Rant

Ok, so now that I've survived my evil dream I need to rant.

I recently purchased 13 new items for my summer wardrobe, including 4 adorable dresses that I thought would work wonderfully for any situation (work, weekend, evening, etc.). I am super excited about them because I love dresses, but seem to have issues finding ones that I can wear to work and then out afterwards. One of the dresses is a navy empire waist number with white polka dots. It hits right below the knee and while it has a v-neck, it's not too low (I tried everything on for my mother and she thought this one was adorable). It is sleeveless, but the straps are quite thick.

Having observed what my coworkers (and boss) wear to work each day I decided that my little polka dot dress was appropriate. I felt really pretty and cute this morning and received lots and lots of compliments. Around 10:30am my boss walks by my desk, slowing a little and finally coming over to one side. Very quietly she says, "Do you have a sweater with you?" I was honestly shocked. One of my coworkers, Tina, is also wearing a navy blue and white polka dot, sleeveless dress and she is still, as of 2:30pm, wandering around without a sweater, etc. I did happen to have a black and white short sleeved button down in my bag which I promptly donned, but as you can imagine it looks ridiculous.

I should also mention that my boss favors sleeveless shirts. She wears them all the time. There are 2 other secretaries who are, today, wearing sleeveless shirts. One of the attorneys (female) is wearing spaghetti straps. But do you think they've been reprimanded? Nooooo. I really do feel it's extremely unfair and I'm very upset about the whole thing.

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Because it's a very accurate picture of my job