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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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Offherrockingchair · 28/06/2026 21:33

slughater · 28/06/2026 21:29

OMG another thing for women to torture themselves about
grey hair
upper arms
shoulders
armpits
hair anywhere other than on the head
faces that are as nature intended
bodies that are too fat/too thin/too muscular/not muscular enough
teeth a shade away from brilliant white
skin more aged than a 16 year olds

are the men worrying about this or is it sufficient for them to be clean and tidy?
their clothing, comfortable and unremarkable?

we do not have to collude in our own oppression! be grateful if you have a body that works and is pain free! we are not put on this earth to measure up to some arbitrary and oppressive set of rules for our appearance!

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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RandomUsernameHere · 28/06/2026 21:33

YANBU wearing sandals to work is completely inappropriate.

slughater · 28/06/2026 21:29

OMG another thing for women to torture themselves about
grey hair
upper arms
shoulders
armpits
hair anywhere other than on the head
faces that are as nature intended
bodies that are too fat/too thin/too muscular/not muscular enough
teeth a shade away from brilliant white
skin more aged than a 16 year olds

are the men worrying about this or is it sufficient for them to be clean and tidy?
their clothing, comfortable and unremarkable?

we do not have to collude in our own oppression! be grateful if you have a body that works and is pain free! we are not put on this earth to measure up to some arbitrary and oppressive set of rules for our appearance!

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.

Fidgety31 · 28/06/2026 21:19

It used to be a dress code in my NHS job not to wear open footwear …. But no one abides by that anymore .
same with general style of dress tbh .

Thirteenblackcats · 28/06/2026 21:18

When it’s weather like this my sandals come out. ( not walking sandals though)

in the hot weather I either wear sandals, sliders or smart trainers for work. Other shoes not comfortable for me

SingtotheCat · 28/06/2026 21:17

Yeah, there has to be a minimum degree of professionalism in an office.
I am desperately looking for some smart,
closed-toe sandals. I do use a foot file, so no crispy heal skin.

FourEyesGood · 28/06/2026 21:17

I couldn’t care less as long as they don’t smell. They’re just feet.

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

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!

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Sirzy · 28/06/2026 20:41

just don’t look at their feet if you find them that offensive?

I don’t normally wear open toes to work but last week I did because I didn’t want sweaty feet all day!

WhosGotTheKeysToMyBimma · 28/06/2026 20:39

Agree.

I don't like looking at my own feet if they're not in nice condition, never mind other people's