taking yr shoes off at the office

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I've never done this until now.... soooo wrong and yet so right

― Jdubz (ex machina), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

tell it to bash.org

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

beware the stinkfoot!

― elmo (allocryptic), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

Beware the footstomper.

I do this every so often, as the impulse seizes me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

I am not a fan of this. I mean, doing it at your desk is cool, I guess, but people who walk around in their socks all day really bother me for some reason.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

what elmo said basically

classic unless your feet is cheesy!

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Jordan otm - I do this all the time. Walking about in shoes and socks feels wrong, but at the desk it's one of the best things ever. Esp. in this office, which has the air conditioning system from a WWII submarine.

― Come Back Johnny B (Johnney B), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

I'm currently not wearing any shoes at work.

But yeah, I also only do this at my desk.

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

You get to walk around in socks if you are the eccentric millionaire founder of the company, otherwise, Jesus Christ man, you're at WORK!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:17 (twenty years ago)

i'm not gonna say 'i started this thread already'.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:17 (twenty years ago)

If your feet don't smell and your office is very relaxed this is not a problem. Hardwood floors are much less conducive to this than carpet, though.

― Laura H. (laurah), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

DUD. Unless you work at home, of course.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

I think I just don't like wearing shoes unless I have to

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I do this at my desk. Occasionally I have left the desk to walk a short distance -- like at my old office, the water cooler was mere paces away -- but it's always felt a little odd and embarrassing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

Hardwood floors are much less conducive to this than carpet, though.

HAHAHA YOU GONNA GET SHOCKED BITCH!!@! :O

― Jdubz (ex machina), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

or burnt from the heat, etc.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

Classic. I AM BAREFOOT EXACTLY NOW.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

Classic AND dud. Classic normally, but it's cold and I have poor circulation in my feet, so they go cold quickly :(

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

There's a fellow here who keeps a pair of carpet slippers under his desk, and simply wears his shoes to and from work. It's odd seeing him go to the staff canteen in the wooly articles. They are not novelty items, mind you, they are not cartoon characters or similar. Rather they are sober, brown slippers.

The whole set-up is classic.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

classic. no socks either. but then, my feet smell of nothing but roses and kittens.

― emsk ( emsk), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

OMG socks in office is so classic. i established my tendency to do this early in my current job, so everyone is totally fine with it there. its beautiful.

― petesmith (plsmith), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

All the women on the 5th floor (finance) do this. The place reeks of feet-trapped-in-nylon. Gah!

― Jaq (Jaq), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

I love doing this. I'd wear sock feet all day if I could. If we had hardwood floors, I'd sock-skate between meetings if I could.

― kingfish orange creamsicle (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

YOU'RE A FUCKING CUNT, JON. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I DESTROYED YOUR THREAD>!?

yes, you've succeeded in making me angry. Congratulations, here's your attention you fucking twit.

― Streatham's Paisley Princess (kate), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

Perhaps everyone thinks you are secretly an eccentric millionaire, petesmith.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

DUD. Unless you work at home, of course.

hahaha yeah, I usually work in bare feet or moccasins.

― I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

At the office is alright, if the aformentioned foot stank is nonpresent. Even if it is to a small degree at first de-shoeing, it is much easier to tolerate in an office than

ON A FUCKING PLANE!!!!!

I am in utter detestance of people who feel the need to take their shoes off on planes. There are already so many airborne micro-thingies being recirculated over and over, so many other people's breath being breathed, that we don't need other people's foot air in there as well.

Unless you bring slippers, which is just pimp as a pimp can be. Especially if you have your monogram embroidered on them. PEEEE-imp.

― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

there is justification on a plane, however, as yr feet swell up at that altitude

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

That is true...my wife complains about that...but come on! Prevent the stank! We're all in the flying cans together!

― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

Do your shoe shopping at night, when they are the most swollen.

― Jdubz (ex machina), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

Meetings where people take their shoes off generate 13% more ideas!

(According to a 'creative guru' at my work)

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

This guru wears a red bow tie, I presume.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

I can't tell what colour it is, it's spinning too fast.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

bunny slippers

― Butt Eater, Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

I just started a new job, and the other people in my section of the office do this (The office gets really warm in the afternoon), so I've joined in, and it's just so comfy! So Classic. But yeah, walking around to another section of the office without socks on just feels to wierd.

― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

I would absolutely wear bunny slippers at work, except I don't have any. I usually kick my shoes off under my desk, and I often walk around barefoot in the summer. I am not alone in this.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

I work at home but I keep my shoes on all day.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:14 (twenty years ago)

That's because you are a hobbit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

Only at the desk for me and only occasionally then. I tried this at an old job and a coworker protested. I kept doing it because I thought he was joking, that is until I got back to my desk and realized that he had spread a bunch of thumbtacks under my chair. Luckily I didn't step on any before I noticed them. I didn't go shoeless after that...

― ianinportland (ianinportland), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

You should have hit him in the head with a frying pan. Hilarious!

I'm working at home today and I have my shoes off, but that's mainly because I dropped a futon on my bare foot yesterday and my foot has swollen to the size of a small whale

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

i am never ever wearing shoes at my desk, on an airplane, or even on an amtrak train. i am young, and i don't care about the man and his rules. i'm talking to you big loud mountain ape!

p.s. socks are usually involved.

― carly (carly), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Classic. I'm going to do it right now.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

I think this is a dud personally but come on, wearing SLIPPERS in the office! That's classic for the sheer audacity of it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

Nevermind shoes. I work from home and don't even put on proper pants most of the time. I'm probably the only guy I know who has a week's wardrobe of different pajamas.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

Under the desk is fine. Otherwise is sketchy. And one of my worst office experiences ever was with a temp at one place I worked who took off his shoes every day and set them outside the office where he was working so the whole entire rest of the office smelled like the worst smelly feet you've ever smelled, times 10. Unbelievable stench. He was gently told to PLEASE DON'T DO THAT, and he complied, albeit with a certain amount of passive-aggressive weirdness. A few days later he told me apropos of nothing about all the medication he was on for his bipolar diagnosis and about a house he was going to build out of straw. He kept showing up for a while even after we stopped paying him.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

apparently he wasn't on the right medication.

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:41 (twenty years ago)

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ALL OF YOU???????

― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:43 (twenty years ago)

wrong meds

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

I didn't even realize she-cunt replied.

― Jdubz (ex machina), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:25 (twenty years ago)

no one did.

there are alot of doods here in their socks. i test video games.

― howell huser (chaki), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:45 (twenty years ago)

I do this all the time! but only at the desk mind you, it does seem a bridge too far to actually get about the office with no shoes on.

― pretentiosexual rights activist (haitch), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

you people are gross!!!

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Friday, 11 November 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

feet are so revolting

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Friday, 11 November 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

Mine are beautiful.

(We should have a "What do your feet look like?" thread.)

― I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Friday, 11 November 2005 00:50 (twenty years ago)

Athlete's foot in the office rocks. You can always feed the office fish with the little bits of discarded skin if you feel so inclined.

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

feet are so revolting

I'm not "displaying" them!!

― pretentiosexual rights activist (haitch), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

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