Super cute dresses, Aimee.

I am "dressed" for work. None of my students will be there, but I don't feel comfortable wearing shorts. So I have a t-shirt material skirt and a white tee. I'd like to wear flip flops, but I'll put on tennis shoes instead. Sigh.

I'm wearing black cotton pants, a green polo, and gym shoes. I would be wearing jeans, but my only pair are in the laundry basket.

Oh, and it looks like I'll be wearing a size smaller next week! Everything is a bit baggy, so it's time to move on to a size 22.

I don't think that anyone can make you wear heels anymore, can they? I know that I can't wear them at all; with my messed-up knees, they hurt like hell.

I was gonna say this. I can understand requiring "dress shoes" like flats, but is it even legal to require that women wear something men don't have to wear? (I don't actually know what that means for bras, now that I think of it.) Particularly given that heels are hell on the human anatomy.

fuck heels. I can't wear them either.

sumi, your boss sounds like a crazy person.

"Closed-toe dress shoes" would be as far as they could go, I'd imagine, but who knows. I saw a story recently about a little boy who wore a skirt to school when it was hot because skirts were allowed (for girls, presumably) but shorts were not.

Or, go pantsless on the plane and put them on when you get there? that shouldn't be a problem, right?

Brilliant!!

I think she is (about this at any rate.)

Concerns we have (the support staff) is that rules won't be enforced evenly -i.e., there are professional staff who wear flip flops every day: it they don't get sent home and we do. . . grrr.

Anyway, I still don't have dress shoes that work with my brace. I asked my direct supervisor if I should get a letter from my doctor - but she said to not rush into it.

as someone who wears vibram five fingers shoes about half the week, I would not be amused.

I am against mandating footwear for employees (unless there are safety issues) but if I were in charge I'd have to outlaw those fingerered shoes. They FREAK ME OUT!

They probably can't have a dress code that is different for men v. women, generally speaking. They can have different dress codes for professionals v. staff.

I am against mandating footwear for employees (unless there are safety issues) but if I were in charge I'd have to outlaw those fingerered shoes. They FREAK ME OUT!

One of my coworkers was wearing the yesterday and it totally took me aback.