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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:24 PM Original message |
Interesting article on women's dress in workplace |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've certainly noticed all sorts of bewbie shirts at the office... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. In my office.... |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. I look. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I tend to agree....... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. Burkas for everyone then. That'll teach them to push it too far! nt |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm the office manager... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yes.... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The worst part... |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sadly, no one ever tells them that they are in the office |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. YEs--I often wonder who thinks it appropriate to dress Dr. Cuddy that way! nt |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's wonderful. |
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wildflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. "hen night"? |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yeah, what is that? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I think that's a gathering |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. oh |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. beautiful bird!!! |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. bachelorette party e/m |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Sounds like a word my Grandma would use |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
60. Like the outdated term "hen party," a party attended only by women. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. I was shocked at how hospital ward secretaries dressed |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I never was happier than when my husband went to scrubs |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. women who dress for "fun" at work just make themselves look like idiots |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Refrigerators are important |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. I watched my daughters wrestle with this |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. I dress conservatively at work and more formally than my coworkers |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Best Buy? |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. No sexiness at werk..... |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. I really don't care how you dress, just one thing |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. Been on those hiring committees. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I never know what to make of that, |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
26. Dressing Provocatively Is A Form of Sexual Harassment |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
27. What the hell is a hen night? n/t |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. I think it's Brit-speak for girls-night out. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Girls night out! n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. When men wear too-tight clothing, it is assumed that they just put on a little weight. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Not true. We had a nurse who wore his scrubs too tight. Nobody doubted why. |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. I think this article is Sexist |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
54. Oh yeah, for sure |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
67. LOL stripper outfits! |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
31. Erin Brockovich |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
32. it was a HUGE problem in my uncle's office |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. I thought this thread would have more pictures. |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. +1 |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
36. The last job I had was casual dress |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
71. My office is very casual |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. When corps stopped paying people a living wage... |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm missing something. I don't see what the problem is? |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
42. Work Attire |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 01:14 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Speak for yourself, bud. |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. No offense meant |
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Fading Captain (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. What a waste of brain cells |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
44. I hear this all the time from managers |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 01:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Here's the solution: dress like you're still 20 |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
46. How does anyone expect to be treated like a professional when they do not dress like one? |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I have to admit to being slightly envious....... |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Me too. |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. People with breasts don't have minds? |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #52 |
57. What kind of asinine question is that? |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. No that's not what I said at all. |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. I'm just asking |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. There is avast middle ground between a burqa and a club outfit |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
55. I wonder why the "muffin top" look took off in the first place? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. i dont get it either. so, not tasteful. n/t |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. I don't think it took off |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #55 |
68. I don't think it's necessarily an "in" look. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
70. I think we're talking about attire there that was meant |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
56. I had an Office Manager who used to wear these shoes that looked like Ballet Slippers... |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
61. People take "business casual" to mean "casual" way too much |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
62. I'm too sexy for my shirt... |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
63. dress for the job |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Excellent advice. n/t |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
69. Raggedy jeans, flip flops, shorts . . . |
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