Sandals and crusty feet at work

Thing is, you actively have to look at someone’s feet (as if it’s not like something being at eye level). So don’t bother.

I don’t get why people are expected to subject themselves to ‘beauty treatments’ purely for the sake of strangers. I’m not going to put myself through something unpleasant so I don’t offend someone, especially when they don’t have to look.

Seriously? You don’t see why someone wouldn’t want to pay for a person to fuck about with their feet for non medical purposes?

I absolutely hate feet (horrible nails or really cracked dirty heels) but I think when its 35° id cut some slack about footwear. I didn't wear my flip flops to work last week as I feel my feet get/look dirty on my commute, (obviously I have showered in the morning) so I wore canvas pumps. But my feet would have been a lot cooler in sandals, and I wouldnt blame anyone else for wearing them.
Some people have horrible teeth and thats a lot more difficult not to look at if youre speaking to them!!

I don't have any of the issues mentioned in your OP but I do have a bunion. I'm very conscious of it and wear long dresses/trousers to try and hide it but I had no choice last week but to wear open toed sandals, surely if people don't like it they just don't look at people's feet!

Haha, I agree with this, I absolutely can’t cope with the slap-slap sound of flip flops either! Also agree I am probably unreasonable ( and unusually sensitive to sounds) 😂

Good to hear you find them cool, I thought they looked sweaty. Useful info if people are looking for that style.

Still a fair bit of foot including some toe on display though. Don't know that it would satisfy the purists!

People were saying they couldn't do it every week, so I told them every three weeks was fine. If they wanted to do it, of course.

Some weird opinions about feet on here.

I don’t have an issue with feet, I just don’t feel toes are appropriate in a professional business setting so would rather keep mine covered at work. These shoes are still cool to wear as they aren’t a solid front, that’s all.

I'm not expecting that everyone who wears sandals has to have pedicure or painted nails and completely moisturised heels. But my colleague wears sandals on absolutely crusty feet.. Nails haven't even been trimmed for weeks(months?), and the heels are so flaky I didn't even know they could get that bad.

I wear light trainers all summer and I'm OK, I don't know why someone HAS to wear strappy sandals especially if the feet are absolutely horrendous. It's just not very professional.

What’s wrong with toes being visible? I think I have beautiful feet and I am going to flaunt them ;) Who is going wear shoes in this hot weather. You don’t have to look at them if you have feet phobia.

I agree but it’s usually men’s feet that give me the ick. They’re often the ones with the yellow toe nails and hard skin all over their feet.. yuk.

In my case, both times it was in November, so not really an issue. Losing a toenail is a fairly unpleasant thing. I don't know that I would have wanted a piece of non-breathable plastic stuck on my tender nail bed or interfering with the new nail growing in- you're supposed to give it as much air as possible once the nail bed hardens. I'm generally a pedicure every two weeks person, but I think if it had been hot weather, I would have prioritised a healthy foot over offending other people's sensibilities.

Its so easy not to have disgusting feet.
If feet are creamed everyday for a month they become beautifully baby soft. I have extremely dry skin and this works perfectly.
I would never show my feet if I had disgusting cracked heels.

The Awful Colleague strikes again. I love her silly threads.

Other priorities for time and money. I can't understand people who get anxious about just being their natural self.

I do not care as long as my feet are comfortable. The same for everyone else.

Do you expect someone with a missing limb to stick a false limb on too? Or is it just missing nails you object to?

Why should they have to? Fake nails are annoying as fuck and if the person missing a toenail isn’t bothered then it’s nobody else’s business.

Yeah but surely you can stick a fake nail on if you’re going to wear sandals!

Sandals are fine but why would people wear them without getting a pedicure first. That includes men.

Distance runners often lose toenails. The only times it's happened to me were the two times I ran marathons.

They’re just feet ffs.

We all have them. Like we all have a fanny or a dick. And we all sweat. And we all shit. Massive smelly shits.

We’re all human. Just grow up and crack on with the job you’re paid to do.

Oh it’s gross op.
I think in uk we forget about feet a lot or they’re ignored as so much of the year they are in socks and shoes/trainers but some people literally do not look after them one iota.

This is an 'only on Mumsnet' kinda clickbait thread. Oh and performance/sporty/walking sandals are appropriate commuting and workwear and don't reveal much of a persons feet.

What does 'crusty' even mean and who goes for regular pedicures/podiatry/chiropody? Serious reality check needed.