Dress code micromanagement fail
A reader writes: "I work in upscale catering with a busy corporate division as well as our private events like weddings and such. The staff wore jeans and a T-shirt, which was fine for corporate deliveries of lunch and the like. My daily work wear is jeans, a crisp white shirt and Converse Chuck Taylor shoes. Red chucks, for the record. I also have full sleeve tattoos on my arms and a resting murder face ... I'm very outgoing and like to get people to laugh, which I'm very good at with our clients. As such, the company owner has given me a lot more slack about some of the more formal rules in place because he knows I can make an event run smooth like rich creamery butter. So, my department head has a problem with the Chucks I wear ... For months, she harped at me almost daily until finally I said I would not wear my red Chucks anymore ... next day, I showed up in orange and white checked Vans. It's a small malicious compliance, but I'll never forget the look on her face when she realised how pointless her argument was."
Geological howlers
Memorable excerpts from student geology examinations.
1. The average person does not have to dig a deep hole to remind himself of the past.
