As a man seeing how female clothing have changed over the decennia it looks like their end goal is to go around fully naked.
As a man seeing how female clothing have changed over the decennia it looks like their end goal is to go around fully naked.
What? Really? Ok.. Yeah, that's just weird.
Source (paywall): https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/30/sock-it-to-the-shoes-why-more-offices-are-going-footwear-free
From the post:
>Slippers, socks and the occasional novelty toe warmer are fast becoming part of the office dress code for startups hoping to ease stress and boost creativity. It might sound like a gimmick conjured up during a yoga retreat, but asking staff to leave their shoes at the door taps into something more serious: how to make the workplace feel a little less like work. With record levels of work-related stress in the UK, rising burnout and a labour force increasingly focused on wellbeing over salary, even small changes can have a surprising impact. Inspired in part by Silicon Valley startups where footwear-free floors are reportedly spreading faster than kombucha fridges, some British companies are trialling no-shoes policies as a way to improve focus, comfort and even staff morale.
What? Really? Ok.. Yeah, that's just weird.
Source (paywall): https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/30/sock-it-to-the-shoes-why-more-offices-are-going-footwear-free
From the post:
>>Slippers, socks and the occasional novelty toe warmer are fast becoming part of the office dress code for startups hoping to ease stress and boost creativity.
It might sound like a gimmick conjured up during a yoga retreat, but asking staff to leave their shoes at the door taps into something more serious: how to make the workplace feel a little less like work.
With record levels of work-related stress in the UK, rising burnout and a labour force increasingly focused on wellbeing over salary, even small changes can have a surprising impact.
Inspired in part by Silicon Valley startups where footwear-free floors are reportedly spreading faster than kombucha fridges, some British companies are trialling no-shoes policies as a way to improve focus, comfort and even staff morale.
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