Keep your vanity at home

[blas]

Some people I work with are such twits.

Ok, can't make a work thread without him...but here we go...

My ex, the asskissing gamer closet case........sometimes I wonder about him.

Why in God's name would you wear your $80 jeans from the Buckle to work at a factory? Then why would you act surprised and UPSET if a nozzle broke on the machine you were working on and acid sprayed all over your jeans? More importantly, why wouldn't you RUN to the emergency shower and clean yourself off before the acid washed away at your SKIN instead of standing there freaking out that your jeans are ruined?!?!!?

Why would you wear all your Buckle and Hollister clothes to work then complain when they get BLEACH on them and they become ruined with white spots all over?

Why why why would you wear so much cologne to work that you send everyone out of the room gasping for air because your cologne is stronger than the smell of sulfuric acid?!

Most importantly, why are you wasting company money for clothing allowance on Buckle and Hollister clothes? That money is for WORK clothes. For Gods Sake, no one cares what you look like.....just go to Wal-Mart or Target and get several pairs of cheap jeans and tshirts. I PROMISE no one will care what you look like!

BTW...we had a great time last night. They installed mirrors on the production lines so operators could see them from all angles to make sure product wasn't overlapping or getting stuck.....you know those pictures and videos of Paris Hilton admiring herself in front of her compact mirror? Well, suffice it to say, my coworker and I watched him admiring himself in front of one of the mirrors for a good 10 minutes. Yes, if I had acne scars and craters all over my face and spaghetti arms, I'd be admiring myself all night too.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Why in God's name would you wear your $80 jeans from the Buckle to work at a factory?
Why would you wear all your Buckle and Hollister clothes to work...
Why why why would you wear so much cologne to work that you send everyone out of the room gasping for air because your cologne is stronger than the smell of sulfuric acid?!

Ummm...to make you think he's hot shit and give you a nice long look at what you can't have but don't want?

[myswtghst]

Now, I'm a bit of a clothing whore. I love clothes, and when I can afford nice clothes, it makes me very happy. It's my simple, materialistic pleasure, and I'm fine with it.

But when I worked in vet hospitals and as a zookeeper, I bought all my work clothes at Meijer. I bought cheap mens work gear from brands like Dickies, and wore it til it died. That way, I could keep all my "work" clothes in the back room of our basement, so no one had to smell them, and they could get as dirty as I pleased.

[FuzzyKitten99]

Now, I'm a bit of a clothing whore. ...
But when I worked in vet hospitals and as a zookeeper, I bought all my work clothes at Meijer..

I am like you. I like to afford the nicer lines. I have gotten some great pieces (and one not-so-great) from Ebay. I have a really nice pastel yellow Calvin Klein blazer (with original tags) for $15, when the orig price on tag was $125. I also like to go to Ragstock and Marshalls when I can.

However, I do not really think that wearing these clothes will impress my daycare kids (or even my own). They will still think that my white 3/4 Valentino shirt ($20 ebay!) is their personal hand towel when finger painting... So, I buy from Walmart and GoodWill and other 2nd hand shops. My clothes still look nice, but if an item gets trashed, I am not out a whole ton of money. I try to choose plain, non-decorated pieces. I save my nicer clothes for the weekends. They last longer that way. My own kids are fairly tidy when the other kids aren't around.

[blas]

I save my designer clothes for the weekend. So yeah, I guess I only get 2 days a week to look really good....but the fact is I don't dress to impress at the factory. Cuz no one cares!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Say...maybe Pizzaface McNoodlearms needs to wear his fancy clothes to work because he's struck out at all the local bars and work's the only place he'd have a chance of picking up women!

[NightAngel]

I agree that it's pretty dumb to wear nice clothes to work at a factory.

Say...maybe Pizzaface McNoodlearms needs to wear his fancy clothes to work because he's struck out at all the local bars and work's the only place he'd have a chance of picking up women!

Well... I'd assume that since he's blas's ex there must be something attractive about the guy. Or at least at some point she found something attractive about him or she wouldn't have dated him. Of course, looks aren't everything- good looks only go so far when you're an annoying git.

[Sofar]

I get all my clothes at Goodwill or Old Duffer's Stuff anyway, once I was out of my old greasy work slacks and had to wear my Good Slacks to work, and I got chlorine degreaser on them. All my slacks are black, so I took a bunch of cotton swabs and a bottle of ink and filled in all the white spots.

[Rapscallion]

Well... I'd assume that since he's blas's ex there must be something attractive about the guy. Or at least at some point she found something attractive about him or she wouldn't have dated him.

I think you're talking about the Ex Factor.

Rapscallion, ducking

[blas]

Actually NightAngel, I dated him because I was sick and tired of good looking stupid boys and wanted to really know if the not so good looking skinny nerdy guys treated girls better, because they always whined that they couldn't get women.

Come to find out, it doesn't matter. Some people are just sociopathic and narcissistic no matter if they are beautiful or ugly, and they can be manipulative. And mousy looking doesn't always mean smarter or will treat you better, either.

IPF: You're right on the dot. He only dates girls from work. And he's department specific......I told him after we broke up he'd have better luck with the snobby girls in the Inspection Department.

I don't have to work in that area very often, because the trainer doesn't have time to show me a lot....but for the month or so and however odd days I've spent over there, I know better than to dress to impress in a factory. And in a room with dangerous chemicals that will ruin clothes.

Remember from my other thread, I was set up with him......he came across as a nice guy. A little socially retarded, but nice. But piss him off and boy are you in for mind games!

[sarahj]

I wear a uniform to work. At first I thought it sucked, but I got compliments from coworkers (girls) who were envious over how the pants suited me. They're high-waisted, but you can't see it cos the shirt is (as policy dictates) un-tucked, but they hug my thighs real nice and are a little loose around my calves. And I know when I'm gaining weight cos they're snugger around my waist. lol.

Basically I wrote this reply to brag about my nice uniform pants. Hope you enjoyed!

Oh, and when I started they were only charging $5 to replace the shirt or pants if you lost them, but now they're $15 each and like $5 for the hat, $2 for the nametag. They don't charge you to get your first set when you start, but if you lose it, it really sucks now to get new stuff.

PS How funny is it to see "glamour queens" at work? Seriously, co-workers who do their hair & make-up nice are funny. Fair enough if you're selling cosmetics or luxury items, I suppose. Working in fast food, I put on lip balm (just clear stuff) and my hair goes up in a messy ponytail under my hat. That's it. Takes 30 seconds.

[powerboy]

I try to get some 2nd hand clothes from the 2nd hand shops. So that I can wear them to work, or for chores around home. I want to try to wear my good clothes, when I have a date or it is the weekend

[hecubus]

When I became an assistant manager at the movie theater, I finally got the opportunity to wear something besides the awful uniform. I just went to a second hand store, found a really nice three piece gray pinstripe suit for $10. I wore that suit every weekend for two years.

It is possible to look good without spending a fortune. At $10, I always considered that suit disposable.

[Becks]

I miss Goodwill. Good times, good (occasionally great buys)...

I have NEVER worn any of my good clothes to work, with the exception of going for interviews. It only makes sense.

[Sofar]

The man with sulphuric acid on his stylish dungarees should probably invest in a pair of Dickies's slacks, they look almost as stylish as my good slacks and they can survive lye degreaser, the stuff that once ate a hole through our oven door.*

*Sigh, the can read "Once applied, do not leave on for longer than three minutes." My boss sprayed some on the oven door and left it overnight, because he wanted to see what would happen.