The other day, this old woman (70 or so) stops by where I was sitting and says "Where is your team? Are they here?" I respond without looking up "No but they will all be in late. Everyone worked late last night." And the elderly co-worker responds with "Well that's good. They can't see how poorly you've dressed."
For the record, I am wearing khakis and a black button down shirt (from Banana Republic, no less) and I am like "Whaaa?" Because really, I had no idea what she was talking about.
One of my co-workers happened to be walking by and did a literal spit-take with what she was drinking. Then, for the rest of the day, she would come up to me and say "Enna, you're dressed so poorly!" And I would shoot back with things like:
- Oh, I am sorry, it's just so hard to keep up with fashions from 1962!
- Oh, I am sorry, I didn't realize EVERYONE had to wear camel-toe-showing tapered polyester pants to work, I thought that was just YOU.
- Shut it bitch, before I break your hip.
The sad part is, I am not even insulted. I am just AMUSED. And my friends at work like to tell other people this story, just to watch their reactions (their reactions usually involve the eyes-wide-hand-over-mouth laughter response.)
Now excuse me, I have to get on my pastel purple polyester pants/shirt combo, get my hair in a beehive, and head on out the door to work. Some of us have old ladies who can't mind their own to impress!
if you were a man, she'd probably be asking where your hat was
ReplyDeletePencil skirt, missile bra, bouffant.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to take any sexual harassment with a grain of salt; it means you're doing your job well.
Tomorrow, show up wearing a suit (be sure the skirt is above the knee), heels, nylons, and matching silk lingerie (trust me, it just creates the effect in your head, no need to let anyone else in on the secret). Then you can criticize her camel-toe.
ReplyDeleteIt has now become a company joke that we will all show up in tuxes and formal dresses and then ask her why she is dressed so poorly.
ReplyDeleteLMAO. Good to know!
ReplyDeleteYeah, see we're all going to show up in formal wear one day and then ask her why she is dressed so poorly. Didn't she get the memo?
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