Sandals and crusty feet at work

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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!

I agree that walking sandals aren’t professional and feet shouldn’t smell but don’t believe you should criticise people’s feet in terms of the way they look. Where does it stop? Dry skin? Spots? Facial hair? Body hair? Everybody’s body and skin are different. My mum has terrible soles and no amount of pedicures or flexitol helps her with it. Her feet are always clean but are probably the type you’re horrified by as she doesn’t paint her toe nails and struggles with cracked heels and dry skin.

Can’t say I’ve looked at or noticed anyone’s feet during the heatwave, and I’d prefer my friends and colleagues dress for their own comfort during severe weather.

The idea anyone should have to dress to please me, beyond basic decency, is frankly entitled.

Will you would of you just a skin condition that caused that - be thankful that you don't!

My feet aren't terrible but they're not great either, I don't have time to do anything about it.

I really, really hate feet.. all feet.. crusty/smooth/pedicured, it doesn’t matter. It’s the look/shape of them.. can’t explain it, they just give me the ick.
This includes my own, I do wear sandals and have no issue with anyone else wearing them.. it’s my issue to deal with, no one elses.

Quite agree. A bit like the people who say you can wear anything to a funeral and people turn up in joggers and looking like they need a good wash. Where is the pride in your appearance?

I think sandals are fine for work IF your feet aren’t crusty and your toenails aren’t gross.

No-one asked you to look at their feet. Maybe they don't like the look of your face but ehat can they do about it?! Just mind your own.

I disagree. Obviously standards of self-care have a range but for many of us it’s very important to maintain care above what is considered basic.

There should be standards of dress. That doesn’t mean suit and tie or in this case brogues or court shoes, but frankly feet can be pretty off putting. What if you were faced with a consultant in walking sandals with hairy toes? A solicitor who turned up in flip flops? The manager of a supermarket with peeling plasters on their feet?

You buy a special kind of soap for your feet alone?

And another, separate product for your toenails, as well as whatever foot products you're already buying?

If my feet (or any part of me) were dry and painful then I would remedy that for my own comfort and health. Otherwise it's purely aesthetic. Same as a choice to wear make-up or not.

Every three weeks is fine.

I don't wear sandals in public but like a lot of people, I can't really do much about the appearance of my feet. I treat my chronic dry skin and eczema but these things never really clear up.

Insults like "manky trotters" don't help, any more than such terms thrown at people with chronic facial skin conditions.

So do you think everyone should have to exfoliate/moisturise/paint their toenails etc before they are allowed to show their feet?

Because I would hope that feminism allows women the choice not to bother

Are you serious? I am 55 and have never had a pedicure or a manicure (or in fact any ‘beauty treatment’). You post like everyone does it.

to some people, “pride in their appearance” is not top of their agenda! I find people who put it top of theirs, and esp when they expect others to do the same generally shallow and uninteresting people

😂😂😂😂

I totally agree. Vanity is not an attractive trait

It's tremendously easy not to look at someone's feet.

You are being VERY unreasonable.

Socks are the answer.

What if I think you have a fugly face? Or a fugly haircut? Do you cover up with a paper bag? Also fuck those with eczema or other skin conditions eh? Your poor eyes wouldn’t be able to cope with the fugliness.

Just don’t look at their fucking feet, they’re literally all the way down on the floor, look away if they’re so fugly

Double posted

Crusty, yellowing hard skin on feet is just disgusting. There’s no excuse. And if people can’t be bothered to look after their feet, they should keep them covered in public.

I don't care. I don't spend my time staring at other people's feet. If I see a foot and for some reason am overcome by upset at the sight of it I would be able to look away.

Some of you must really struggle to do anything if seeing a foot with dry skin on it is so traumatic.

No part of what I wrote contradicts that. It still doesn’t make it any less valuable because we want to make the best of ourselves to the extent that we can.