The 'mart recently had a uniform change. Prior to October (or was it November?), we wore white polos, black pants, and black shoes. After the change went in to effect, we had to start wearing royal blue polos, black pants, and could wear any solid black, white, or brown shoe.
Okay, fine. I had to buy all new work clothes. Honestly, it was a little irritating, but it didn't upset me. What does upset me is that whoever is calling the clothing shots can't make up their mind about the little details.
First, we couldn't wear anything underneath the polos (like a long-sleeved shirt) or an undershirt (like a tank, if it would be seen) unless it was the same shade of blue. I don't know if anyone else has ever tried to find royal blue long sleeve t's, tanks, or thermals, but you'd probably be surprised how scarce the right shade of blue is. Finally, I find one at Walmart (blasphemy!) that is the correct color. I buy one. It gets freakin' cold in that store in the winter, so I knew one wouldn't be enough, but one was all I could buy. I figured they could deal with me stinky.
Then, they said we could wear white underneath (or long sleeves) but only if it was a turtleneck. I'm sorry, who wears turtlenecks under polos? Hell to the no.
We were also told that we could wear a light jacket (like a fleece or a button- or zip-up sweater) if it was, again, the same shade of blue. Again, try finding one of those (that isn't almost $30).
THEN, they change their minds again, and said that if we were something underneath our polos, it HAS to be white, and it doesn't have to be a turtleneck. Praise the LORD! I bought a couple of white thermals. Recently, I also found a really warm blue zip-up hoodie for under $15. Snagged that, and I've been wearing it for the last week or so. (Another girl in softlines has been wearing hers for about a month, and other people in the store have been wearing hoodies for that long too. This is important.)
A few days ago, someone decides to casually mention during our morning meeting that we're not supposed to wear anything with a hood. Excuse me? I honestly didn't see that in the printout they posted about the rules. There's a girl who works checkout who has spent the last 3 days watching her fingers turn blue because they won't let her wear a hoodie.
Oh, well, the morning crew who fills can wear hoodies, because they have to help unload the truck. But anyone who works on the floor cannot. So we all get to freeze.
And right now, it's done pissed me off. I don't care if the dress code is strict. That's fine. What I care about is that someone keeps changing his/her mind. I really don't know if it's corporate or if it's someone in-store. But I don't give a damn. MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND. I'm sick of spending money that I really can't spare buying clothes and wearing them for a week, and THEN being told that I can't wear them anymore. And having to spend more money on what has been deemed appropriate. Are you gonna change your mind about that next week?
I almost bought a pair of new shoes the other day, white tennis shoes, to wear. I'm glad I didn't drop the $20 on them, though, because I found out this week that, even though the new rules said black, white, OR brown, they're only letting us wear black. Let's disregard the fact that they think someone would wear solid brown shoes with black pants and a blue shirt. What's wrong with white? When did that change? They need to print out guidelines and give them to everybody. That way, we know the rules, and they can't keep changing their minds.
To whomever is making these stupid-ass decisions: Stop making me waste my money. And you know what else? If it's cold in the store, I'm going to wear my hoodie and you can shove your dress code up your ass. It's bull. And those of us that have to work the floor, we're getting damned sick of it.
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