Gauging HR re kilted at the office

[A Dhuglas]

With the HR angle covered, I appeared at the office last Friday in my Black Stewart SWK, cream hose, yellow flashes, black shoes/accessories and a deep yellow buttondown shirt that hits the yellow strip in the kilt pretty well. Looked pretty good. Not as much like a big bumblebee as you might think thanks to all the colors in the kilt.

No bad reactions of which I'm aware but quite a few double-takes. A couple of "nice skirt" cracks but no malice in them. Stopped by my manager's office in the morning to run my appearance past him before the rest of the crew came in: "Wow! You really did it." Met with him again later to discuss a project and his only reaction was: "C'mon in....I'm just adjusting to the visual..." So things appear to have gone well. No repercussions today.

However, my testing was limited; about 12:30 PM the power in the building went out! Something brought down a major power line just outside the office park. The resulting fire as the line cooked off was reportedly spectacular. An hour later the power was still out and not expected to be up for a few hours so we were all sent home. My first day kilted at this workplace and I get short-changed a half-day Maybe the power of kilt disrupted the local chi of the office park and whacked that power line...

Anyhoo...the ice is broken and now I just have to wait for Sept 29th to continue the infiltration.

Thanks for all the encouraging words.

[mkmound]

Obvoiusly, your outfit looked hot!

[pbpersson]

Thanks for all the encouraging words.

You know what? Slowly but surely, step by step.....and we are all cheering you on. If we see enough of these little transitions perhaps someday even non-Scots will be able to wear kilts to work.

This is how it all begins....

Keep up the good work!


Phil in Phoenix