Ever get so used to seeing someone at work all the time, in plain retail uniform with little/no makeup, tied-back hair, looking like Retail Drone #3850376503...and then see them come in on a day off, and..."Whoa."
This happened to me today. I've seen quite a few of my co-workers looking very, erm, nice in their street clothes before (this store's well-staffed by many of the more gifted in the looks department...), but never was I as shocked as today.
There's this cashier (we'll call her Nadine), who looks like a cross between a schoolmarm and a cop when she's at work. Hair up, no makeup, no frills, stern look, barking orders, the whole bit. You half expect her to do the Sieg Heil thing when the SM comes by. Not the kind of woman you'd expect to look pretty.
But today. This lady walks into the front of the store and starts talking to one of the cashiers. She's wearing a very flattering off-shoulder top, beautiful full-length skirt, high heels, and has her hair down, which happens to be curly and to her waist. Whoa, there goes my brain. (Yes, I'm a girl. Ogling a girl. Deal.) Then I'm like, "Waitasecond." It's Nadine. Schoolmarm/cop Nadine is not just kinda pretty, she's pretty enough to make me totally forget what I was doing. The same chick that's notorious for being Sergeant Cashier. I had to pick up bits of my grey matter off the floor after that.
So, anyone else have stories like this, where Joe Co-worker is totally average in uniform, but a total double-take when you see them on a day off for the first time? I'm sure it's pretty common.
This happened to me today. I've seen quite a few of my co-workers looking very, erm, nice in their street clothes before (this store's well-staffed by many of the more gifted in the looks department...), but never was I as shocked as today.
There's this cashier (we'll call her Nadine), who looks like a cross between a schoolmarm and a cop when she's at work. Hair up, no makeup, no frills, stern look, barking orders, the whole bit. You half expect her to do the Sieg Heil thing when the SM comes by. Not the kind of woman you'd expect to look pretty.
But today. This lady walks into the front of the store and starts talking to one of the cashiers. She's wearing a very flattering off-shoulder top, beautiful full-length skirt, high heels, and has her hair down, which happens to be curly and to her waist. Whoa, there goes my brain. (Yes, I'm a girl. Ogling a girl. Deal.) Then I'm like, "Waitasecond." It's Nadine. Schoolmarm/cop Nadine is not just kinda pretty, she's pretty enough to make me totally forget what I was doing. The same chick that's notorious for being Sergeant Cashier. I had to pick up bits of my grey matter off the floor after that.
So, anyone else have stories like this, where Joe Co-worker is totally average in uniform, but a total double-take when you see them on a day off for the first time? I'm sure it's pretty common.
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