Sandals and crusty feet at work

This OP.

Seriously? So if your hands were peeling (mine get terrible in hot weather, no amount of cream helps), what would you do? Take sick leave? Annual leave? Wear gloves at all times? Resign and become a recluse? This thread is getting pretty nasty. What about zits? They're not all that nice to look at either. Should teenagers be shut in their bedrooms until their skin grows up? How very dare their inflict their disgustingness on others.

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

It's a no to that, MeridaBrave.

I agree. I don't look at people's feet in general. There's a very easy solution for the OP...just stop looking!

I honestly don’t see a scenario where you are looking at co-workers feet so closely. You must have some issues or phobias if it bothers you so much.
your eyes are much higher than feet. Don’t stare at people’s feet, look them in the eyes, and you’ll be fine.

i can’t even recall what shoes my colleagues are wearing (I presume they have shoes and feet lol). Focus on your WORK

I know what you mean, especially when someone's toenails look like pork scratchings 🤢

One of my lovely friends has a bit of dry skin on her feet, which i noticed the other day when we were out. But I didn't think "Ooh that's not nice!", or wonder why she had her feet out in gasps hot weather wearing sandals.

I just thought, oh she probably needs a bit of extra moisturiser, and she's a busy mum so her feet probably aren't a huge priority. 😳🤔😀

Life's too short to sit staring at feet!😅

Unfortunately the dry skin on my feet and hands is more persistent than I am. I don’t know if it’s some kind of eczema. At this time of year my hands and feet just seem to peel. I can be decent in the morning and peeling in the afternoon.

Everyone’s body is different, some of us are just unfortunate. Do you remember how bad people’s dandruff could be, before head and shoulders was everywhere?

It would be great if you worked as hard at shedding judgmental attitudes as you work at looking after your feet.

Smelly feet and bits flaking off are anti-social. Feet that look like feet? I can't get me knickers in a twist about it. Dried skin or discoloured nails don't effect you in the least.

Well, @Offherrockingchair from the pushback you've had here, I'd be tempted to assume that far from being the place where all the people have naice, looked after feet and tootsies (and no, that doesn't mean a professional pedicure every week!), MN is a hotbed of women with hobbit feet! Who knew!😀

I'm with you. I once worked with a woman who had a resolving blister on the sole of her foot that covered the entire ball of her foot. A load of skin just hanging off. Once I'd noticed it, I couldn't stop noticing it and it made me feel queasy all day.

But sandals don’t stand out from the norm!

I wear fisherman sandals to work and so far haven't been pulled up by management. They're smart enough to see clients and for back office work as well as keeping my feet cool.

I wash, prep and moisturise my feet daily so there's no danger of them scaring my colleagues.

I have both of these pairs so I can alternate between outfits:
https://www.moshulu.co.uk/products/yarmer-chocolate?_pos=4&_fid=1d6a65d8b&_ss=c&variant=53880121655619

https://www.moshulu.co.uk/products/leather-strappy-fisherman-sandals-kynance-silver-metallic

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.

I have eczema on my hands too. I suppose OP thinks we should wear gloves all the time.

Wear the sandals, don't make your skin worse because of other people's ignorance

I don't think flip flops are suitable for workplaces but beyond that sandals are perfectly fine in the hot weather.

no one mentioned women?!!! MEN have manky feet and wear sandals just as much as women

I always wear sandals to work in the Summer, my feet are clean and pedicured plus it’s good for my feet not to be wearing shoes, never going to change

You definitely don’t need a professional pedicure to resolve this. A good foot cream and foot file works wonders… I get dry skin because I’m a long distance runner so I just file it away whenever I spot it and I use scholl foot cream.

Agree with you to an extent OP. I did wear dr marten sandals last week but I do have nicely painted nails and no dry skin if that helps.

Agree

doesn’t need to be a pedicure etc

but if have polish then to be nice

there is no need for chipped on /off or really outgrown polish or long dirty nails

whether toes or fingers

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What?😂😂😂😂

It’s a no to sandals at all regardless of what your feet are like. Clean white trainers are ok in less formal settings, sandals are not ok.

I don't think my feet are particularly attractive due to running. I am never going to get a gig modelling them, but I keep them in tip top condition.

Whenever I go for a pedicure (gel about every 8 weeks) I always noticed extremely glammed up people (eyelashes, lip fillers, botox, a lot of effort put into clothes) but then their feet need a major intervention. The poor technician has to spend half an hour with the blade getting off the parmesan rind.

It is really not hard. Use a Footner or Boots equivalent (better than Footner), a foot file, and some cream.

Cheesy feet are absolute minging.

Summer feet are made in winter. I read that here!

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