Casual Friday??

Today started off good...

I was up early. Kiki and I had a long walk and it was a beautiful morning. My breakfast was mindful, intuitive and included 1/2 frozen banana stuffed with PB2, and Fage yogurt topped with cereal... I also had showered before bed the night before which cut my "getting ready" time in half. I was in a great mood.

...Then came work.

<-- This isn't me.. it's a picture stolen from the J. Crew catalog. However, this is a replica of the outfit I wore to work today for casual Friday (except I had on grayish shorts with a blue button up and some kitten heels).

I work at a law firm that consists of 4 other people. 3 of them were in the office today- my lawyer, the office manager, and the receptionist. The lawyer gets in and says "You look nice and very professional today."

(Thanks.)

Office manager: "Are you wearing shorts?"
Me: "umm, yes?"
OM: "You can't wear shorts."
Me: "I'm sorry. I thought since they were the long kind, that they'd be appropriate."
OM: "no."
Me: "Would you like me to go home and change?"
OM: "no, don't worry about it.. Just don't do it again."

She goes back to her side of the office, and I go back to work. Feeling like a child that has just been reprimanded, I emailed her saying I could go home and put pants on if she'd prefer... basically just trying to please her so it wasn't an awkward situation.

Instead of answering my question about changing, I get an email back saying that she doesn't want me to learn bad habits and it isn't appropriate, blah blah blah. She ends the email by saying that she would appreciate my cooperation in this.

ummm, didn't really answer my question!! This always seems to be the case--I can never get a straight answer to a simple question. Do you want me to change or not? Instead, she would much rather take something simple and blow it up. I replied with:

"That's fine and I apologize. I wasn't trying to be unprofessional and thought since they are longer khaki shorts that they would be okay, especially with a professional top.
Does that mean I should run home or no?"

Finally, she emailed back with "if you could"... ummmm, did i not just ask that from the very beginning. That's the part that is just so aggravating. Seems like we had to run around in circles just to get back to the very starting point.

I feel like I put so much effort into college, studying, doing well, and all so that I could end in a job where they not only sweat the small stuff, but they magnify it!

I'm done venting.

The afternoon got better, despite my lingering frustration. I went to lunch with my friend Rachel from dance class and we enjoyed a huge salad from Souplantation!! Tomorrow's the Farmer's Market and that means I get to stash up on some more sweet potatoes!! holllla!

I hope you all are having a great day. I would appreciate if you think I'm being out of line with the work situation because I don't want to be a brat! I feel like I've always been a team player when it comes to work but that this woman just looks for stuff to blame me for so she can put me down and raise herself up. Any input is appreciated!!

Lots of love, bloggies!!
L