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[namarielorien]

I am a receptionist. My co-worker covers the front desk when I'm on vacation. She likes to wear slippers instead of shoes when she's running around the office. When I was on vacation last November she left her smelly slippers in a cupboard at my desk. When I came in and found them, I put them in her office. The next day she sent an email to me, cc'

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[jo_fitz]

Isn't that a liability? I know a few people who work in offices and they can't wear anything with an open back or open toe. But seriously ew! I would not want her slippers near me.

[theflyers]

It's not a liability, that's a word some management may want to throw around though. It's usually just a dress code thing. Tons of office workers everywhere wear sandals and flip-flops.

Unless it's like an office that's close to a manufacturing facility perhaps, since then you're expected to go out in the warehouse sometimes and that can pose a risk.

[snuck]

Actually... it depends on what your local HSE audit says... I've seen risk assessments that cover the receptionist for open toed shoes (if they handle the boxes of paper reams for the copiers), high heels (for people who regularly need to use stairs) and so on.

I got reminded in an incident that wearing (1 inch!) heels wasn't safe... I slipped on train stairs and only did the work incident because my laptop went down the whole flight (and thankfully was ok!)

[theflyers]

My memory is funky but you're Australian, right? I think it's a case of region as well...the only industries I know strict are heavy machinery sort of jobs. Like my dad couldn't wear a wedding band in case gus hand got smashed by the timber he handled

[catlin]

It is only a liability on a production floor. Some slippers are actually less of a liability then women's dress shoes.