My boss wants me to wear a tie, I'm a girl?

If there is no company policy on wearing ties give it back and tell your boss since you don't see customers it makes no sense for you to wear something that makes you uncomfortable. Then ask him to lay off of the lesbian jokes, say they've become unfunny and remind him about the company policy on sexual harassment.

UK?

I doubt whether he could enforce his will onto a worker unless it was a corporate thing and has some history within the company.

In my view nothing looks worse that airline hostesses and the daft scarfs they are asked to wear, I note that some car dealerships have a similar outfit for their female office workers all it does is make me think 'Has she got an aged neck'.

What can it hurt to wear a tie? Refusing to wear it is a direct confrontation. According to the art of war, pick a fight that is worth fighting, choose your own ground, and fight if you are reasonably sure you can win. Another way to look at it is as a cost-benefit analysis.

I would ask him to stop with the sexual jokes. To soon they are not funny anymore. Maybe he has a thing for women wearing ties. I love seeing a woman dressed in a white blouse and tie. Just me thou. Use your own judgment. Good luck.

If he maqke jokes about your sexuality that is harassment and making you wear the tie can be the extension of the harassment. file a complaint.

Nothing too do with you being lesbian but a copany policy that all staff wear ties.

Wear the tie.

You are being sexually harassed, talk to HR.