god doesn't care for your benevolence any more then he cares for the lack of it in others.

[thejunipertree]

lmost lost my labret stud in the car this morning as I was taking it out for work (yeah, that's right. I'm a corporate whore sellout). Actually, I DID lose it. The head of the stud, which is a custom made opal job, spun out of my fingers and flipped under the seat. I freaked out. One, because it's my goddamn labret and I'm very attached to it. Two, because I have no idea where my old labret stud is. And three, that little fucker cost me a boatload of money.

Luckily, I found it. After worming my arm completely under the seat with my ass sticking out of the open car door. Who knows what the people in the window office thought I was doing. They all think I'm crazy anyway.

In other news, I am once again defying the recommendation that this work place doesn't "encourage" visible tattoos. I'm wearing one of my favourite shirts, which had 3/4 sleeves. These show my left arm tattoos off quite nicely. It's also got a scoop neckline, which shows bits of all three of my chest tattoos.

Take that, fuckers. Put it in the rule book and I'll follow the code. Until then, I'm going to push it as far as I can. Gar! PUNK RAWK. *snorts*

There's a new Virgin of Guadelupe candle burning on my desk, as I exhausted the old one (and my Lady of Candelaria one, Wee Ninja!). I've also replaced the chocolate the chocolate on the Baron's mini-altar. This piece is wrapped in paper to look like the ace of spades. I find it fitting. I should also probably replace the cigarette that's on the altar, too. But, I'm not sure how many cigarettes I brought with me to work today. One of these days, I'll take photos of this little setup.

Comments

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

I sympathize totally with your desire to push the dress code at work -- I did the same when I was younger, dressing androgynously or even fully crossdressed -- in my experience it is a total drag to be reprimanded or even sent home over this issue. Not just because it is a confrontation; for me it involved acceptance too. I want people to like me as I am, not because I force myself down their throats. I realized halfway through it that it's not worth the stress to make a principled stand on the issue. Hopefully you won't get dragged around like I did.

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

I normally don't get so fed up with work dresscodes. I've worked in numerous places where I've had to dumb down how I look as to not offend the mundanes.
However, this place doesn't actually /have/ a dress code. It was just told to me on my first day that they don't "encourage" certain things. Like visible tattoos. Which really pisses me off because I'm back of the house. I have no contact with clients or investors or anything of the sort.

I could sit back here in a pink fluffy ballgown and no suit would ever even see me.

Hmm. I /own/ a pink fluffy ballgown...

But yeah, I understand what you're saying. I've been working since I was seventeen. I've toed the line in stricter places then this. I suppose I'm just tired of toeing it for a business (mortgages) which I detest. And I don't push it because I want people to like me. They can all bite my ass, for all I care. I'm just tired of taking my two little piercings out every morning and trying to find long sleeve and high necked shirts whenever I go clothes shopping.

God grant me college. And /soon./

[neenerface.livejournal.com]

You may or may not know I work from home. The hair is really easy for me to get away with. The problem I have is when I go to meetings I have to hide it. I've noticed the more I refresh the color the higher up I creep it on my head. It's getting harder to hide and I seem to care less and less. People only see me maybe a total of 21 days out of the year? Why should I have to conform to their dress code in my damn living room? I know I have it easy compared to people like you who have to go out of the home to work so I should most likely STFU.

If you want to see a company with a totally Nazi dress code, check out Victoria Secret. Robin worked there recently and *damn* if they weren't out and out rude in the hand book. Telling you what color panty hose to wear if your legs looked fat etc. It was funny to see her cover the tats, take out some of the piercings and try to look 'normal' when she went into work.

[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

what color hose do you have to wear if your legs look fat?

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[neenerface.livejournal.com]

bahahhahah, I think if I remember it says to wear a neutral shade so you don't draw attention to them. The book wasn't even trying to be funny about it. They were dead on insulting if you ask me. I know looking the way I look I could not get a job there end of story. The question is could I then sue them for discrimination? Who knows. We call them 'Hitler's Secret' now.

[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

seriously, that's very creepy. i never shop there for reasons along the lines of "way too expensive for a ghetto girl like me", but their fragrance lines are delicious.

i wonder if i could get my hands on a copy of that rulebook.
i'd love that.

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[neenerface.livejournal.com]

You could always ask aprilrobin if she still has hers. She actually works in the makeup store not the panties store (Oh you have to say panties NEVER underware or anything else).

[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

thanks. (i hate the word 'panties' with teh entirety of my soul.)

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES!

oooh, wait. I decided to make it even better!

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES! PANTIES!

Re: oooh, wait. I decided to make it even better!

[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

if, by "bettar", you mean "more of sux", you have succeeded-- and admirably!

:D

Re: oooh, wait. I decided to make it even better!

[theepumpkingirl.livejournal.com]

bwahahahahaah!

me hearts you :D

i can send you nice clear image of
our sluggie friend, if you like.

>:O
hey! you're anti-slug,
watchoo doin'??

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

That's craziness!
How long did she last there?

And how did you manage to get an at home job?

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[neenerface.livejournal.com]

She's still there a few days a week I think. She mostly works at the Magnolia now as a waitress. They just want her back piece covered which isn't hard in black pants and a shirt.

The Gods looked down and smiled on me one day. Actually I answered an ad in the paper for a data entry clerk and after 3 years of clawing I got promoted and scored an at home position.