Shoes & no shoes
Generally people who have carpeted offices do not wear shoes in their office. A few have "no shoes signs" and then we have the familiar "don't do it" sign from across the hall.
With some people it is possible to see if they are in or out by whether there are shoes at the door. Others are more private. (I must report I tried to not wear shoes in my office, but old habits are hard to break.)
Last week I was intrigued by the gathering of shoes outside an office near mine. You have to click on the picture and make it larger to get the full effect. I don't know that I have ever seen gold men's shows before. I wasn't bold enough to wait around to see (and photograph) the owner
posted by Liz at
2:49 PM
2 Comments:
Liz, that is an AWESOME picture! Not only are the gold shoes intriguing, but the variety of footwear is great and the arrangement says so much. It looks like people just walked right out of their shoes and left them where they fell. Of all the cultures that leave their shoes at the door, I wonder if there are differing norms of lining up shoes neatly or leaving them as is, or does it vary by the personality of the shoe-wearer or the office-owner?
Thanks for the laugh and the insight! Glad you're having such a great time!
Charlene
PS. Spied you in a scarf in another picture -- looks great!
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Charlene, At
August 12, 2008 at 5:08 AM
Hi Charlene,
As far as I can figure out the most common strategy is to step out of the shoes. Just as you surmised. Sometimes one sees a neat line of shoes. Other faculty seem to wait until they are in their office. A related conclusion is that shoes come off in carpeted offices, but remain on in uncarpeted offices.
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Liz, At
August 12, 2008 at 2:40 PM
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