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Sandals and crusty feet at work

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Offherrockingchair · 28/06/2026 19:47

AIBU to think that walking sandals and flip flops are not professional workwear? Yes, it’s been ridiculously hot, but I don’t want to see brittle yellow toenails, crusty dry skin and, in one case, flakes and chunks of skin hanging off the manky trotters of my colleagues 🤮 At the very least, if we are going to be subjected to your toe cleavage, have a pedicure first. And don’t get me started on the smelly ones!

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HumberSquid · 29/06/2026 10:00

Blackcatahotcat · 29/06/2026 09:21

To be fair, some of what you see if repulsive.

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And so? Should only the young and beautiful be seen in public. No visible deformation, or disabilities, or imperfections due to age?

ilovepuppies2019 · 29/06/2026 09:56

You're terribly judgemental and outright rude. Many of those yellow spots and bits of dry skin will be medical conditions. No, I don't think people should hide themselves away so you don't have to look at them - let alone people with a medical condition. Many people have acne as well, would you tell them to wear a bag over their head because you find their face disgusting? Dry hands and eczema are common all year so yes, some people do go around with those conditions.

RanchRat · 29/06/2026 09:52

The are fucking feet, to be walked with, to get from one place to another.

Mygardenshedisfallingdown · 29/06/2026 09:52

Anarchy99 · 29/06/2026 09:03

What do you think expect people to wear on their feet if they visit then? I assume you are a shoes off house so do you want manky socks on your floors instead?

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Do you want dog shit and piss on yours? Because I certainly don't. Like it or not where ever you walk in public shoes pick up billions of bacteria and shit,
In summer I wear sandels but when I get home wash my feet because they are often a bit grubby from dust and outside grot. I wear flip flops at home and even they get a bit grubby and need a fortnightly soapy wash although I never wear them outside. Hate to think outdoor shoes on carpets are leaving behind.
Still each to their own.

Whynottryagain · 29/06/2026 09:41

MasterBeth · 28/06/2026 22:18

Sorry, no, that really does not constitute "part of the job."

The only job where "having your feet looked at" is part of the job is "foot model."

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Dance teachers and teachers of many other sports (gymnastics? Diving? Swimming? Martial arts?) often have to look at feet. In my experience dancers tend to have awful feet because they get pounded 😂

Mygardenshedisfallingdown · 29/06/2026 09:41

tillyandmilly · 28/06/2026 21:16

I wear sandals - I also make sure I do a proper foot tidy up and put masses of foot cream on weakly I have no dry feet - I agree dry cracked heels looks awful -no excuse I use a sholl dry skin roller

Same here, it's not difficult.
I don't look at other peoples feet don't want or need to but then I'm not judgy about others because I just don't care what they are doing or wearing/ not wearing.

BlackCat14 · 29/06/2026 09:41

I wear sandals at work, but my feet are lovely and smooth.

In hot weather, I’d hate to shove my feet into proper shoes, I want them to be aired! I’d hate to have sandals banned. If others want to do the same, but their feet are a bit grim, I just wouldn’t look.

LeedsLoiner · 29/06/2026 09:40

Offherrockingchair · 28/06/2026 21:33

Err - not sure why you assumed I work with women? The worst contenders last week were far and away men, actually!

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The thing is though men (in general) DGAF what you think about their feet.

SquirrelGG · 29/06/2026 09:39

Offherrockingchair · 28/06/2026 21:14

It’s not like I go round deliberately looking - you just can’t help seeing what people are wearing, and when there’s rough skin and yellowing bits on display, yuck!

It's quite common for women to wear sandals to work here and the only thing I have ever noticed is if they have their nails painted, I don't see anything else. You really would have to take a good look to notice all the things you are, be honest you just want to show off your judgemental side, which is actually less attractive than the feet you so despise.

Whynottryagain · 29/06/2026 09:34

Gwenhwyfar · 28/06/2026 21:21

Fuck off. If it's extremely hot my ugly feet will be out.
My face is ugly too, but I'm not going to wear a paper bag over it.

This, tbh.

I can't say I give people's foot beauty any thought. They are feet, they do their job. Even well looked after feet are not attractive imo.

I don't see much difference between saying you don't want to see someone's ungroomed feet to saying you don't want to see an ugly face without makeup. What does it matter if someone has yellow toenails?

CluelessAboutBiology · 29/06/2026 09:21

Thankfully I, and my colleagues, all have to wear safety boots so no feet on display

Blackcatahotcat · 29/06/2026 09:21

Fatmanscoop · 29/06/2026 08:33

There are so many pearl clutchers on here, you’re really making me laugh

Sandals are not bikinis, feet are not boobs or bum

Sandais are a sensible, non offensive item of clothing when practically they allow.

some of you need to get a grip

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To be fair, some of what you see if repulsive.

Metalmotha · 29/06/2026 09:20

Why? I’m subjected to having to look at people with face full of filler with troweled on make up wearing clothes made by modern day slaves seemingly designed to have the worst possible environmental impact every day of the year

DappledThings · 29/06/2026 09:20

Littlebitpsycho · 29/06/2026 09:18

I would literally pass out if I saw this. I have a massive phobia of feet and would throw up if I saw that.

Even reading this has made me wash my hands 3 times 🤣

You would pass out if you saw someone in sandals? Do you never leave your house in summer?

Blackcatahotcat · 29/06/2026 09:19

Oh jeez we had some corkers in my last office. Hard skin on heels that can NEVER have been filed and another person had unpainted toenails that looked like whelks. Utterly repulsive.

Littlebitpsycho · 29/06/2026 09:18

I would literally pass out if I saw this. I have a massive phobia of feet and would throw up if I saw that.

Even reading this has made me wash my hands 3 times 🤣

MNLurker1345 · 29/06/2026 09:17

Rushing - former camp!

MNLurker1345 · 29/06/2026 09:16

cluckinell2 · 28/06/2026 21:38

Don’t look then. You sound like the type of person I’d hate to work with. Not everyone has time for fucking weekly pedicures.

You don’t need a weekly pedicure to look after your feet. I used to have a monthly one. But now do my feet myself.

We all have different levels of personal care. To some these things matter to others they don’t. We just have to look around us.

I like you @Offherrockingchair am in the latter camp.

DappledThings · 29/06/2026 09:15

RampantIvy · 29/06/2026 07:20

What is it with the ingenuous "don't look then" posts on threads like this?

It is unavoidable seeing people in any sort of clothes or footwear that stand out from the norm, or even those that don't. We can't go around with our eyes closed all the time.

It's such a silly comment.

Sandals don't stand out from the norm and people's feet are hardly ever in my eyeline. I would have to specifically go looking at them to notice them.

Fatmanscoop · 29/06/2026 09:13

@PinkCatCushion Sounds like you don’t t manage classroom behaviour very effectively if kids are constantly swinging on chairs. Do better

Melarus · 29/06/2026 09:11

Purplecatshopaholic · 29/06/2026 08:46

Oh god, Hard Agree op. Can’t bear it, lol. Put your trotters away if you can’t look after them (men and women!)

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Sandals and crusty feet at work
Anarchy99 · 29/06/2026 09:04

Purplecatshopaholic · 29/06/2026 08:46

Oh god, Hard Agree op. Can’t bear it, lol. Put your trotters away if you can’t look after them (men and women!)

Why should people do that? I don’t go round noticing and judging what others wear - give it a try, it’s terribly liberating.

Anarchy99 · 29/06/2026 09:03

PinkCatCushion · 28/06/2026 22:10

I agree OP. It’s gross. I don’t want to see people’s horrible toes and smelly feet (and they do smell but their owners are nose blind to their own feet).
I work in a school and open toes are not safe: children always swing on their chairs and if they put the chair down on your foot (happened to me many a time in our overcrowded classroom ), you are going to have a serious bruise or even broken skin if your foot isn’t protected by a closed shoe.
I hate it if people come round to my house, take off their shoes and leave sweaty footprints across my wooden floor. Their feet always smell. Plus they sit there and for some reason always rub their yucky feet together.

What do you think expect people to wear on their feet if they visit then? I assume you are a shoes off house so do you want manky socks on your floors instead?

Thirteenblackcats · 29/06/2026 08:57

Purplecatshopaholic · 29/06/2026 08:46

Oh god, Hard Agree op. Can’t bear it, lol. Put your trotters away if you can’t look after them (men and women!)

They are not trotters. We are not pigs.

Purplecatshopaholic · 29/06/2026 08:46

Oh god, Hard Agree op. Can’t bear it, lol. Put your trotters away if you can’t look after them (men and women!)

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