also has rules peartaining to tattoos that might look unappealing or offensive to customers. This means that any obscene, racist or sexual tattoos must be covered up while working.
Kory Samuels, the executive director of Dining Services, gave some insight on the policy...