Fashion faux pas

So last Monday I had the joy of reporting that my chin had been taken over by a small mountain and I was awaiting the dreaded company photo the following day. Well I needn't have worried about the spot because on the following day I managed to dress myself so badly that I made sure that no-one was looking at my chin. I somehow must have got dressed in the dark on Tuesday morning and only when I saw myself in the bathroom mirrors at work did I realise to my horror that I was wearing a see-through top! Yep, what I thought had been 'sheer' top when I bought it recently actually turned out to be pretty much transparent so the rest of the day was spent hugging a strategically placed A4 pad and backing away from people in a Japanese style. A great impression to make on your second day in a new job I'm sure you'll agree.

As for the photo, I managed to avoid the 'photo man' as I now call him and have done ever since. This isn't easy seeing as he sits on reception which I pass every time I go in or out of the building. We acknowledge each other cordially and I am waiting for the moment when he calls out, "Is now a good time for your photo?" Having spoken to other colleagues, my avoidance of the company photo is a perfectly acceptable thing to do and so my target is to continue in this way for the rest of my time at HarperCollins.

You'll be pleased to hear that my spot disappeared pretty soon...only to be taken over by 3 more. Yes, 3 more. I've turned back into my 14 year old spotty nemesis with acne issues (but with a slightly more acceptable fringe now than I sported in those days.) I can't really blame it on stress because my workplace is the most relaxed place you could possibly work in. Take for example dress-down Friday. I was afraid of what I might find last Friday as for most of the week, my colleagues had been wearing jeans, converse boots, trainers: basically it's dress down day every day of the week here. I was very reserved in my casualness and opted for cords rather than jeans. My only real criteria for clothing from now on is that they aren't see-through!