It will be interesting to see how the student workers take to the new policy. (Up to now they can be casual but must be clean, covered up and any tee shirts or sweatshirts should have our university's logo.)

In Post-production, there is no dress code. As Admin, I tend to wear somewhat dressy shirts and nice jeans or cargo pants. And clogs, always clogs. But people who don't meet the public wear ANYTHING--one employee (who is a big gal) wears men's board shorts as shorts along with baby t's. Not a good look.

Many people wear jeans and flip-flops at my office, but I don't. Part of it is that I hate flip-flops. (On me--they're uncomfortable.) Part of it is that my skirts and trousers are more comfortable than jeans.

I work at a non-profit that does a lot of work in sub-Saharan Africa. People don't care about heels that much. There's a bit of a status thing around how distant and obscure the village is where you got your latest earrings, though. (I do web work in the US office. I lose this competition every day. 10,000 Villages is considered cheating.)

I think it freaks some of us out because we're old.

HEY NOW! I don't think it's a thing the Young People are into, necessarily. The one person I know who is an advocate is my age. And he taunts me with them when he's wearing them because he knows I think they are freaky. I couldn't articulate why exactly but:

They look hairless hobbit feet of the future.

Is about right. (I do get that they are very comfortable for some folks!)

I also don't like flip flops outside of the beach/pool, your house, or coming from a pedicure. But I'm not going to tell someone they can't wear them where they like. Your feet, your choice!

Cute clothes, Aimee. Franny is getting into sewing and I fret because really I have almost no skills, and no sewing machine. I probably need to address that this summer.

I have never been told of an official dress code, but I feel like there's an implicit one, especially on days when I teach.

But I'm not going to tell someone they can't wear them where they like. Your feet, your choice!

WhatEV. Outside of the tropics, and in the office, no flipflops. I'm pretty adamant about that. I don't think we're even allowed running shoes on casual Friday here.

I'm not the most casual dresser here (I've never worn a t-shirt), but I'm probably the most out of the box. It's a pretty mundane place. My cowboy boots get attention. Toe shoes would rock the very foundations and then they'd explicitly write them out in the employee manual.

"My" long-time developer is leaving the team next week. I'm resenting every second of the transition activities, but trying not to let it show, because I'm not actually 12. It's hard.

The pilot for The New Girl was WAY funnier than I expected it to be. If you hate Zooey Deschanel you will hate it, but as far as overidentifying with the main character...yeah, nerdy socially awkward girl named Jess who randomly quotes LotR and sings to herself all the time? I'm pretty sure I get to call dibs on that one.

In Post-production, there is no dress code

This is why I can never leave my job.

oe shoes would rock the very foundations and then they'd explicitly write them out in the employee manual.

awesome!

There's a bit of a status thing around how distant and obscure the village is where you got your latest earrings, though.

Snerk. I could score you some cool ones from an African American dance studio in the Lower Ninth Ward, but I'm guessing that wouldn't even be a top contender.

There's a bit of a status thing around how distant and obscure the village is where you got your latest earrings, though.

That's kind of awesome. Oh, humanity: we are all about the status, however we can.