I am pleased to report that my morning preparing for work was far less haphazard than yesterday's, and I left the house, optimistic, at a promising 9.00am sharp.
I have chosen to wear my new Chinese-style, wrap-around dress on my second day at work, having established the office attire and deciding that I looked far too formal on my first day. The other women around my age seemed to opt for the cardigan and leggings look, whereas the elder, more sophisticated women chose to wear skirts and simple blouses. My attire varied between a blouse teamed with a high-waisted skirt, to a polka-dot, flimsy waist coat with a plain top underneath and black trousers to, finally, a brightly coloured, predominately turquouise coloured dress.
I realise this blog is entirely focused on the clothes I have been wearing to my placement, and not my actual placement, but having already covered the tasks and events of said work experience in an earlier blog, I feel it necessary to highlight the outfits and accessories I wore each day.
You see, I'd never had the opportunity to shop for work before. Unless you counted a £6 black shirt from Primark for the restaurant, that is. So upon learning that I would be working pratically non-stop in professional environments, I took myself straight to the shopping centre and browsed for practical, yet stylish work clothes.
Women, and yes I will include the entire gender in this as I refuse to stand alone with this statement, see the working clothes they ought to wear as part of the job description. When offered a job, I guarentee, one of the solid questions that will be thought or asked is, 'what will I have to wear?'
A friend of mine from Uni , who studied law, was more excited about her wardrobe and what she could wear to the office than the actual work experience, I'm sure. And so she should have been. That girl had more clothes in one bedroom than I've ever seen or imagined possible. In fact, the girl has three rooms essentially as her clothes are scattered between her Uni bedroom, her boyfriend's bedroom and her bedroom back in her home-town. Anyway. I degress.
Although I realised I wasn't entering the world of fashion, where dress-sense is ultimately the make or break of one's career, I did expect to see a bit more glam when it came to the women's attire. The men all wore suits, and at the very least wore smart shirts with jeans. Not one of them ever wore casual shoes or trainers. The women, however, wore primark plimsoles with casual jeans and plain T-Shirts.
I earned myself a few scathing glances on my first day. My punishment, I suppose, for daring to make an effort. Even though this 'effort' was, simply, wearing a smart, ironed blouse and a simple black skirt. I can assure you I did not turn up to work looking like this:
Although I'm sure the men at the office would have been very appreciative, I wanted to ensure I was going in with the right attitude as well as the appropriate IQ Level.
I was still a tad disappointed, though, when it appeared that I may have had to tone down on the smart outfits to blend in with the rest of the office.
To hell with it. I only get to dress and look smart for the duration of two months before I will, no doubt, have to return to my job in Pizza Express, where I will have to wear a plain black shirt and a bum-bag on my waist.
On Monday I might wear a trouser suit.
And, shock horror, perhaps some heels to go with it.
That'll teach them.
I realise this blog is entirely focused on the clothes I have been wearing to my placement, and not my actual placement, but having already covered the tasks and events of said work experience in an earlier blog, I feel it necessary to highlight the outfits and accessories I wore each day.
You see, I'd never had the opportunity to shop for work before. Unless you counted a £6 black shirt from Primark for the restaurant, that is. So upon learning that I would be working pratically non-stop in professional environments, I took myself straight to the shopping centre and browsed for practical, yet stylish work clothes.
Women, and yes I will include the entire gender in this as I refuse to stand alone with this statement, see the working clothes they ought to wear as part of the job description. When offered a job, I guarentee, one of the solid questions that will be thought or asked is, 'what will I have to wear?'
A friend of mine from Uni , who studied law, was more excited about her wardrobe and what she could wear to the office than the actual work experience, I'm sure. And so she should have been. That girl had more clothes in one bedroom than I've ever seen or imagined possible. In fact, the girl has three rooms essentially as her clothes are scattered between her Uni bedroom, her boyfriend's bedroom and her bedroom back in her home-town. Anyway. I degress.
Although I realised I wasn't entering the world of fashion, where dress-sense is ultimately the make or break of one's career, I did expect to see a bit more glam when it came to the women's attire. The men all wore suits, and at the very least wore smart shirts with jeans. Not one of them ever wore casual shoes or trainers. The women, however, wore primark plimsoles with casual jeans and plain T-Shirts.
I earned myself a few scathing glances on my first day. My punishment, I suppose, for daring to make an effort. Even though this 'effort' was, simply, wearing a smart, ironed blouse and a simple black skirt. I can assure you I did not turn up to work looking like this:
Although I'm sure the men at the office would have been very appreciative, I wanted to ensure I was going in with the right attitude as well as the appropriate IQ Level.
I was still a tad disappointed, though, when it appeared that I may have had to tone down on the smart outfits to blend in with the rest of the office.
To hell with it. I only get to dress and look smart for the duration of two months before I will, no doubt, have to return to my job in Pizza Express, where I will have to wear a plain black shirt and a bum-bag on my waist.
On Monday I might wear a trouser suit.
And, shock horror, perhaps some heels to go with it.
That'll teach them.
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