My wife Emma has always had a deep passion for fashion. She knows all the latest trends and has an incredible sense of style — in fact, she’s the one who usually dresses me, and I always look great thanks to her! For years, Emma worked in various jobs like being a receptionist and even a nurse for a while, but none of those roles truly matched her passion.
Recently, she decided to pursue her love for fashion as a career and began looking for retail jobs in clothing stores. One afternoon, Emma spotted a “Now Hiring” sign in the window of a well-known lingerie store at the shopping center. Excited, she went inside to ask about applying for a position.What happened next shocked both of us. The sales assistant barely acknowledged Emma until she was right in front of her.
Then, looking her up and down with a sneer, the assistant coldly said, “Look, hun, I don’t think you’re pretty enough for this job. No chance. Don’t even try.” Emma was crushed and came home in tears, heartbroken by such a cruel and unfair insult.Seeing her so upset made my blood boil. No one should ever be treated like that, especially not my wife — someone beautiful, talented, and kind-hearted.
I held her close and told her she was worth so much more than the narrow-minded opinions of that woman. But I knew words weren’t enough. I had to do something.Over the next few days, I worked on a plan. I reached out to my friend Mike, who works in the fashion industry, and explained the situation. Mike was eager to help and together we decided to give that rude sales assistant a taste of her own medicine — but in a way that would also boost Emma’s confidence.