Mike Rowe in dirty work clothes used by company to illustrate 'unacceptable' work attire

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Mike Rowe featured in a Michigan consulting company's employee handbook
Photo of him dressed in stained work clothes was labelled 'unacceptable'
He appeared alongside an 'acceptable' man wearing a business shirt and tie
Rowe joked the Five Brothers company preferred 'malnourished millennials'

Published: 22:04 EST, 12 December 2016 | Updated: 08:39 EST, 13 December 2016

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TV host Mike Rowe says he was 'weirdly flattered' after a U.S. consulting firm used a photo of him in dirty clothes in its employee handbook to illustrate unacceptable work attire.

Rowe, known for his work on the TV series Dirty Jobs, was alerted to the use of his photo by Five Brothers Default Management Solutions by one of his fans on Facebook.

The Michigan-based company published a photo of him in stained working-class clothes under the headline 'unacceptable'. It appeared alongside an 'acceptable' photo of a younger man wearing a business shirt, tie and pants.

TV host Mike Rowe has been pictured in a consulting firm's employee handbook in stained working-class clothes (right) to illustrate what the Five Brothers company deems to be unacceptable work attire

'As you can see, when it comes to workplace fashion, The Five Brothers have deemed my sartorial choices as 'Unacceptable',' he wrote in a humorous post on Facebook.

'Why? Clearly, Five Brothers prefers the look of freshly-laundered, malnourished millennials who go belt-less and wear dance slippers.

'Am I offended? No. But clearly, if I'm unwilling to change the cut of my jib, I won't be providing default management solutions anytime soon. And I suppose I'll just have to live with that.'

He joked that his lawyers would be in touch with the consulting firm.

Rowe, known for his work on the TV series Dirty Jobs, told Fox News Insider (pictured) he was 'weirdly flattered' by the inclusion in the employee handbook

The Michigan-based company, Five Brothers Default Management Solutions, published a photo of him in stained working-class clothes under the headline 'unacceptable'

Rowe's Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs looked at a number of laborers who make a living doing jobs others don't necessarily want to do

Rowe's Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs looked at a number of laborers who make a living doing jobs others don't necessarily want to do.

He told Fox News Insider he was 'weirdly flattered' by the inclusion in the employee handbook.

'Somebody said: "Hey you made the employee handbook of some consulting firm of how not to dress",' he said.

'It made me laugh... there I am in all my dusty glory with the words unacceptable right under me.

'I was deeply flattered.'

His Facebook post came after he was vocal about a college president removing the U.S. flag from its campus and students burning the flag. His views divided his Facebook fans.