Comments on: Flip-Flopping Away the Career

By: Lakeesha Besemer

Lakeesha Besemer — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:11:11 +0000

Why is it that your content jogs my memory of another matching one which Someone said some other place?

By: booboo kitty

booboo kitty — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:11:04 +0000

Spunki Girl, so you think because their is nothing heavy you can’t get a foot injured. HOW WRONG YOU ARE! My previous wife wore those vile things to work in an office, well guess what, she broke two toes when a SMALL STAPLER fell on her foot, and lo and behold, who had to pay the medical bills SHE DID! Workman’s comp WILL NOT pay for any injury if you are wearing open toed shoes of any kind, including sandals and flip flops! So keep wearing them, sooner or later you will do somethiing that will cause you to be out of work and YOU WON’T GET WORKERS COMP because they ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT PAY for STUPIDITY. You will have to pay all medical costs for your injuries.

Anyone that would wear open toed shoes, sandals or flip flops to work is just asking for trouble! BTW: they also in many instances won’t pay if the shoe is BACKLESS either, the shoe must be solid and/or have a strap or back to it.

My former wife learned this the hard way.

Personally if I ran an office, flip flops, sandals, open toes shoes of any kind would not be permitted period. They are unsafe and a potential hazard to the wearer while at work.

I don’t even think stores of any kind should allow you to shop in these type shoes either!

By: Ms. Fab

Ms. Fab — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:19:03 +0000

I totally agree with Manager Man. NO one going to work should wear flip-flops or any kind of sandal. It is very unprofessional. I work in a law office that even requires that the women wear hosery. And that is ok. It looks polished and ladylike and sexier than ole plain-legged wearers.
I also have to agree that restaurants should go back to having dress codes too! Naked feet have a trillion germs because they are the closest to the ground. Dah.!

By: Manager Man

Manager Man — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:50:35 +0000

Comment for Spunki Gurl. Sweetheart, I don’t want to see your ugly feet, or anyone else’s either, at my office. As for safety, during a fire situation, with everyone evacuating, one flip-flop clad moron tripping creates a pile up at the exit, which could endanger lives.

What the young (in general) need to learn is that some things just aren’t appropriate in a professional environment. I’ll stress the penultimate word in the previous sentence: PROFESSIONAL. The 80s had that silly Cybill Shepherd “sneakers to work” look that resulted in women wearing them all day. That was banned before guys could get in on the act. Oh, and guys in sandals? Lame.

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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!!!!!