Comments on: Showing up for work without any clothes http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/ Cycling, hiking, camping, etc -- now back in southern Indiana. Words and photos. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:11:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: James http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 James Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:31:41 +0000 http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/#comment-1568 Hey, I did that once. Now I keep a backup outfit in my file cabinet just in case. Hey, I did that once. Now I keep a backup outfit in my file cabinet just in case.

]]> By: Marty http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 Marty Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:03:59 +0000 http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/#comment-1520 Sometimes karma just works out for you - your body was saying that you should stay home, but you pushed through. So you get the marks for showing up even not feeling well, but got to go home and be comfortable while working. As for me, I've run into something similar twice. Once, when working for MBNA (aka "The Firm"), I wore my workout clothes into work and brought my real clothes in my bag. Unfortunately, work clothes - which meant shirt, tie and at least khakis - in this case was <i>sans</i> pants. Luckily, I had a pair of jeans in my bag, so at least I had something to wear. I got more than a few comments about how my dress was inappropriate for the workplace and had to explain the reason, which was only somewhat acceptable. The other was my last job - the same thing, except all I had was a pair of khaki shorts and sandals, so that's what I wore for the day. Luckily, GSI was a lot more reasonable - I got a few jibes but no one really made a big deal about it. Sometimes karma just works out for you – your body was saying that you should stay home, but you pushed through. So you get the marks for showing up even not feeling well, but got to go home and be comfortable while working.

As for me, I’ve run into something similar twice. Once, when working for MBNA (aka “The Firm”), I wore my workout clothes into work and brought my real clothes in my bag. Unfortunately, work clothes – which meant shirt, tie and at least khakis – in this case was sans pants. Luckily, I had a pair of jeans in my bag, so at least I had something to wear. I got more than a few comments about how my dress was inappropriate for the workplace and had to explain the reason, which was only somewhat acceptable. The other was my last job – the same thing, except all I had was a pair of khaki shorts and sandals, so that’s what I wore for the day. Luckily, GSI was a lot more reasonable – I got a few jibes but no one really made a big deal about it.

]]> By: furiousball http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 furiousball Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:33:30 +0000 http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/#comment-1515 I think you should have completed the dream and stripped off everything and then worked nude all day. I think you should have completed the dream and stripped off everything and then worked nude all day.

]]> By: Pete http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-1499 Pete Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:25:12 +0000 http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/#comment-1499 I've never forgotten the entire outfit, but there's been several times I've forgotten socks and/or underwear. To the point that I now keep a clean set in my desk drawer. Maybe I should add a shirt and pants to the stockpile. I’ve never forgotten the entire outfit, but there’s been several times I’ve forgotten socks and/or underwear. To the point that I now keep a clean set in my desk drawer. Maybe I should add a shirt and pants to the stockpile.

]]> By: John http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 John Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:59:25 +0000 http://www.apertome.com/blog/2007/06/25/showing-up-for-work-without-any-clothes/#comment-1498 I don't know if things would work out very well if I worked from home. Too much temptaion to blow off the work. Although it's not like I don't do that in the office too. I don’t know if things would work out very well if I worked from home. Too much temptaion to blow off the work. Although it’s not like I don’t do that in the office too.

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