A mother breastfeeding her baby in a Pret store was shamed yet again, this time by the store manager requesting her to breastfeed in the TOILET! And the DISABLED toilet at that.
There has been a press report on this already before, where a first-time mother was left in tears after being told to cover up.
Pret as usual only change “policy”, but only on paper. No training. No emphasis on the law and how to NOT discriminate. As usual.
And mind you, not every mother experiencing or person witnessing this goes to social media to raise this. And since Pret is a very noisy and stressful environment, not many mothers with babies visit Pret stores to sit for a while. In my 10 years in Pret, I can count on 1 hand how many mums with babies hung out in Pret.
So while some might say that this is only 2 occasions, bear in mind that not everyone flocks to social media to complain, let alone a journalist getting wind of this to report, and not many mothers, fathers and guardians hang out in Pret stores with babies. It’s rather rare compared to smaller or quieter food places.
I believe the problem in our society is that as women are continuously portrayed as sex objects, especially the breasts of women being sexualized. Men find it “offensive” to be looking at a breast in broad daylight in a public place (nipple or not!). The assumption that it’s a sexual view, a sexual issue he’s looking at. Get the fnck over yourselves! Breasts are for feeding babies in the first place, and get off the porn!
That’s how screwed up our society still is. I wouldn’t be surprised if that manager was male.
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Just a few of the 240+ replies, most with the same content that this is against the law and discrimination to hinder and/or shame a mum breastfeeding.
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I worked at Pret A Manger and survived systemic workplace bullying during bereavement that involved HR, the top leadership, HQ and even the now “retired” former CEO Clive Schlee. Schlee has been appointed CEO of itsu in 2024 by Julian Metcalfe who gave him the CEO spot at Pret many years ago.
I declined 4 settlement offers if I am silent about my ordeal. But I rather speak out to help others. For an overview of important blog entries of my experience with Pret, please visit “My Ordeal with Pret A Manger”. The little arrow to the right next to each heading will lead directly to the post.
An incomplete list on what other Pret staff say about Pret’s bullying environment: Caught in the Act Bullying at Pret and What shop MANAGERS & HQ staff say about Pret incl. CEO Pano Christou.
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