to find flip-flops at work vulgar?

[SummaLuvin]

With the recent bout of hot weather we have been enjoying, there has been a proliferation of my colleagues who have deemed it acceptable to wear revealing sandals and flip-flops to work. I work in a corporate environment and find this overt display of naked foot highly unprofessional, not to mention vulgar. Quite frankly seeing Tony's hairy toes makes me want to heave. AIBU to find this outrageous?

I’m surprised it’s allowed from an H&S point of view.

I’ve never worked in any organisation that allowed open toes.

I don’t mind seeing toes though. I live in a Southern US state where everyone (except school kids) where open toed shoes all the time.

I definitely wouldn’t enjoy seeing a hairy, gnarled foot I have to admit, but if the foot looks pretty good then no it wouldnt bother me.

I find it equally as horrible as when other women are wearing sandals. I cannot stand the noise.

You'd hate me. I wear flip flops from about April to October as long as it's not pissing it down.
I do have lovely feet though, as feet go, with nicely painted nails. I know they are nice as I get compliments on them!
I'm on office manager.

Just don't look?

I have to say I hate feet! Even the ones that look good! So in summer I tend to just not look if it can be helped. I do think flip flops in the work place looks unprofessional (Just my opinion) but if the sandals are “proper shoes” so to speak, I don’t think anyone can really object.

I don't mind a sandal, but I hate seeing flip flops.

It's not the skin/toe exposure, I just get rage from the shuffling and noise. Makes my toes involuntarily clench my shoes in sympathy.

such a peculiarly British thing to hate feet - in the US you see people wearing flip-flops nearly all year round and certainly from March-end Nov! Tend to agree on office rules though - no flip flops, no tops without sleeves, no short shorts or mini-skirts...we do live in an increasingly informal culture though.

i know what you mean about hairy man toes though. Yuck!

It's not the flip flop I mind.
It's the dirty black soles of the feet we constantly see on the flip.

When I first joined my workplace I was aghast to see some of the admin staff wandering around barefoot! not envy

Come and work in a lab. No feet -manky or otherwise- on show here.

It was banned from all the offices I worked in. The ban started because smart sandals would have been acceptable on female feet, but not on male ones, everybody having to be equal and all that, it was no longer allowed.

Quite frankly seeing Tony's hairy toes makes me want to heave I think that's your problem rather than Tony's

Flipflops contravene our dress code at work

I love flip flops. I also wear them from April - October... luckily my office don’t seem to mind it when I have to go in. (I wfh mostly.)

They’re so comfortable!

such a peculiarly British thing to hate feet
possibly, but feet = smell! YUK!

Brits tend to wear slightly more formal business clothes in general. I know some offices are happy with shorts and tshirts, but we still have "Friday casual" which is the equivalent of normal office gear in other countries.

Flimsy flip-flops are a big no-no for me, they should be saved for the beach.

Not unreasonable at all. IMO you are not dressed appropriately or smart enough for work if your toes and / or armpits are visible.

That goes for both men and women but men’s toes out at work 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
And women, your outfit is too casual if it’s sleevless 😞

It really depends on the environment. Lots of people wear shorts and flip flops in our office (software development) in hot weaather. If that's what ppl are wearing and HR aren't saying anything then I think you have to go with it.

I don't have a problem with feet, but surely footwear should be in line with work dress code. If your dress code is really casual, flip flops are fine (unless health and safety says otherwise). If dress code is smart or smart casual, flip flops are inappropriate. There's a big difference between smart, 'structured' sandals and flip flops imo, even if toes are visible in both.

You would hate my workplace. Large international corporation. In summer we all wear ‘dress’ flip flops (we call them thongs). Then go home and change into around the house flip flops. Then have ‘intermediate’ flip flops, not ratty around the house ones but not dressy work ones either, for things like going to the shops. I live in Australia. It’s our thing.

Yes YABU. Try relaxing a little, it might make life easier.

I used to work in an office where we could wear flip flops, it was fab!
I can't in my current work place but I would wear them to work again given the chance!
As for all the foot hate, we all have them and if mine offend anyone then so be it

YANBU. Since I moved to Australia though, I've become used to all kinds of gross displays.

Young women working in the bakery in vest tops with thin straps and fuck all between my pie and their pit.

I worry about drips.

Flip-flops are perfectly acceptable where I work, although senior managers tend not to wear them. Shorts are allowed, too, but they have to be "not beachwear or sportswear".

The shorts rule is the nearest thing I've ever seen to a dress code, and that was just in an "all staff" email.