Wearing slippers at work

[pinklaydee]

I work in a large, open-plan office with lots of different teams working next to each other. Noticed today that someone at a nearby hot desk is wearing big, fluffy, animal print slippers. AIBU to think that's not the done thing to wear at work?
I'm trying to be light-hearted here, I know that what colleagues wear is none of my business, but I'm nosey curious!

I wear slippers at work..

Warm and comfy.

Perhaps they have a problem with their feet (bunions, corns etc)?

Or perhaps they don't care what people think and they want to be comfortable.

If they turn up tomorrow in a onesie, well that's another matter altogether.

I had to wear non-shoes once when I had damaged my foot and it was all strapped up. I'd assume something similar here.

Even POTUS wears fluffy slippers

king where do you work? I don't do it myself but they might have a good reason? Bunion or something.

There is a guy I work with who doesn't wear shoes once he gets to work. Claims his feet are too uncomfortable in them to wear all day.

He has crocs for when he takes his smoking breaks.

I used to go bare foot in the office if I could get away with it, I wouldn't wear obviously slippers at work.

Crikey I've heard of dress down Friday but slippers at work is just odd. (Unless you work from home of course )

I work nights in a nursing home. Seems odd stomping about in shoes near delicate old lady feet.

Is it a new thing or have they always worn slippers. If new - it's a foot problem, if not they are just very laid back.

Ask them - (I want to know - also nosey) - walk past and say casually 'love your slippers' and see if they give an explanation.

I would wear slippers all the time if I could.

unless there's an injury, usually a sign of someone who is too daft to buy shoes that do what shoes should. Surprised to see that men do this too.

slippers all the time isn't good for feet, no support.

I'd love to wear slippers to work! I know it's none of my beeswax, but it's a boring day at work! It's probably bunions or something, but she's walking ok.

My office is like the effing North Pole, so I've a pair of Uggs that I wear at my desk. If I have to go to the kitchen/loo/photocopier/meeting, I throw my heels back on. Slippers would be very much frowned upon in my place, hence the covert Uggs wearing - does your office have a dress code?

My DP walks around his office in his socks, he hates wearing shoes and trousers.

There's a few massive geeks men who wear slippers at work in my office. Seems to be v popular amongst male techie types, strangely never adopted by the women.

OMG I'm jealous as hell now.

I'd give anything to wear slippers and PJ'S at work and have a power nap from t2t

DH doesn't wear slippers but takes his shoes off if he's in the office. Obviously, not if clients are about!

I've worn slippers under my desk when it's been really cold at work out when my shoes have been wet to let them dry - but I don't walk around the office in them.

I wish the men in my office who walk round in socks would wear slippers.

We have a policy about acceptable clothing to wear at work. For example, we are not allowed to wear flip flops, or strapless tops. I think slippers would fall into this category. Not professional, unless for medical purposes.

This it was put together by representatives from different departments, not management.

There is plenty of comfortable footwear to buy, it's not necessary to go bear footed.

I wear slippers at work every day but then I am a nanny so in a private household which is shoe free

A man who used to work in my office walked round bare foot all day, even into the toilets. The office manager was always sending emails round reminding people to keep the toilets clean with particular reference to "aiming". I always cringed at the thought of him stepping in puddles.

Slippers would have been a definite improvement.

I have a (male) work colleague who wears slippers in the office. Because he is really nice and very funny, I think it's fine. I would probably think it was a bit weird if I didn't like him so much!

I remove my shoes at work and just have socks on.... Small office of 5 women. I hate having shoes on at my desk!

I remember the first time I saw someone wearing those knitted uggs. It was my health visitor, she was wearing them under trousers. I couldn't stop staring because I thought she was wearing grey men's slippers. I was quite sleep deprived st the time.