At the risk of annoying people

Snippylynn · December 2010

Today when I went for my second interview, the people asked me where my husband was from because they thought that I was actually Asian. Buahahaha.

I love screwing with people.

mica178 · December 2010

Did you ask if your interview was real or just part of affirmative action? :P

Snippylynn · December 2010

Ha. As if they have affirmative action here.

Though, the interviewer did tell me that compared to the US, working in Europe is "heaven and happiness"!!

mica178 · December 2010

Did they pull at the corners of their eyes when they said Asian?

I would like to see "heaven and happiness" at any normal workplace. I work in purgatory. I wonder if the same job in Scandinavia would be different.

The Mel and Todd Show · December 2010

So how did the second interview go? What's next, physical challenge?

LDYGTR13 · December 2010

Did you dress more appropriate for a European workday?

Btw, I'm super jealous that you'll get to dress down so much. I was just informed that I need to "dress up, just a wee bit more" for work. FML. I'll never understand "casual workwear"

Snippylynn · December 2010

Well, we did mental acuity today, so maybe! I also got to join in on some cake and champagne for a member of the team who is moving to Australia. Weird. Anyway, the interview was odd. It had a really negative vibe to it. The lady actually said to me, "You haven't worked in three years. Are you just taking any job?" Um... WTF? No. If I was going to do that, I'd just keep walking dogs.

No Asian eyepulling, sadly. But I kinda want to see it myself.

Snippylynn · December 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_risk-of-annoying-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:be69af4a-6d97-42ab-9c53-232c610d8c1cPost:ff0d1bbc-28de-4ec6-910b-ca278711d785">Re: At the risk of annoying people</a>:
[QUOTE]Did you dress more appropriate for a European workday? Btw, I'm super jealous that you'll get to dress down so much. I was just informed that I need to "dress up, just a wee bit more" for work. FML. I'll never understand "casual workwear"
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

No. I let H talk me into a skirt. I froze my butt off.

What do you normally wear to work? I have the idea that if it's casual, and people wear jeans, it's more about accessorizing your casual workwear. So, wearing heels instead of sneakers, fun necklaces, etc.

topcatiom · December 2010

the girls (ladies? which is more pc?) in our scandianvian offices always look so freakin chic, skinny jeans with blazers and posh scarves, if i tried that I'd look a wreck and probably be sent home. your interview was Denmark right?

Snippylynn · December 2010

Yep. Denmark

topcatiom · December 2010

fingers crossed you nail it!

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_risk-of-annoying-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:be69af4a-6d97-42ab-9c53-232c610d8c1cPost:5d6af2cd-5f23-4dd3-bba1-d6072728be2b">Re: At the risk of annoying people</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: At the risk of annoying people : No. I let H talk me into a skirt. I froze my butt off. What do you normally wear to work? I have the idea that if it's casual, and people wear jeans, it's more about accessorizing your casual workwear. So, wearing heels instead of sneakers, fun necklaces, etc.
Posted by Snippylynn[/QUOTE]

We can wear whatever we want to work, basically, except shorts and... that's it. Technically no flip flops, but people get away with it. I do try to dress "business casual" though. Sometimes I wear jeans, but I wear them with flats and sweaters, not sneakers and sweatshirts. Today I'm wearing a sweater, khakis and flats. I wear skirts at least half the time, I'd say, and heels about half the time. I'm bad about jewelry - I always forget to wear it.

Birdie1483 · December 2010

I love working at an advertising agency. Unless I'm meeting with a client (which is rare in my job) then I'm usually perfecting fine in jeans, tennis shoes, even a sweatshirt if it has the logo of one of our clients on it. It's awesome. I live in flip flops all summer.

People actually make comments if someone "dresses up" and they aren't in account services like "Ohhhhh have a job interview today?"

thesuninherhead · December 2010

Apologies that I'm both late to this thread and have missed lots of background, but what is the job Amoro? Sounds positive thus far!

LDYGTR13 · December 2010

Normally I try to wear a skirt or dress but it's been crazy cold recently so I've been wearing black pants. It's SO hard to find pants long enough so I almost always wear flats. I've been told that black pants and a button up is "a little too much" and I've been told trouser jeans and a cardigan isn't good enough.

*sigh*

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