# I don't know what you're TRYING to do, but you're GOING to get yourself fired. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231 "2013-05-01T18:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/41 "2013-05-02T03:09:32Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > It can be really really REALLY hard for large chested women to find clothes that fit and are flattering. I wasn’t there, but I wonder if that wasn’t the issue here. Trust me, it’s easy to tell the difference. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/42 "2013-05-02T03:11:48Z")
I need a job! I promise to dress appropriately and watch my language. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/43 "2013-05-02T05:41:08Z")
Shit, I could use some work too. I promise to be the goddam best employee this company ever fucking had. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/44 "2013-05-02T08:23:06Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Because the very next morning, one of the younger account execs who’s been here about a year showed up in a stretch pants so tight that no detail of sub-waistular topography was left uncertain, along with a top that was basically a 9-inch ribbon wrapped around her bosom, a ribbon that did jack-diggly to conceal the level of erectness of her nipples. I don’t know how many tattoos this outfit revealed (because I am not an idiot), but it was certainly several. When confronted, she said she thought that I had completely repealed the dress code, not simply relaxed it. > > So we sent her home to change. She came back dressed more modestly–and a few days later came to work wearing a micro-mini and a top sheer enough that no one needed X-ray vision to see that freckles were not confined to her face. Again she was sent home, this time told not to return until the next day, and given a written warning. Camel toes … erect nipples … freckles … mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I should have such problems to deal with… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/45 "2013-05-02T10:58:53Z")
You forgot to mention how many pieces of flair are required. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/46 "2013-05-02T13:41:06Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Camel toes … erect nipples … freckles … mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I should have such problems to deal with… 🆒 This is a thread about a workplace issue. Please confine your remarks to the issue rather than drive-by leering. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/47 "2013-05-02T14:17:41Z")
I think the guy should have been fired on the spot. There is no way to get past that. The woman I would give one more chance to. I would make it clear if she violates the dress code one more time she is fired. And then follow through. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/48 "2013-05-02T14:38:26Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > I think the guy should have been fired on the spot. There is no way to get past that. > > The woman I would give one more chance to. I would make it clear if she violates the dress code one more time she is fired. And then follow through. Yeah, the guy needs to go - he’s an idiot with impulse control issues. As for Miss Thang, I would explain to her that I’m not sure where she is coming from. She might just be thunderously clueless about what is appropriate for the workplace, that can be worked on if she expresses that she is regretful and wants to work on it. However, I would explain to her that as the boss, in my eyes, it looks like her choices are intended to deliberately challenge me. If that is her intent (…she doesn’t protest vigorously that it is her intent…) then write-up, warning, out-the-door. Because then the behavior in question is not fundamentally dressing poorly, it is challenging your authority. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/49 "2013-05-02T14:48:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Shit, I could use some work too. I promise to be the goddam best employee this company ever fucking had. Goddammit! I knew I left some shit off my resume. Fuck! ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/50 "2013-05-02T15:15:05Z")
Have you tried pictures? As in this is appropriate dress for Casual Friday [![](http://psbananas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_8153-Version-2.jpg) ](http://psbananas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_8153-Version-2.jpg) This is not > **[What Not to wear on Casual Friday?](http://brocklej671.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-not-to-wear-on-casual-friday.html)** > > what NOT to wear what NOT to wear Casual Friday's does not mean that you can go to work with sweatpants, flip flop, holes in your je... Sometimes people are fashion idiots. Mr. Potty Mouth owes you an apology and a promise to never behave like that again. He got his free pass, one more time and he is done. His coworkers should have shut him down when he started and not have let it escalate. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/51 "2013-05-02T15:20:58Z")
Some threads always seem to devolve into [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW8j3x3GzxY), you are not clever you are just embarrassing yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/52 "2013-05-02T15:29:21Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > This is not > [Casual Apparel in the Workplace: What Not to wear on Casual Friday?](http://brocklej671.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-not-to-wear-on-casual-friday.html) There’s one guy in the office who has a propensity for aloha shirts. I don’t see anything wrong with it. Our sales people tend to dress ‘nicely’. For the rest of us, casual is OK. I wear slacks and a buttoned shirt when I work in the office. I could wear jeans, and no one would say anything about it. And I have worn jeans every day. But the slacks are more ‘comfortable’ for a work environment for me. Last night I had a dream I showed up in black cargo shorts and a T-shirt. When it was pointed out to me, I was mortified. (But awake, I’ve considered taking a pair of shorts with me so that I can be comfortable on the 110-mile drive home. Must be the warmer weather.) ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/53 "2013-05-02T15:36:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > There’s one guy in the office who has a propensity for aloha shirts. I don’t see anything wrong with it. I was trying to link to the lone photo of the lady in the low cut sequin mini dress next to them and instead it linked to the entire page. In some offices a Hawaiian shirt would be ok. Tommy Bahama shirts are acceptable here. ---
**Author:** ![Virgil\_Tibbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/54 "2013-05-02T15:41:09Z")
I fully support employee 1’s right to show off her luscious body, and employee 2’s right to tell his boss to go fuck himself. Workplaces are better off without people like these, and society is better off with them. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/55 "2013-05-02T15:45:42Z")
Edit window ran out. In my office walking shorts and bermuda shorts (like this [Hudson viceroy knee short in morrissey morrissey + FREE SHIPPING | Zappos.com](http://www.zappos.com/hudson-viceroy-knee-short-in-morrissey-morrissey?ef_id=UYJtyQAAAWJooTvN:20130502154124:s) ) are acceptable on Fridays if the temp is over 90 degrees, but every year some girl will still show up in booty shorts with her butt cheeks hanging out. I have a binder of photos I show new hires called “this is ok, this is not”. It has cut down on incidents from one a week to one or two a year. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/56 "2013-05-02T16:11:17Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Yeah, the guy needs to go - he’s an idiot with impulse control issues. > > As for Miss Thang, I would explain to her that I’m not sure where she is coming from. She might just be thunderously clueless about what is appropriate for the workplace, that can be worked on if she expresses that she is regretful and wants to work on it. However, I would explain to her that as the boss, in my eyes, it looks like her choices are intended to deliberately challenge me. If that is her intent (…she doesn’t protest vigorously that it is her intent…) then write-up, warning, out-the-door. Because then the behavior in question is not fundamentally dressing poorly, it is challenging your authority. This. The woman is testing you. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/57 "2013-05-02T16:17:22Z")
She still should be fired though. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/58 "2013-05-02T16:34:50Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > Edit window ran out. > > In my office walking shorts and bermuda shorts (like this [Hudson viceroy knee short in morrissey morrissey + FREE SHIPPING | Zappos](http://www.zappos.com/hudson-viceroy-knee-short-in-morrissey-morrissey?ef_id=UYJtyQAAAWJooTvN:20130502154124:s) ) are acceptable on Fridays if the temp is over 90 degrees, but every year some girl will still show up in booty shorts with her butt cheeks hanging out. > > I have a binder of photos I show new hires called “this is ok, this is not”. It has cut down on incidents from one a week to one or two a year. Pictures are a great idea. If someone still screws up you have to wonder if they have the mental capacity to even hold a job. I still think the guy should be fired no matter what. There should be no second chance for that behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/59 "2013-05-02T16:54:23Z")
So I shouldn’t be petitioning for Leisure Suit Thursday? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231/60 "2013-05-02T17:06:17Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > I still think the guy should be fired no matter what. There should be no second chance for that behavior. While the behaviour was reprehensible, the poor guy might be in the midst of a nasty divorce, or a hundred other things. At least he deserves to have the chance to explain himself; we’re all human. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-but-youre-going-to-get-yourself-fired/657231.md?page=4)