Is it ever ok to go shoeless in an office?

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Pouring with rain this AM so wore willies to work.

In the rush to get out of the house and catch the bus completely forgot my shoes!!

Depends on the nature of the office.

Only absolutely soaking and tbh I always try to have emergency shoes under my desk. But not posh slippers!

Good look to go for if you looking for payrise...

I frequently teach without shoes on ?? !! I have really bad knees and hips and am just more comfortable without shoes!

I was barefoot today, but we are not customer facing.

I work without shoes on as much as I can, in the office definitely and teaching too at times.

I did it quite frequently if still there late at night.

Otherwise accepted for accidents but not by choosing

I do occasionally. And we're high up in a sky scraper, if the fire alarm goes off and I'm wearing heels, they're off before I tackle the stairs.

I want to live to the ground floor, after that I can always nip into a shop for a new pair if we aren't straight back up in the lift

I take my shoes off under my desk but have an office to myself in a new building although if probably take them off anyway. I've also taught barefoot when my new shoes hurt my feet.

Works although, if their are unmentionable nasties on office floors, why wouldn't they be transferred just as easily by attaching themselves to shoes?

Sorry, should have been Worksallhours

I work in a shop. If i'm in the back room i'll often take my shoes off if i've been on my feet all day- customer facing is different, however.

worra you bugger, I just snorted at that photo.

Once the students leave in the afternoon, if I'm just working in the classroom I always kick mine off.

works how did they find plague? whatever were they looking for?

If you work alone/won't be leaving your desk without shoes/ don't have smelly feet it's fine. I often take my shoes off at my desk but always put them on again if I am leaving my desk for any reason.

One girl I work with pretty much refuses to wear shoes in the office however she has some personal hygiene issues and her feet absolutely stink (amongst other things but that's another story) and she is often politely asked to put her shoes back on even if sat at her desk.

If no one else is inconvenienced and you accept responsibility for wheeling over your own toes etc I see no reason why not!

It's probably fine, though if you need to walk around could you borrow some off of an office mate. Most of the women in my office seem to have about 5 pair under their desks! Is there anyone you get along with well enough to say 'I forgot shoes! Can I borrow yours to go to accounts/the photocopier/whatever?'

violetwellies - plague is still a 'live' disease in the USA, especially in rural areas. Around 10-15 people get it a year, mainly from touching dead animals.

MummaV how do you deal with your colleague's ph issues? How can she get away with it?

In the office on my own or when hosting a case conference? Yes all the time or in flip flops.

On the wards or with patients? No but I can get away with crocs

I know a lady (who has a face to face job with clients) who never wears shoes or socks - even in winter.

She goes to professional meetings and everything.

We had a lady in our office who used to keep slippers there to wear and we do deal with the general public.

Shrunkenhead she has been spoken to on multiple occasions by management regarding her hygiene issues and for a few days she will make a conscious effort to shower and use deodorant (displayed by coming to work with wet hair, body spray can on desk - even a packet of femfresh wipes left poking clearly out of her bag) however within a few days she goes back to being smelly again.

MummaV how is she not mortified???? I can't get my head around it, I may have to start a bad hygiene AIBU of my own!