Woes of feet
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- FantasticPower
The primary drawback behind our agency table setup is the bare foot. We have computers on opposite sides of rows of tables facing each other. A man sweats as he works in these 75 degree rooms over the day, and when he wears flipflops, it's uncomfortable and often borderline sexually unnerving to have to endure the male sweaty foot rubbing and sometimes touching your own foot. Especially when the coworker does not have full force behind his leg, in other words, his foot is lightly, daintily flopping or dareisay "caressing" your foot at times before gliding away, its much more terrible, then for instance, when applying lots of force, because the foot then becomes something more mechanical and functional, not flaccidly "caressing" even if not intentionally.
- mikotondria30
Yeh, bare feet is a no-no.
Dress yourself properly for fuck's sake. Smart pants, decent shoes and an unembarassing top for work at least. What if your top client just walked in unannounced ? Or an investor comes in on spec having heard great things about you ? You're gonna slouch over to him in fucking flip flops and an ironic hipstech shirt with your hair all scruffy and try to pull off some kind of cliched 90s 'creative look' ? Bullshit.
People pay us good money to do what we do in this industry and we need to at least appear to the world as presentable and having some standards. If not then fuck off to Detroit and buy an 8 storey building and paint luminous mannequins. Either route is fine, but show some respect if you're coming to work in a shared space with people that have basic concepts of class and hygiene.
- SteveJobs0
if this is an on-going problem, then it's safe to say you have confrontation or communication issues.
- uan0
just move those tables appart. solved.
- mg330
Wow - that first posts feels like it was written by Hedge, but with Wendell's mind.
- elahon0
Slip a big piece of cardboard between the two desks and secure it with zip-ties.
- dirtydesign0
Hahaa. Well written.
Tell that scumbag to wear shoes and socks. Who wears flip flops to work!? Seriously.
- Horp0
FantasticPower is a lady.
* thrusts crotch involuntarily.
- SteveJobs0
put a bag of ice near his feet. it will solve his sweaty feet problem and if you're lucky he may suffer from frostbite.
or you could just kindly tell him that his sweaty feet are invading your personal space and that you'd like him to be more considerate and professional.
- BattleAxe0
needs more
- Fax_Benson0
wear shoes, rather than prance around the office barefoot htrying not to flaccidly caress each others' feet? seems quite a sexually charged environment.
- ernexbcn0
Cool, keep us posted with more of your interesting findings.
- ETM0
What ever happened to old fashioned eye stabbings to fix these problems? BAM! Fork in the eye!
- monospaced0
Why do you say "a man sweats" and not, "we sweat?" Why do you consider the accidental bumping of feet to be "sexually unnerving?" You act as if your feet don't sweat. Also, what the FUCK is wrong with you people? You wear flip flops to work and take them off because you keep the heat on to the point of sweating in them? I don't think the problem has anything to do with your desk setup. It sounds like it has to do with your sexism, your sexual insecurity, your dress code and the fucking thermostat.
- or this 'man' sweats profusely because he's obese, but yeahSteveJobs
- ETM0
Anybody tried opening a window if it's do damn hot in that office?
- dirtydesign0
or how about this...
Dude your nasty feet just touched me. Keep them to yourself or I'll punch you in the throat.
- FantasticPower0
I hesitate to call the feelings "insecure", they are more suggestively disturbing and I do not appreciate the "limp-legged foot grazings" as ive come to know them.
You all must agree the feelings of of fear knowing an agency full of trainees could at any point hold you down and take advantage using their sweat and feet.
- SteveJobs0
tell him you know his sweaty foot touching yours was an akzidenz, but it's really grotesk
- vaxorcist0
work with women. problem solved.