Iowa Dental Assistant Fired For Being ‘Too Attractive’

Recently I have seen a few too many videos of people who think they shouldn't have to do 'real' work because they're too attractive. Those stories are ridiculous. This story, is about a woman who lost her job because he boss thought she was so hot, that he'd ruin his marriage if he continued to let her work for him.
What the heck?!

From CNN:

Melissa Nelson of Iowa was fired from a dentist's office because her boss felt that she was so attractive, working with her risked his marriage. She sued, but lost her legal battle last December. She is getting a rare chance to fight back now.

The dentist called her 'one of the best dental assistants he'd ever had', but that she presented an 'irresistible attraction' to him that threatened his marriage and his wife apparently demanded that he fire her.

Last December the "Iowa State Supreme Court ruled that James Knight, Nelson’s boss, was within his legal rights when he fired her, affirming the decision of a lower court." But now, the court is considering a change in its ruling. A change like that is pretty rare, but the general public seems to be pretty miffed about the whole ordeal and I'm right there with them.

Here are a few more details that blow my mind about this case; She had worked for him for ten years before this all went down and she received sexually explicit text messages from him the night before she was fired.

Everything about this case seems to point to this dentist being a total scumbag. Look, if he can't handle his impulsive desires about another human being, that's HIS problem, not hers. And I hate to point out this news to his wife, but if he openly works with someone that he says he has an 'irresistible attraction' too while being married to her, their marriage has some pretty serious problems.

Can you imagine what would go through your mind if your significant other came home from work and said, "Honey, there's this new person at work...and if I let them work there any longer I'm going to end up having an affair with them."

I think that right there would cause a call to a divorce attorney in most relationships.

Should the Iowa Supreme Court change its ruling? From what I know of the case, I'd have to say yes.

What's your take?

[CNN]