Hooters & Maternity Leave

So I'm sitting in Hooters with some friends on Saturday night....and taking in all of the ambience. Now I don't know the last time I actually set foot inside of a Hooters but I do remember having great wings and a couple of good cocktails so....I'm game! All is going according to plan as we get a table, sit down, and start to look over the menus. The "Hooter Girls" are in full effect with their signature orange 'dukes' and white tank tops (both midriff baring and covered lengths). A couple were cute and well put together as you would expect...but overall the caliber of 'Hooter Girl' in this particular franchise was less than impressive. When all of a sudden....my girlfriend gives me the heads up to 'peep' the waitress that is presently standing directly behind me...but about to pass our table. And boy when she does.....it is clearly a 'party of 2' situation! Yes people, this 'Hooter Girl' was clearly about 6-8 months preggars! Now even though you could tell that she was a small framed woman pre-pregnancy which allowed her to continue to fit comfortably into her 'dukes' and a bit more uncomfortably into her significantly stretched out baby tee.....the soccer ball infront of her body completely dominated her full-frontal visual.

So that brings me to my next train of thought...was it even appropriate for a woman that far along in her pregnancy to continue to report to work at Hooters? Now, I'm sure by law Hooters can't tell her that she can't come to work after a certain point. I also know that the recession is real so folks gotta keep the gigs they got. But, c'mon son!?! I guess I never thought about this situation until I actually witnessed it. I know 'Hooters Girls' aren't strippers, but I'm a parallel thinker so immediately I'm trying to think of other settings in which you'd promptly do your best Scooby Doo impression at the sight of a pregnant woman. Let's say 'Cinnamon' or 'Street Heat' just hit the stage and is clearly in her 3rd trimester.....what would be the first thing that goes through your mind? #imjustsayin