Comments on: Flip-Flopping Away the Career

By: break cell phone contract

break cell phone contract — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:41:14 +0000

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By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:45:54 +0000

I think women wearing sandals to work is sexy!

By: Spunki Gurl

Spunki Gurl — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:13:42 +0000

Geez some of you people really need to get a life. I can see no flipflops if you work in a steel mill or a construction site but geez an office? Come on. I have worked in offices and the heaviest thing there usually a telephone or computer is wired to the floor. I would have to really be making a deliberate effort to drop it on my toes while wearing flip-flops assuming I can even lift it.

Furthermore those of you who say the sound of someone’s sandals annoy you Trust me I’m sure you do plenty of stuff that annoys your coworkers too such as smoking those cheap stinkweed cigars in front of the door and blowing that acrid smoke in front of everyone or slurping your coffee in the lunchroom. Hey can you slurp louder? I don’t think Germany heard you. Oh and one more thing contrary to what your buddies on the ESPN message board told you, Talking about how tight your fantasy footall lineup is won’t get you a date with that hot new receptionist, Acne boy.

By: GW

GW — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:47:45 +0000

I am suprised offices allow the wearing of any open-toed shoe in the workplace. It’s a hazzard no matter what kind of work you do. Something could drop on your foot, or someone could step on your toe, and do some major damage. If the company’s or school’s insurance holder heard about this lax dress-code, they would have a bird! Talk about liability!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:28:41 +0000

I have to comment on the last letter. I do agree with you on the restaurant thing. I do not think for sanitary reasons restaurant staff should wear sandals or flip-flops or even the customers.
Used to be some restaurants would not let you in wearing sandals. Even for beauty shop employees it was a no no too wear sandals for sanitary reasons and all.
Sandals and flip flops should also not be permitted in hospitals, churches or grocery stores. Again it just isn’t sanitary or respectable of other people that do not want to look at dirty feet or feel that they may catch something.
I love sandals but wear them where they are supposed to be…at the park….at the beach and at home.

By: Chloe

Chloe — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:18:16 +0000

I recently went to dinner in an upscale restaurant. Everyone there dresses either casual or dressy. As I was eating my delicious dinner one person at our table mentioned that the lady at the next table had incrediably dirty feet!!! Here she was, all dressed up with black flip-flops on. As she was sitting there, she lifted her foot off of the flip flop and exposed the bottoms of her feet. We couldn’t get over it!!!!
I could hardly eat the rest of my dinner. It made me sickl
So, please, when you go to a restaurant do the rest of us a favor……don’t wear sandals!!!!!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:34:43 +0000

I have asked my boss about this. I have been told that wearing flip-flops might just mean I will never be asked to manage the company. This is good, because I don’t want to manage the company (my boss thinks I am supremely qualified to do so, but believes that more than footwear stand between me and the top slot). He has mentioned that because of the noise my choice of footwear makes, he can hear whenever I am walking nearby. This is a good thing for him, because he can run and hide when he hears me coming.

In some workplaces, the flip-flops, they are not an occupational impediment…

By: Online Recruitment Marketing

Online Recruitment Marketing — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:20:58 +0000

Should You Wear Flip-Flops To An Interview?

This guest post is the first of many over the next 8 weeks as part of Blog Swap. Please welcome the post from Michael Kelemen who is known as the Canadian Headhunter and runs his own blog called The Recruiting

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:39:37 +0000

Ok apparently my link was no good. Go figure. But the question still stands? Did I upgrade my flips or are these just as casual?

http://www.shoemall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?redirect=1&family%5Fid=11349&GCID=C16122×010

By: Gina Snowdoll

Gina Snowdoll — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:31:42 +0000

Flip-flops are evil!

This menace to society needs to be stamped out.