June’s boss didn’t think her work attire (left) was acceptable, so now she turns up in cosplay every day (Picture: June J. Rivas/Facebook)

This office worker is protesting her boss’s discriminatory dress code by wearing cosplay costumes to the office every day – and, don’t worry, they all fit the guidelines.

June J. Rivas, believed to be from Chicago, was recently told by her boss that the way she wears her hair in a ponytail and headscarves was ‘unprofessional’.

In a Facebook post over the weekend, June explained: ‘Our contract states “No dress code. Just be clean and pressed”‘.

She also shared a picture which showed how she usually dresses for the office – and there’s no doubting she is both clean and pressed.


(Picture: June J. Rivas/Facebook)

She then filed an harassment complaint.



The boss responded by introducing a new dress code which banned headscarves in the office.

‘To counter, she issued a brand new memo,’ June wrote. ‘We now have a dress code. No any of above plus no straps, hats, sandals, cleavage, back out, lace, and even (and I quote) “cultural head wraps”‘.

(Picture: June J. Rivas/Facebook)

June has since reported the female boss to the EEOC – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – but, in the meantime, she’s decided to comply with the guidelines. Just not quite in the way her boss probably intended.

While all her outfits are within the rules, they also happen to be inspired by her love of cosplay.

Well, they didn’t mention wigs, coloured lenses, spandex, or wings.

(Picture: June J. Rivas/Facebook)

Wizards, members of the Rebel Alliance and Trekkies are also acceptable under the new rules.

(Picture: June J. Rivas/Facebook)

June’s post, which includes pictures of almost 20 different cosplay costumes, has now been shared over 19,000 times.

‘So, no scarf, or cultural headwrap? Can’t do that. Also, what if someone is going through chemo, and needs to protect their sensitive skin?’ commented one woman.

Meanwhile, June says she’s got some fairy wings to try out next week. She’s also planning a take on Captain Jack Sparrow ‘minus the headscarf of course’.

She’s our (super) hero.

Update on July 26: June now appears to have deleted the images from her Facebook timeline. Metro.co.uk have approached her for comment.

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