Hello, all.

You may recall several months ago I wrote in saying I'm not yet "allowed" to wear kilts to work, but I have a plan to get there.
Step 1- wear kilts everywhere outside of work for three reasons:
1) I like to (that's the most important one).
2) I'll run into coworkers on the town, and they'll get used to seeing kilts on me. If/when I wear them to work, there'll be no real distraction because they'll already have seen them.
3) If anyone asks, I can honestly say "I wear them all the time". That demonstrates kilts are standard clothing and not costumes or some goofy fetish of mine.
Step 2- wear a kilt to the holiday party and other off-work functions
Well, step 1 has been going swimmingly. Periodically I run into coworkers, and all but the most pig-headed of them are genuinely interested in my kilts. The pig-heads are just that, and they won't change.

Step 2 has also been moving along quite nicely. Wore a tartan kilt to the Bowl For Kids' Sake fundraiser, which was a very successful kilt-introduction to a limited number of coworkers. Last Saturday I wore a black Stewart tartan kilt to the company holiday party. (I was also the MC for the gift give-away, so they all got to see the kilt a lot.) The kilt was universally well received, and I had several ask "why don't you wear them to work." When I explained that I think I need permission first from the management staff the answer was the same every time: "Why? It's clothing. Who cares what you wear?"

The biggest bummer is that my boss was not there. He was supposed to be, but never showed (which is concerning by itself). Also, most of the pigheads who work here were not in attendance, but that might work to my advantage in the long run.

Today I'm going to quiz the accountant; she was at the party and is my confidant in matters of this sort. After that, I'm not quite sure where to go next with my strategy. I'll continue with the two current approaches, but at some point I need to raise the issue with my boss in a direct manner. I don't know when to do that, but perhaps when the moment comes it'll be clear. Until then I'll be patient and keep the pleats swinging...

Thanks for listening.


boB