Work Stuff

This is a topic I've touched on before, but seriously, when did people start dressing like stoners for work? My mom picked me up at work today, due to the car situation, and she saw two of my coworkers walk out before me. When I got in the car, she said, "Is that really what they wore to work today?" Yep. The people in question: the guy was wearing khaki shorts, an orange t-shirt, and a plaid button-down over it, (which I didn't think was that bad, comparatively), and the girl was wearing baggy jeans and a hooded sweatshirt (Also, it's 70 degrees. Why?).

Now, granted, I'm aware that I am only qualified for jobs that monkeys could do, but still: this is your JOB, people! Dress the part. Granted, it's not like I dress up AT ALL for work; today I am wearing black jeggings, flip-flops, a blue Old Navy flutter-sleeve shirt, and a grey short-sleeved cardigan. But compared to what other people wear, I look like I'm on the Oscar's red carpet. You name it- sweatshirts, baggy jeans, crappy tshirts, beer tshirts/sweatshirts, plastic shoes, baseball caps (on the gals, no less), etc. No makeup, no jewelry. What is wrong with people? DRESS THE PART! YOU WILL FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF! YOU ARE DOING AN ACTUAL JOB, NOT JUST FLIPPING BURGERS!

In other news, I finally got a copy of the letter that the customer whose life I supposedly saved sent in. Not quite as life-savey as people made it out to be, but still basically all about how awesome I am. I just wish that someone from senior management would acknowledge it, because no one important has said anything to me about it, which would be nice.

So, we've been having team building meetings for several weeks now, and today we had an exercise in giving feedback. Now, I don't actually have a problem with any kind of public speaking, I never did in school and I don't now. So I didn't feel nervous at all in doing this exercise, about what I had to say, etc. However, as I was speaking, I could feel myself getting hot, and when I was done, I looked down and my chest was BRIGHT RED, presumably matching my face. WTF?! So of course, now I look like someone who is so nervous and shy and awkward that I can't even speak to a group of 10 people that I see every day. And this ALWAYS happens to me. It's the same thing that always used to happen in auditions: I didn't really feel nervous at all, but my hands would be trembling, and my voice would shake so much I couldn't even get the notes out. I do not understand why, when I honestly do not feel nervous in a situation, my body betrays me, and makes me look like an asshole.

Paralyzing Social Awkwardness: The Colleen Weiler Story