I think talking to the office manager is a good idea. When I got back into the office, some items were missing. Like a cord from my docking station, so while I await IT to get replacements, we have a workaround that allows me to use only one of my two monitors. This setup is still better than my work station at home, tbh, but I was really frustrated that someone removed something that wasn’t theirs. I also at first thought someone took my personal mug that I keep at the office (ended up finding it washed and put away with our company mugs in one of our kitchenettes), so I know I’d be annoyed if my coaster went missing, too. I could tell during some of our all staff Zoom calls that our office manager was using my office while we were FT remote and it irrationally irked me. She had the entire place to herself on days she came in and we have a few empty offices.

I just ordered a pair of white Frye sneakers online. Since coming back into the office, I haven’t been bothering to change into my work shoes and I’m thinking those may be my new solution.

I keep a pair of pumps and a pair of flats under my desk. Both are still here and I used to change into them when I got into the office. The flats are comfortable enough but I’ve not really felt compelled to change out of my sneakers. The pair I have been commuting in have seen better days, though… so Frye sneakers will be a better looking, higher quality (I assume) version of what I’ve been wearing now. Also eyeing the M.Gemi driving moccasins that were recommended by (I think) @ktfran. I’d wear both styles outside of the office, too.

And @kate, yeah, i’m sticking to mostly flats now. Both in and outside of the office.

I’m going to my first real party in June and bought a fun, sequined mini-dress. I’m stuck on shoes. My back would prefer flats. Obviously heels would prob look better. Does anyone have any ideas on flats they’d wear w/ cocktail dress attire?

But if you Google “dressy mules,” a bunch of flats come up too, with pointy toes and embellishments. As a short person I can’t do it, but you may be able to.

Oh, also vaguely dating related… meant to share this here but actually forgot!

If anyone remembers years back in this thread, my old neighbor that I had a fling with that I was upset about briefly. I haven’t seen him in like two years, not totally sure what happened to him. He’d added me on social media when we were friendly but eventually deleted me. Which is fine, but I knew from FB that he and his gf broke up and got back together quite a bit. He moved out of our old building not long before I did and I forgot he existed. ANYWAY, this past weekend, I was going to a friend’s place and was running way ahead of schedule, so I decided to walk through my old neighborhood to get there. I saw them from across the street, bombed and having a blast with friends, and she appeared to be wearing a sash. So I Googled his name quickly to confirm: they’re engaged. LOL. So good luck to them, they are hopefully past the point of quarterly break-ups and make-ups.

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