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By Truth Believer

December 3, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Forget the Office party! How about the regular work week. There’s a near-50 year-old chick in my office who wears these tight-fitting knit pants that are just a cut above spandex. To add to that, she has broad shoulders and a large bust and wears heavy sweaters and other bulky tops. She looks like a Green Bay Packer. And there’s this guy (?) who is stuck in the 80’s. Has has never heard of “subtle colors”. He has hundreds of outfits ranging in color from seafoam green to fabulous fuschia and he has the dyed snakeskin shoes to match every single one of them. OH- and did I mention he recently had his braids taken out and there’s no workable plan for making his hair decent. Meanwhile, the office manager turns a blind eye. We can’t all be fashionistas, but how about just sticking with the basics and being professional, or at least presentable. These are not kids- one’s 48 and the other’s 52. I learned in high school back in 1975 that appropriate office attire consists of dark tailored slacks or skirts and casual tops and/or jackets. times have changed and there are lots of nice colors and patterns now that are fashionable and appropriate. I don’t think we should have to look like prudes, but how about just refraining from being an eyesore. HINT: If you bought that outfit in the 80’s, it looks like it. HINT: If there are 17 pairs of pants in every color and similar style imaginable on the 80% off rack, there’s a reason. HINT: If you say to yourself when you look in the mirror each morning, “Gee, these must’ve shrunk with that last wash,”,trust me, it shrunk more than you know. I’d rather see sagging pants.

By Vet Dude

December 5, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Went to this one party where a stunning blonde spouse married to one of the office managers wore a long evening gown with a long split up the front. She unfortunately forgot that when she truck stop danced provocatively, her dressed split wide open and she unveiled to the world that she decided to go “commando” that night. Needless to say, someone captured that kodak moment and inadvertantly sent the party pictures out via office email soon after. It was pre-digital camera days so the film lab crew probably got a big chuckle when they developed the photos.

The moral of the story is dress appropriately for the right occassion or else you will be the office party discussion. The manager quit soon after succumbing to endless humiliation.