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Originally Posted by Mastodon
T's office is a no-shoe zone, which is pretty normal here for indoor workplaces...
As an aside, I often perch on a desk while teaching, and my students frequently do so, too. It had never occurred to me that anybody could find that revolting.... I have to check with the locals to see whether I should stop doing that! For me, it's not even slightly gross, and I certainly have no problem sitting where people have had their feet, as long as they were not wearing shoes (that would be gross.)
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Interesting that it's normal by you for indoor workspaces to be no-shoe zones! By me, it's generally considered unprofessional to take off your shoes at work. Some people do it, but it's usually women with uncomfortable shoes, and only while working at their desk (they slip their shoes off under their desk to let their feet relax, then slip them back on if they're going to be walking away from the desk at all.)
I hope this isn't too weird - but do you also not wear shoes in the bathrooms at work then? That would be hard for me... generally we consider the bathroom floor to one of the germier, dirtier places - and would definitely not want to be caught without shoes in there!
Re: Sitting on desks... hmmm... I have done this too, and haven't really much about other people doing it. Thankfully there are no desk-type spaces in T's office, or I might just inadvertenly perch up on one!
Sitting on desks/tables doesn't tend to bother me (maybe b/c my food isn't directly contacting the table, and I can always wipe down the table) - BUT once I saw a young kid at the grocery store "sit" on the edge of a vegetable bin
!!!! THAT I thought was awful - for the same reason - I don't want his behind in the green beans!!!
