There
was a directive a couple of months ago that we are all now to don covered
footwear to work. This means we can no longer wear sandals, slippers, FitFlops
or Birkenstock to work or out during lunch or to Friday prayers for the men.
This had understandably caused a stir especially those among us who take the
public transportation. I for one would not wear my office footwear on my daily
commute because I walk and I walk A LOT (at least 3.5 km daily - and that
excludes the walking in the office because I don’t carry my handphone
everywhere).
I
do get that wearing sandals or slippers at work does not give one a
professional image and I agree with that (for that matter, it’s not
professional to wear ballerina flats at work either despite them being covered
footwear!). I take pride in how I dress for work and the image that I project
because I represent my employer. I do not want to be labelled as unprofessional
and I don’t want to send the wrong message that those who work where I do,
don’t care about how they dress or don’t care about their professional image.
But for me, coming to work in sandals or Birkenstock is not a problem as long
as you shed them off and are shod in covered shoes at work.
It
is causing a problem for me because I need to wear comfortable practical
footwear that won’t wear off fast. I definitely am not going to wear heels to
work because they are impractical for people like me who ride the public transportation
and walk quite a bit. So like it or not, I have to resort to wearing flats or
ballerina to work (only to work and not at work because I have stopped liking
flats a long time ago. I’m vertically challenged and flats do not help me one
bit) and the most practical for me are... Crocs. They are comfortable,
practical, do not give off odour, dry easily should I have to walk in heavy
rain, light and not slippery. Yes, some of them are not aesthetically pleasing
but hey Crocs can’t tick every box.
So
yes, for now, I come to and return back from work in boring Crocs. In the
meantime, while I dislike flats and ballerinas, I’m lusting after a pair of
Charlotte Olympia Kitty Flats. But oh look at the price! I suppose I can DIY a pair...
Charlotte Olympia Kitty Flats
Until
I get my paws on a pair of Kitty Flats, I’ll rock my Kitty Pumps >^..^<
*meow*
