A funny little story that maybe only funny to me from corporate America....
The worst part about working in a large corporation is being surround by many women that are dressed to impress and are on the cutting edge of fashion and the latest trends. Sitting in an office all day while these awesome outfits walk by every few minutes is enough to make a CD scream! At work, there are two women in particular that I am very good friends with and they LOVE talking about shoes, accessories, and clothes. For some reason, these conversations always happen in my office with me indirectly involved. They think I'm just a good sport for listening, but little do they know I am taking mental notes of everything they say and everything they wear on a daily basis, hahaha.
So, the other day, one of the women was talking about a new pair of shoes that she bought and how much she didn't like them. The other woman naturally asked what they looked like and the woman was struggling to describe them. Of course, I was listening intently while I pretended to act uninterested. Since we were at my desk, the woman said if you pull up the website, I can show them to you and she gave me the web address and then continued talking to the woman about the shoes.
I pull up the website and navigate straight to the shoes, probably a little too fast for my uninterested act to work. Anyways, I show her the shoes I thought she was describing and both of their jaws dropped. "Those are exactly the shoes" the woman exclaimed. Both were amazed at how quickly I was able to find the shoes they were trying to describe. If being a good sport about their daily conversations about fashion wasn't enough to give them an idea that I like to dress like them, I'm certain my "lucky" find of the mystery shoes on the first try probably was more than enough to give it away. The best part is I seriously considered running home and ordering the shoes myself, but they didn't have my size haha.
Whether they suspect or not, it doesn't matter to me. I will continue to be a "good sport" and when they walk back to their offices, I will make notes and reminders for my next shopping trip.
Originally Posted by Erin_Campbell_OH
I worked in an office where the women did not know how to dress for success. In a professional office they wore capri pants, sweat shirts, jeans. Now I am talking about meeting and greeting other professionals; business men and women, CPA's and attorneys. I always like the warmer weather when I could go for a walk at lunch or break time and view the 'heel clickers' going to and from Starbucks.
