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Post by imawino on May 10, 2016 16:00:47 GMT -5
So, you're saying you're hot for the cashiers at Target? For a while my youngest son kept talking about how he wanted to work at Target when he grew up. When we asked why, he explained that he really wanted to wear a red vest.
LOL. He's snazzy!
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Post by giramomma on May 10, 2016 16:05:07 GMT -5
For a while my youngest son kept talking about how he wanted to work at Target when he grew up. When we asked why, he explained that he really wanted to wear a red vest.
My DS went through a phase where he wanted to work at a Pizza store as an adult. Because it would be "cool" to assemble pizzas. Oh, and low stress. Now he wants to own his own business selling used computer games. He's thinking about a plan, though. I just need to help him use the plan for good. I'm not sure which is worse. At least with the pizza thing, we don't have a bunch of crap in our house.
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 10, 2016 17:08:50 GMT -5
To me, flip flops are only appropriate at the beach, the shower, or the pool.
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Post by andi9899 on May 10, 2016 17:27:33 GMT -5
Why wear leggings at all if they are flesh colored? Under a skirt I could understand if you're just looking for coverage. But with NOTHING ELSE?! Course colored leggings aren't much better sometimes. I watched a lady stuffed into black leggings about three sizes too small walking in target with her neon pink underwear on display. I could see her bra thru her top. She could have at least had the decency to match it to her underwear. I kept wondering "does she not own a mirror?" "can she not see herself in the reflection of the store windows/doors?" Then I realized she probably thought she looked hot as hell in that outfit. I was just running in for a few minutes. I didn't think anyone would notice.
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Post by andi9899 on May 10, 2016 17:30:28 GMT -5
You can if you add a few rhinestones! What is FMP?F*** Me Pumps, LOL! Hooker heels. Thigh-high boots with mini skirts. But I'm only 5 feet tall! I need all the help I can get. Seriously, my heels are always 3 inches at minimum. Today they are easily 4 inches. Everyone always comments that I'm much shorter on Fridays when I'm wearing jeans and sneakers.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 10, 2016 18:27:14 GMT -5
I have to say that we get those women who stuff themselves into clothing two or three sizes too small too. We have a whole list of things we're not allowed to wear, but it seems some people can get away with it and some can't.
One time I asked my manager why some people get to wear things that aren't supposed to be worn, and his response was "It's up to the manager's discretion".
What's the point of having a dress code if it's not enforced universally and equally?
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Post by chen35 on May 10, 2016 18:28:10 GMT -5
I had to send an e-mail out just last week that said if someone's attire didn't affect your ability to do your job, I don't want to hear about it.
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 10, 2016 19:03:02 GMT -5
I guess in my building it's up to manager and division discretion. My group is separate from the building's other occupants. I saw a white T-shirt and hot pink bra one day. Then there are some people in suits and ties on Friday. Finally there's the biker guy who obviously has skills they need. I stopped dead in my tracks the first time I saw him in khakis and a dress shirt.
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Post by andi9899 on May 10, 2016 19:06:45 GMT -5
So, you're saying you're hot for the cashiers at Target? I think he's hot for State Farm Agents. I actually have that outfit. I left SF 4 years ago, but I recently found the outfit in the back of my closest when I cleaned it out.
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Post by mskay on May 10, 2016 19:59:52 GMT -5
F*** Me Pumps, LOL! Hooker heels. Thigh-high boots with mini skirts. But I'm only 5 feet tall! I need all the help I can get. Seriously, my heels are always 3 inches at minimum. Today they are easily 4 inches. Everyone always comments that I'm much shorter on Fridays when I'm wearing jeans and sneakers. I remember during an earthquake drill at school one of the teachers wore sneakers instead of her 4" heels since we have to gather on the track and her students kept coming to me saying "Mrs. X. is absent where do I go?" She was standing a few feet away but at 4' 10" was a lot shorter than usual. I'm 5' 1" but don't wear heels so they are used to me being short.
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Post by wmpeon on May 10, 2016 20:29:07 GMT -5
Heaven help me it's been appx 20 years ago when I was a shift manager at a Hardee's. Had waaaay too many conversations explaining that shorts needed to be at least halfway to your knees, and what proper shoe attire was. Girls wearing shorts that don't even cover their ass is not a new thing. Neither is the belief that wearing sandals are perfectly safe around hot grease and slippery floors, or that wearing sneakers with more holes than tread is perfectly acceptable footwear.
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Post by TheOtherMe on May 10, 2016 20:47:41 GMT -5
At a job interview at a CPA firm, the CPA/owner was explaining the dress code. He told me that I could not wear blouses cut down to my navel. Seems he had a secretary, at the front desk, who wore those. She had not worn one to her interview, but did the first day of work. He sent her home. She showed up the next day in a similar blouse so he fired her.
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Post by alabamagal on May 10, 2016 21:45:50 GMT -5
Yeah, our dress code says no shorts, flips flops,etc. But I see people in flip,flops and shorts all the time. Can't figure why it's permitted and no one says anything. I remember one infamous dress code police kerfuffle at my last place of employment when a supervisor, who was fond of wearing those short/skirt combos (skorts?) told her minion that her knee length linen shorts were not acceptable work attire.
The minion (something of a clothes snob) had a fit because her linen shorts were from a very high end store, and as she put it, 'cost five time what those cheezy skorts of hers cost.'
HR had to be consulted. I can't remember the outcome, since I never wore either shorts or skorts it didn't matter to me.
(However, the supervisor was fond of those busy, bedazzled sweatshirts with the puffy appliques- she had a variety for every holiday - IMHO not really work attire, but not being the fashion police, I never shared that opinion. I didn't want to have to make a trip to HR myself).
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old.
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Post by thyme4change on May 10, 2016 21:51:50 GMT -5
I have seen application of clothing within the "business casual" realm that is so bad, I am just done with dress codes all together. If you want to look like shit - go for it - look like shit however you want. Why do we continue to put out these dress codes thinking that will be the thing that will make people suddenly have pride in their appearance.
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Post by happyhoix on May 11, 2016 6:47:14 GMT -5
I remember one infamous dress code police kerfuffle at my last place of employment when a supervisor, who was fond of wearing those short/skirt combos (skorts?) told her minion that her knee length linen shorts were not acceptable work attire.
The minion (something of a clothes snob) had a fit because her linen shorts were from a very high end store, and as she put it, 'cost five time what those cheezy skorts of hers cost.'
HR had to be consulted. I can't remember the outcome, since I never wore either shorts or skorts it didn't matter to me.
(However, the supervisor was fond of those busy, bedazzled sweatshirts with the puffy appliques- she had a variety for every holiday - IMHO not really work attire, but not being the fashion police, I never shared that opinion. I didn't want to have to make a trip to HR myself).
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. This woman was probably a size 14 -16, so yes, somewhere someone makes them - unless she sewed them herself, which is also a possibility. I think she decorated some of her own bejeweled sweatshirts, too, so maybe she was handy that way. Or they might have just been from twenty years before - she was an older woman who didn't favor any trendy new looks (hence the bejeweled and puffy sweatshirts) so they might have been something popular years before.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 14:48:58 GMT -5
Where I work it is okay to wear high heel sexy sandals and then turn the heat up really high because your feet are cold.
But hey, the perverted boss likes the sandals so he's okay with it.
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Post by flamingo on May 11, 2016 15:03:29 GMT -5
My second week at my current job, I had to have a dress code discussion with my group. One girl wore shirts a size or two too small, so they were always showing her belly. Another thought she could run around barefoot all day because her shoes, which were just SOOOO cute hurt her feet when she walked. And one girl thought that "jeans are ok on friday" meant jean shorts that barely covered her bum were ok all days.
Apparently, the person in my position before me was male and didn't think it was appropriate to tell the women in the office how to dress. Uh, it's in the employee handbook, written out, very clearly. So it was easy to pull that out and say, hey guys, my expectation is we follow the employee handbook dress code. Ok? Great, thanks!
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Post by jeep108 on May 11, 2016 15:12:59 GMT -5
I'm always in pants and a sweater, even if it's 110 outside, the guys at work like to keep the office at 60. I get cold easy so 60 is freezing to me.
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Post by Tiny on May 11, 2016 15:18:31 GMT -5
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. This woman was probably a size 14 -16, so yes, somewhere someone makes them - unless she sewed them herself, which is also a possibility. I think she decorated some of her own bejeweled sweatshirts, too, so maybe she was handy that way. Or they might have just been from twenty years before - she was an older woman who didn't favor any trendy new looks (hence the bejeweled and puffy sweatshirts) so they might have been something popular years before. They sell skorts at Kohl's in the spring time... I saw them a couple of years ago - and I contemplated buying a pair - to wear while riding my 'vintage' bike... I could pretend I was 10 again. Thankfully I couldn't find a pair in a smaller size (10 or an 8) which gave me time to come to my senses.
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Post by andi9899 on May 11, 2016 17:17:11 GMT -5
I remember one infamous dress code police kerfuffle at my last place of employment when a supervisor, who was fond of wearing those short/skirt combos (skorts?) told her minion that her knee length linen shorts were not acceptable work attire.
The minion (something of a clothes snob) had a fit because her linen shorts were from a very high end store, and as she put it, 'cost five time what those cheezy skorts of hers cost.'
HR had to be consulted. I can't remember the outcome, since I never wore either shorts or skorts it didn't matter to me.
(However, the supervisor was fond of those busy, bedazzled sweatshirts with the puffy appliques- she had a variety for every holiday - IMHO not really work attire, but not being the fashion police, I never shared that opinion. I didn't want to have to make a trip to HR myself).
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. Funny kid story. So Thing 1 had a skort she loved when she was little. A lady at a restaurant complimented her on it. Thing 2 then said "She wears those so when she sits down you can't see her business". The lady thought it was hilarious, I thought it was kinda embarrassing.
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Post by chen35 on May 11, 2016 17:31:16 GMT -5
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. Funny kid story. So Thing 1 had a skort she loved when she was little. A lady at a restaurant complimented her on it. Thing 2 then said "She wears those so when she sits down you can't see her business". The lady thought it was hilarious, I thought it was kinda embarrassing. I this story SO much!
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Post by toomuchreality on May 11, 2016 17:36:38 GMT -5
So, you're saying you're hot for the cashiers at Target? For a while my youngest son kept talking about how he wanted to work at Target when he grew up. When we asked why, he explained that he really wanted to wear a red vest.
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Post by MJ2.0 on May 11, 2016 17:52:08 GMT -5
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. Funny kid story. So Thing 1 had a skort she loved when she was little. A lady at a restaurant complimented her on it. Thing 2 then said "She wears those so when she sits down you can't see her business". The lady thought it was hilarious, I thought it was kinda embarrassing. But that's what they're for!
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Post by imanangel on May 11, 2016 21:11:46 GMT -5
That beach flip flops (think the Old Navy $2 ones) are not appropriate work attire. BUT if your flip flops have rhinestones, then they are considered "dress sandals" and therefore completely legit. And guess who now gets to help play Fashion Police?
Is it Friday yet?
Do we work in the same place?!?!
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Post by imanangel on May 11, 2016 21:21:25 GMT -5
The ladies in my office do not follow the dress code. We even have a dress code for clients taking our classes. Of course it is impossible to enforce the "no flip flop" dress code when one of our counselors constantly has them on. One counselor wears yoga a pants to work, but it is ok because she dresses up her workout shirt by putting cardigan on over it.
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Post by tcu2003 on May 12, 2016 0:09:06 GMT -5
I have seen application of clothing within the "business casual" realm that is so bad, I am just done with dress codes all together. If you want to look like shit - go for it - look like shit however you want. Why do we continue to put out these dress codes thinking that will be the thing that will make people suddenly have pride in their appearance. yes. people of Walmart has some good ideas on how to dress.
in seriousness though, outside of stuff trashy or tacky, I think there is an east/west coast difference.
I'm in Seattle, and if I put effort into dressing, it turns into wearing nice jeans, leather shoes and a collared short sleeve shirt.
if i get lazy, it turns into topsiders, kaki shorts, and a nice t-shirt or untucked collared short sleeve shirt
Agreed. I'm in the Midwest at an engineering firm, and jeans, shorts, tshirts, sandals, flip flops, etc are all acceptable. Our XOs will wear shorts and sandals in the summer when they're headed to the golf course later that day or don't have client meetings. We generally dress nicer if we have client meetings, but that's about it. Generally, no clothes with holes in them, cut offs, workout/athletic gear, and things with obscene language are about all that is prohibited, though it's been awhile since I reviewed our dress code policy.
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Post by happyhoix on May 12, 2016 8:10:47 GMT -5
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. Funny kid story. So Thing 1 had a skort she loved when she was little. A lady at a restaurant complimented her on it. Thing 2 then said "She wears those so when she sits down you can't see her business". The lady thought it was hilarious, I thought it was kinda embarrassing. I love it.
I was at a softball game sitting on the bleachers with my friend, who had a four year old son. We were about midway up the crowded bleachers. The four year old, who had been with his dad, came over to our set of bleachers, stood at the bottom and shouted up "Mom, my penis hurts." (Apparently, this was his code way of saying he needed to pee).
My theory is the kids embarrass you when they are young in a direct relationship to how much you will embarrass them when they are teens.
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Post by andi9899 on May 12, 2016 8:42:01 GMT -5
Funny kid story. So Thing 1 had a skort she loved when she was little. A lady at a restaurant complimented her on it. Thing 2 then said "She wears those so when she sits down you can't see her business". The lady thought it was hilarious, I thought it was kinda embarrassing. I love it.
I was at a softball game sitting on the bleachers with my friend, who had a four year old son. We were about midway up the crowded bleachers. The four year old, who had been with his dad, came over to our set of bleachers, stood at the bottom and shouted up "Mom, my penis hurts." (Apparently, this was his code way of saying he needed to pee).
My theory is the kids embarrass you when they are young in a direct relationship to how much you will embarrass them when they are teens.
Oh yes. I have lots of fun with them now. I embarrass them every chance I get.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 12, 2016 8:43:33 GMT -5
Do they make skorts in women's sizes? I can't ever recall seeing them on a girl over 12 years old. Funny kid story. So Thing 1 had a skort she loved when she was little. A lady at a restaurant complimented her on it. Thing 2 then said "She wears those so when she sits down you can't see her business". The lady thought it was hilarious, I thought it was kinda embarrassing. She sounds like Al A lifted up her dress to show her shorts underneath, and proudly declared she was wearing them because "Mom says it's not polite to show strangers your butt!" as we stood in the checkout line at Target. Thanks, kid.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 12, 2016 8:44:28 GMT -5
That beach flip flops (think the Old Navy $2 ones) are not appropriate work attire. BUT if your flip flops have rhinestones, then they are considered "dress sandals" and therefore completely legit. And guess who now gets to help play Fashion Police?
Is it Friday yet?
Do we work in the same place?!?! I REALLY wish that we did
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