A DETERMINED job seeker who was rejected by Boots for not dressing “conservatively enough” has been hired by the firm’s high street rival Superdrug.

Rosie Reilly, 26, from Colchester, was turned down midway through an interview with Boots earlier this month when staff deemed her outfit as inappropriate.

She took to Twitter to condemn the situation users responded with outrage - unable to understand why the store took issue with her high-collared blouse and knee-length black skirt.

However, she has now started her new position as a retail assistant in Superdrug and posted online that she had “that Superdrug feeling” before starting her first shift.

After her first spell on the shop floor Rosie posted: “First shift done! Everyone’s so lovely and it feels so good to be working in retail again.”

She even added how one customer recognised her from the Boots debacle and they had a “lovely” conversation.

Rosie said: “It feels brilliant to have got a job in retail again, I’ve always felt that retail was my forte.

“My confidence has definitely been boosted. It’s been nice to move on from what happened at Boots and to look ahead to the future.”

She says her run in with Boots was not mentioned at all during her Superdrug interview process which pleased her because she “felt like there was more to me than what happened at Boots”.

Since securing the job in London, she has been able to move in with her girlfriend Leah in Twickenham.

Talking about her future plans she said: “My plan now that I’m at Superdrug is to work hard so I can start to save up to go on holiday with my girlfriend. After paying my bills, of course.”

A number of people posted congratulations to Rosie on Twitter after she announced her new job.