Would it bother you if your doctor was wearing shoes like these?

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I love them, but can't really justify them unless I wear them for work, at least sometimes. They have loads of styles - some are definitely innappropriate but wondered if some would be ok. Rest of outfit is usually colourful but fairly smart/ conservative.

Well the OP hasn't been back so this was possibly just goady bollocks.

But if it isn't - FUCK NO ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR GODDAMN MIND. I'm a nurse working in a pretty heavy area and if one of the Regs came in wearing these I honestly think I would have to say something. You may as well be wearing a clowns nose. And no adult wants Patch Adams telling them they have cancer.

It would mildly bother me if any adult wore them. I think they are hideous but my opinion shouldn't matter

They are great shoes! A GP colleague has very similar.another colleague wears crazy docs and extremely colourful clothes
You’re on your feet quite a lot as a GP and my shoes need to be comfy.
Being a GP is hard, long hours - clothes that make me feel good and better about myself help.

I love them - go for it!

Does wearing crazy docs really make you feel better about the long hours you put in, Luna? I get the need for comfortable shoes, sure, but that’s all
Does it give you a buzz if a patient shrieks in delight at the sight of your daft shoes, assuming that would ever happen?

@ElspethFlashman snap. I'm a nurse and would think anyone wearing those shoes was unprofessional. Nurses wouldn't be allowed to wear them and I think Doctors should be following a similar dress code to be honest. Why one rule for nurses and another for Doctors? Surely we should be presenting ourselves in a similar fashion to our patients.
I would also wonder why any grown woman would want to wear little children's shoes because that is exactly what they look like.

@DrinkFeckArseGirls I think you might mean an immunologist?

I meant an allergy specialist.
Just googled and that would be allergist (who knew).
“Allergologist” exists but means a scientist who studies allergology so not patient facing.

Is that even a word - allergologist?!

Yes.

Ellapaella

I'm a nurse

I'm guessing not in the allergies department then... 😛

I’ve never hear of the term “allergologist” used in the uk.

@MonkeyToesOfDoom funnily enough no... never even heard of it! cardiology for the last 15 years, we must exist in our own little bubble..

In fact in my defence I've just googled immunologist and it is in fact a doctor who specialises in the treatment of allergies. So I was right

Er......no. Why would it?

Allergist,surely?

They are tacky toddler shoes. If I saw someone wearing them it would give me the creeps a little bit, I would think why is this person dressed like a toddler. It would be like if you spoke to me in a little girl voice or had a jojo bow in your hair. It reminds me a bit of my little pony fetishes. They are weird.

They are different to sparky shoes or colourful docs because those are at least adult shapes, these are children's shoes.

I am anti wacky tie too, I used to work with consultant who wore them and he was a total wanker who thought he was above everyone. So maybe that's tainted it

I don't like 'crazy shoes' at the best of times, they scream attention seeker and insecure but I wouldn't think a Dr was a worse Dr for wearing them. But these I would really question.

I would also be distracted by wondering wtf you had on your feet and would also potentially miss what you were saying. You cannot wear these as a Dr, at the of the day even if the majority of patients don't mind there will be idler patients who will. And if they question your professionalism, they question your judgment and they will also question your advice

Love those shoes 😍 I’d probably waste valuable consultation time asking her where she got them though.

Love them and, no wouldn’t bother me at all.

I’m not keen but you should wear what you want - hate how people say you shouldn’t wear them in a particular job etc - WEAR WHAT YOU WANT 😬

I am a bit at the assumptions being made due to shoes. But I don't understand getting aerated over clothing anyway.

I think they are great, OP, and if we meet you for any of DS or mine many hospital appointments I would salute you for finding happiness where you can and not yet being broken enough to quit due to the state of the NHS

If you like, why not😊

To be honest I even have a problem with Simpson’s socks and the like! Hate these shoes. I’d worry if you were a surgeon that there’s something wrong with your eyesight!

I like my doctors to be medically qualified and empathetic. Couldn't care two hoots about shoes, although in the OPs case the shoes say that she has a sense of fun and I think that's important also.

If you were a paediatrician, they'd be brilliant. Would probably really cheer up the kids and be a great talking point. Otherwise, they're probably not terribly appropriate.

I would think she was funky and quite hippyish. They’re funny and happy 😃