Job Stuff

[prosodic]

Part of the dress code for new job requires that chinos or Dockers be pressed and with a crease.

Easier said than done, I guess, if you live in my house. And if Lance isn't here. The military made him an expert ironer.

But I cannot iron clothes to save my life. And I tried to iron a crease into my work pants, and the crease isn't holding very well (and I think I just made my pants even wrinklier in the process).

Oh well. I suppose if I get called on it, I'll have to tell them that I tried, but I was unable to crease the pants. It would've helped if I hadn't bought the wrinkle-resistant type (not that they are too resistant, mind-you, as I managed to actually iron some wrinkles into them).

Also, I'm glad I had lunch fixings. I was in the grocery store when they attempted my cell (I didn't have it on loud enough to hear it...it was in my purse). I got some sesame noodles.

So lunch tomorrow: cold sesame noodles, Wheat Thins, mixed fruit, and a Fiber One chocolate chip granola bar. I probably won't eat all of that for lunch, but some of it will be saved for my breaks. I have to spread out my eating so that I have 5-6 mini meals/snacks a day.

It's going to be very strange going from being a woman of leisure to having a full-time job. A part of me is sad about this, but I also don't take to being bored too easily, and it's not like my life is full of excitement on a regular basis. It's just that I haven't actually had a steady 8-9 hour per day type job in almost 7 years. Grad school doesn't count, because my schedule varied everyday and I worked only a few hours here and there at a time, with small chunks of free time in between.

Comments

[godchick.livejournal.com]

I worked in a dry cleaner once pressing pants but with a big press. Use steam but make sure any moisture you put in, you take out. Use a spay bottle of water, that will help. Don't make the crease go all the way to the waistband, that looks tacky.Stop even with the crotch. To get started, match the seams at the hem line. Good luck tomorrow on your new job. I hope it goes well.

[godchick.livejournal.com]

P.S. A dry cleaner might charge a dollar or two to just press your pants for you in a bind til Lance comes home.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

I matched the seams and stuff, but my iron didn't do a really great job of pressing in creases. I tried to set it to steam, but because the iron had to be warm instead of hot, I don't think it made any difference.

I may just have to have it done at a laundromat until Lance comes home. I'll see if they mention anything about it today though.

[katzies.livejournal.com]

I suck at ironing too because I've never had to do it. Back at home my mom did it and after I moved out I quit caring about pressed clothes. And now either Aaron does it or we take it to the cleaners.

That's a weird rule though. I hate pants with creases, they always seem to add 5lbs for me.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I think they actually look worse with creases, honestly. And for a "relaxed business" dress code, it's certainly not that relaxed.

[mipplet.livejournal.com]

Wow, it sounds like you have a very strict dress code. I've never worked anywhere where the company monitored my pants creases.

[onelargecat.livejournal.com]

No kidding. That's bizarre. I've never even heard of that!