So lemme tell you at work, you won't even tell its me aside from my physical appearance... I work at the Superior Court where you have to dress strictly business casual, talk professionally and all that business stuff. I talk proper, dress proper, and type in court code. My coworkers perceive me as an introvert basically. Because I'm so scared that if i talk a lot I'll say something wrong or bad, so I keep to myself and just get my work done. At first it was really hard taking everything seriously all the time but I've adapted to the environment and my coworkers enough to sort of feel comfortable, but sometimes my normal self slips out. When that happens I freak out and just walk back to my cubicle lol. Most of the time my coworkers ask me about school and what i do on the weekend.. and i start complaining about how tired i am and how i just stay home on the weekends... and then i stop and chang the subject because im complaining and i dont want them to see me as a complainer. (lol @ me complaining about these blogs.. ) so yeah im a studious, quite student that never goes out and i think they probably think i have barley any friends but its okay its part of my identity kit right?.
For the look that goes along with my identity kit is no makeup and mix matching HAHAHAH. Seriously I work 7:30am every morning, i DO NOT care about how i look at work. Also i only have so many business casual clothing that i honestly just throw on whatever and go. I mean all the ladies at my work come in with heels and stuff looking all business-y for like 10 minutes and then they change out of their heels and into sneakers for the rest of the day. lol imagine like 20 women walking around wearing business skirts and a blazer or a nice blouse with sneakers. Thats like the go to look at my job. lol so we all blend in when it comes to dress code.
I don't mind my identity kit at work, i mean its work and the identity kit i put forth is manageable . Even though i feel fake and i cant talk to anyone there regularly, it's work.
If you want da monies you gotta do what you gotta do.
Hey Brenda. First off I wanna start by saying you are real AF. Thanks for leaving such a nice comment on my last post.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel having to act a certain way at work. After reading through other posts I guess it's something that's pretty common.
So dude, you say you seem to have to dress code thing down. The dress code for me is probably the hardest part. I still don't know how to look "business casual." My shirts always seem to be too loose or too tight and my pants always feel weird when I wear a belt (I hate wearing pants, I'm a shorts guy). I still fake it though. I try to make myself seem professional and I'll walk around the office as if I have some purpose or important job to do , when in reality I was just getting some water.
As long as you know who you are, and when you're not mushfaking, I think you'll go pretty far. I enjoy your posts, keep on chasing the $$$.
-Anthony
Hey Brenda,
ReplyDeleteI liked that your blog post was not very serious, but you also managed to get your point across. I think it's awesome that you work at the Superior Court. After reading your post, I definitely noticed how your personality at work is already different from how you actually are in real life. I don't even know you in person, but just the way that you worded your post already sounds different from how you act at work. The way you write is very relaxed and I'm just going to assume that that is not the way you type stuff up at work. Great post!
- Julianna Duque
Great post, Brenda. And I learned a new phrase. Is it a phrase? Not sure what part of speech that would be EF
ReplyDeleteI feel so culturally out of things sometimes.