The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

Green broccoli for a treat -- that would be a scary experience ....

 

[donaldtoo]

Oooops! Got distracted, but, found this kinda’ cute one, too...!!!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

I have an even bigger plastic bag, for my plastic bags in plastic bags.

bagception?

 

[donaldtoo]

So CUTE!!!

Thanks, Minnie!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

You really do have a great office environment. So much camaraderie.

Thank you, and I never take that aspect for granted...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Everything tastes better on a Mickey plate.

Indeed!!!
And, also in a Mickey shape...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Those are so fantastic! Your dd is very creative. The first picture is so funny! Little Emy is so very sweet. What a little adorable angel she is.

Thank you so much!!!
She indeed has a very artsy, creative side!!!
Yes, that first pic totally cracked us up, too...!!!!!
And, I’m definitely NOT gonna’ argue with you about our sweet little adorable angel (R)Emy...!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Alrighty gang, I’m out for now...!
Y’all be cool, and sweet dreamin’/mornin’ to all...!!!
Laterrrrrrrrrrr...!!!!!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

Car in the Creek Watch update: day 11...

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the car looks more and more broken.

 

[Gabe1]

I agree with a lot of that.

However, what's appropriate for one business may not be appropriate for all. I don't dress as formally as I used to for work, but I'd never show up in jeans, no matter how relaxed dress codes become in the workplace.

I still think that too casual a wardrobe reflects more of an effort (on the part of an employee) to please herself, versus dressing up a bit, to show you represent the company. I think that's what @StarWarsGirl was getting at there--she knows the culture of her company, and knew right away that the "too" casually dressed employee could ruin a more conservative casual attire day for all.

As you stated, employers are reluctant to get into these types of conversations with people not dressing appropriately, so they take the easy way out and just ban casual days. (There's always one person in every crowd that can mess it up for everyone.)

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My point pretty clearly by someone else.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/school-dress-code-skirts-pants_us_5bdb12f9e4b0da7bfc17b66d

 

[Gabe1]

...appropriate today....know we all support you...

 

[MinnieM123]

I miss the days of wearing a uniform so much, it's exhausting trying to figure out what to wear to work everyday, what the temperature is going to be, what kind of meetings I have... and with whom.... I miss the airlines... where my biggest decisions were pants or skirt? Short sleeve shirt or long sleeve shirt. And which tie... flower/bow or man style tie. Oh and one airline I did have the choice of a dress too. It was so easy to figure out what to wear back then!

Here's a link to Midway airlines, I worked for both Midway 1 and 2, so I wore both the tan and the blue uniforms.

http://www.uniformfreak.com/1midway.html

Wow. I really like all those options. No wonder you liked your "uniform"!!

 

[MinnieM123]

The beginnings of some more 3-D model fun...!!!

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Holy cow! Talk about a cube farm on steroids!

(No doubt I'm completely misinterpreting the design, but that was just my first impression. )

 

[Figgy1]

You must live in a very dark unlit area, which I didn't think even existed in New Jersey. There are so many area lights on around my place that I very seldom can see many stars in the sky, clouds or no clouds.

Sympathy like. Outside of the cities there are lots of good places for stargazing

 

[Figgy1]

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A as Princess Aurora, from Sleeping Beauty. You'd be amazed at how many people don't recognize this dress....

Dang she is cute. Love love love that she is wearing a gown with croc's. You go little girl!!!

^^^What she said X2

 

[MinnieM123]

I don't believe it is an easy way out. Most schools and businesses just don't want to waste time on being fussy of the amount of material on a woman's shoulders these days especially when the code itself isn't equal for men and woman. Who wants to set themselves up for a lawsuit. And there have been many in schools and workplaces that are unionized. There is one right now with a Pilots Union.

Me as a surveyor for most of my career I wore jeans. I took my career seriously and was well respected in the industry. Frankly being in a male dominated career a skirt would have been inappropriate. Lots of the tech industry has gone the way of Steve Jobs. Black turtleneck and jeans every day and I fail to see how that hurt Apple. The Silicon Valley which is boatloads of talent. Engineers usually in a tshirt, zipper hoodie and jeans and of course gym shoes. Zuckerberg has been know well for his tshirts, sweatshirts and jeans. Very successful. Their clothing didn't seem to call into question their ability lead or build awesome corporations and draw talented employees. In the fast-moving world of tech, the idea is to show that your'e not wasting precious time on something as vain as fashion, they aren't judgmental or catty about petty things like clothing but are some pretty talented people that have more things to focus on who is wearing what, the Code if anything is University casual. And it works. Likely why more and more firms are moving away from dress codes.

I am old enough to remember the poor RNs that were forced to wear white dresses and heeled white shoes with a stupid hat everyday in hospitals. That is a heck of another folly of a dress code gone bye bye. Getting patients in and out of beds, doing CPR etc in a white dress. My Nuns were in full cover from head to toe, couldn't see a hair on their head, no necks. Don't think it made them better school teachers to wear that in non air conditioned buildings. Don't believe little girls forced by code to wear a skirt or dress made them smarter. So what does that teach little girls that adults write dress codes requiring them to have exposed legs in school?

The one I like the most that has 'let it go' was SouthWest Airline. As you look at their attendants they dressed in the summer months, shorts and a polo where other airlines have for decades dressed their flight attendants in some unique costumes/uniforms and the ridiculous high heels on an aircraft. Me my favorite airline is SouthWest, usually nice and warm employees, fair price. Being more casually dressed in their industry doesn't seem to have affected the corporation or their success.

Yup, a successful business is based upon so many more factors than what people wear. I do stand firm in respecting the company's culture in regard to business attire--whether casual or more conservative.

 

[Figgy1]

My youngest refuses to wear pants. She loves her dresses(as long as they twirl). The only time she will agree to wear pants of some sort is in the colder months, but only if it is to a cheer practice or a competition. Otherwise it is a dress with leggings or tights. We did go to a few competitions last season where she wanted to change into a dress at the venue when a competition was over. I have no idea why she dislikes pants so much. I rarely wear dresses.

My soulmate

 

[MinnieM123]

the car looks more and more broken.

Surprised it hasn't been towed out of there by a metal scrap yard. There are businesses that make a lot of money off metal scrap. (I can't imagine that car would ever be in shape to be driven again, so I can only imagine any worth to it at this point, would be metal salvage.)

 

[Figgy1]

20 days until Thanksgiving

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I forgot to post pictures of Kapono in her hot dog costume yesterday. It was a $3 Target costume.

Hubs took these pictures. The one with her looking out the window was when she was waiting for me to come home. Apparently gets to her post and she starts looking at 3:15pm every week day. At least that is what my husband says.
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That is so darn cute! And how sweet that he looks for you everyday.