What do you find unprofessional at work?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thigh highs that drop below the hem of your skirt
Fingertip length skirts
Cleavage
Booties with a skirt
(Previous 4 items were all on the same person on the same day at my firm)
Golf shirts with college or sports team logos
Wearing all black all the time

I agree with pretty much everything else on this thread except this. I'm from NYC and I can promise you that some of the most sophisticated, successful professional women I know rock this look. It has to be done right, of course -- the blacks have to match, the clothes must be beautifully tailored and lean more toward classic than trendy, and the makeup and accessories have to be impeccable. I also disagree with the idea that it's unprofessional to wear similar clothes from one day to the next. If my outfit is professional on Monday, the same outfit is professional on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

It sounds like someone you dislike wears a lot of black, but that doesn't make it unprofessional. (And no, I don't wear all black almost ever. I just take issue with your premise.)

Good gracious, you must spend a fortune on your work clothes. I love the Silicon Valley/high tech work style: laid back, jeans and shirt. Sure, some wear flip flops, cut offs and what not, but I find I'm more productive when I'm comfortable in my clothes and not worrying about how I look, and checking that my skirt isn't tucked into my pantyhose, or sitting rim rod straight at my desk. I like sitting slouchy sometimes at work. I'm comfy, and that makes me happier and more productive.

[Anonymous]

haven't read all of the replies on this thread, but my biggest pet peeve is clipping nails. UGH!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all sound like caged animals.

Humans were not meant to be cubed up all day like beasts.

+1 Humans weren't meant to sit for 10-12 hours a day. I think that's the source of all of the passive aggressive nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your email signature contains one of those Jesus fish icons.

Also if your email signature reads like this:

Mark Twatwaffle
Director & Father of three
Project Management Office

You suck a thousand sucks.

Whaaat? People actually do this? Men?

Yup. And in my case a pretty senior guy no less. The Jesus fish thing was from a guy making $500k and with maybe 50 people below him. The father of three was from a guy at $250k.

Baffled me

Yes, I saw this too, on the (professional) Twitter page of one guy who is the head-honcho of national non profit. It said, "Proud Husband and Father." What??? Yuck. TMI.

lessons learned

- Sounds like the Jesus fish person is a much more pleasant and happy in his life and has been reward with a 500K income
- Same with the 250K who is happy with his family

You all sound bitter and probably will continue to be an underling with those kinds of attitudes.

Also interesting that people can figure out the income, did they put that in their signatures?

To me, it sounds like that place really is open and supportive of employees personal lives. I'd be happy to work there. It also sounds like PP is a really bad match for that environment.

[Anonymous]

Overly religious statements in email signatures or auto-replies bother me. I once got an out-of-office auto reply over Christmas break that said something like "I'll be out of the office celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I will return to work after the Epiphany and will respond to your email then." First - religion and work just don't belong together IMO. Second - the message as written was truly not helpful. As a non-Christian, wth is an Epiphany and when is it? I had to go look up religious dates in order to figure out when I could expect a reply to my email. Not cool.

[Anonymous]

When people talk about their divorces

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Cracking sunflower seeds one at a time and spitting them out, licking the side of the coffee Styrofoam cup, betting on sports teams, watching NASCAR,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cracking sunflower seeds one at a time and spitting them out, licking the side of the coffee Styrofoam cup, betting on sports teams, watching NASCAR,

People watch tv at work???

[Anonymous]

Moon Walking while crop dusting.

[Anonymous]

Clipping nails

Wearing headphones

Smearing poop on the mirror in the bathroom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clipping nails

Wearing headphones

Smearing poop on the mirror in the bathroom

One of these is not like the others...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overly religious statements in email signatures or auto-replies bother me. I once got an out-of-office auto reply over Christmas break that said something like "I'll be out of the office celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I will return to work after the Epiphany and will respond to your email then." First - religion and work just don't belong together IMO. Second - the message as written was truly not helpful. As a non-Christian, wth is an Epiphany and when is it? I had to go look up religious dates in order to figure out when I could expect a reply to my email. Not cool.

Honestly, this is one of the best things about working in government. Discussing religion - let alone publicly declaring it in FOIA'able emails - is a HUGE no-no in my office. Religious and political iconography in your work space is also severely frowned upon.
It's also the most diverse and egalitarian workplace I've ever encountered. Your mileage may vary, of course, and my office may be an anomaly. But they are actually extremely strict about sticking to the letter of the law.

[Anonymous]

Signature lines that contain proverbs, bible verses, or anything else not work related.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clipping nails

Wearing headphones

Smearing poop on the mirror in the bathroom

One of these is not like the others...

Thanks for the laugh! But, yes, agree, one of these is definitely in a whole different category. Perhaps in a mental illness or extreme anger issues category.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clipping nails

Wearing headphones

Smearing poop on the mirror in the bathroom

One of these is not like the others...

Thanks for the laugh! But, yes, agree, one of these is definitely in a whole different category. Perhaps in a mental illness or extreme anger issues category.

Agree, clipping nails is completely disgusting. No clue what the problem is with the other two.