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Maybe not actively badly but at least not in an exciting way. I work long shifts and late nights and do a lot of walking at work so I usually wear a variant of comfy jeans, trainers and a jumper. And when you get to hour 10 the makeup and hair situation is just abysmal tbh. Anyway dressing simply at work is fine by me because when you decide to put even a little bit of effort in every single person you work with will lose their minds. I went to see a show yesterday (I work in a music venue) wearing a mini skirt and received approximately 800 compliments and now my ego is boosted for the next 30 business days.
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Itβs easy to get lazy with an office job- no makeup, frizzy hair, black maxi dress and flats. But sometimes it feels nice to get all dolled up! Reminds you that youβre more than a corporate wage slave
Mar 15, 2024
all my work shirts are trashed from overuse so now I just wear it for the first couple of hours and then switch into something that looks way better and my bosses could not care less!
3d ago
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I work an office job, and the dress code is "Business Casual." I like to put a tie on, maybe a sport coat, some nice slacks, dressy shoes, etc. It does a couple of things for me:
1. Wearing a tie makes me feel like I'm actually at a place where I should be presenting myself well, and in a workplace scenario, it makes me feel like I'm working.
2. It's countercultural. I am 25 years old, so business casual has been de rigueur since before I was born. Dressing up that 10% more is, at this point, a countercultural choice. Be a little rebel in your cute little outfit.
3. I look and feel good as hell.
Obviously this won't work for everyone. If you work with your hands, a tie has never been a practical choice. Additionally, if you have to wear a uniform, I'm very sorry for this horrible dehumanization.
Apr 19, 2024
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1. Don't set an alarm and wake up naturally. Snooze for however long you want to, it's okay
2. Have breakfast. For me it's toast. Have it with butter/jam/honey and a lot of water and coffee and juice.
3. Listen to an album in full and do some puzzles until it ends. I like to stick a record on and do the nyt games (connections, then wordle, then the mini, then I'm ready for a crossword)
4. Shower and use all your best stuff. Smell great. Make your hair feel soft.
5. Wear an outfit you don't get to wear that often. I tend to wear the same thing over and over at work so I wear something a bit more fun and less practical.
6. Go outside. I live near a road with secondhand shops that are great browsing but quite tempting on a budget. To beat the temptation just look in the windows and then walk round the streets or to a green space if it's a nice day. Walk as fast or as slow as you like. Try and spot cats that might let you stroke them. See how each place you go smells different. Walk down streets that you've not been down before just because.
7. Come home and decide how much energy you have. If you have energy do an activity (I would write, play an instrument, do some art, read, play a game) if you don't then watch something from your watchlist. Saturdays feel like a good day to watch something new.
8. Cook yourself a meal. Start before you're hungry and spend ages on it. Use every pot. Listen to music. Sing whilst you wash the dishes.
9. Play! Video games, board games, internet games, card games, phone games, rearrange your plushies, embrace your inner child. Play with ideas, experiment with felt tip pens, write a limerick. Get silly with it.
10. Talk to your friends. Invite them over, call somebody up, text that person back you didn't have time to. I like to spend a good day off by myself then have a great time talking to people after I've recharged.
11. Have so much fun getting to do whatever you want you fall asleep at whatever time. Monday - Friday is about appeasing your body clock, Saturdays are for filthy pleasures like falling asleep at 3am because you were too busy flirting or reading or watching videos.
Apr 16, 2024
Re: my last rec I'm kinda realizing reading this might have changed my life actually
Apr 16, 2024