Woman Divides the Internet with Her ‘Short Shorts’ After Someone ‘Complained’ About Her Outfit at Work (Exclusive)

A couple of shorts are sparking a web-based debate about administrative center get dressed codes.

Alejandra Carreño, an worker at an reasonably priced housing non-profit in northern California, confirmed up at paintings dressed in a black best, quick heels and jean shorts that ended halfway down her thighs. When she arrived, she recalled a couple of of her co-workers making feedback concerning the outfit, poking a laugh at her appearing a little bit of pores and skin, she tells PEOPLE, however another way there did not appear to be a lot of an issue.

Later within the day, Carreño stayed after a group assembly to speak about a presentation along with her supervisor, who raised the problem of her outfit.

 “Oh, before I forget, I do have to tell you that someone mentioned a complaint about your shorts. Short shorts aren’t allowed,” Carreño recalled her manager saying. “To me, they seemed fine. I didn’t see anything wrong with them. I think you look nice, but unfortunately I do need to let you know we can’t wear short shorts or short skirts.”

Carreño spoke back affirmatively that she would not put on them to paintings once more. But her administrative center’s get dressed code, defined within the worker manual, does not in fact ban quick shorts.

“Clothing should be clean, unstained, untorn, properly fitted, and free of inappropriate or suggestive content. Undergarments should not be visible, and overly tight or revealing clothes are not allowed,” the coverage reads, in keeping with Carreño.

So Carreño took to TikTook to settle the controversy. Commenters argued her outfit no doubt would not be correct for a company place, however Carreño tells PEOPLE there is quite a lot of outfits happening at her administrative center: denims, shipment shorts and running shoes, to button-ups, polos and slacks.

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Others recommended shorts basically don’t seem to be correct for the administrative center, and Carreño’s shorts don’t seem to be revealing or irrelevant in every other context. Still others argued that her style alternatives had no pertaining to her talent to finish her task purposes, and get dressed codes had been contentious for years now for this reason.

“It’s made me think more critically about how dress codes can be both necessary and limiting depending on how they’re applied,” she tells PEOPLE.

Carreño did not be expecting her video to head viral, she tells PEOPLE, and a couple of other folks at her administrative center have stuck wind of it. Still, there is been no formal acknowledgement from HR about her outfit, however she admits all of this has opened her eyes to how “widely” administrative center apparel differs.