Shorts for work in summer ?

[wiggydiggy]

At my last job (Primary School) they were talking about a proper uniform for staff - partly so it was clear who worked there
The teachers were adamant that it should only be for the Teaching Assistants and Admin staff and teachers needed to be in business attire as befits their status
Well - that wasn't what they said but it was the attitude of "some of them"

I was a teacher and I argued the opposite but was ignored

I did notice that the people arguing for "business attire" were all female and wore summer dresses in summer

A friend of mine left the UK teaching industry to work abroad as they found the UK teachers to be toxic and backstabbing. Not saying all UK teachers are arses to each other but I trust what they said and they wouldn't have left otherwise.

 

[Drago]

A friend of mine left the UK teaching industry to work abroad as they found the UK teachers to be toxic and backstabbing. Not saying all UK teachers are arses to each other but I trust what they said and they wouldn't have left otherwise.

I lasted less than three months as a school governor because of exactly this sort of thing. I did wonder sometimes who were the kids and who were the teachers, such was the needlessly snidey behaviour of some of them.

So when they tried it on me I volunteered to chair four panels to hear parent complaints in the coming week, then quit with zero notice, shouting "touche!" as I ran from the building.

 

[presta]

it emerged about 40 years ago.

shorts, like long trousers, usually have an inside leg measurement. That's how I avoid buying hotpants in error

I have perfectly sensible sized shorts that are newer than that. Lycra shorts: now they're the ones I couldn't get long enough.

 

[MontyVeda]

I have perfectly sensible sized shorts that are newer than that. ...

 

[Vapin' Joe]

My shorts finish just below the knee. Years of cycling kept my legs in good shape but unfortunately the knees are not a pretty sight.

 

[Gunk]

Finished working for other people in April last year, we have our own business we run part time from home, thankfully not customer facing, so I can now wear what ever I like, I’ve not worn a suit and tie or even a shirt with a collar for over a year now. This week I’ve working on a laptop in the garden.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

A friend of mine left the UK teaching industry to work abroad as they found the UK teachers to be toxic and backstabbing. Not saying all UK teachers are arses to each other but I trust what they said and they wouldn't have left otherwise.

Every school I have worked in has had a few like that
but most were OK

The most "difficult" school I worked in was also the best in terms of teachers treating each other well

This was partly due to management selecting new teacher carefully
but there was a theory that in order to deal with the problems the kids caused we needed to support each other
and anyone who didn;t wouldn;t last long

There were a few that only last one year and left - but not many

I can imagine the opposite type of school might well have the opposite effect

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

My problem with shorts is that trousers come in leg lengths because different men have different legs

shorts tend to just come as one length

and it tends to too long for people with short legs - like me

hence they tend to end up around my knees and looking stupid

I have noticed that M&S tend to sell ones that are shorter
dunno why but it suits me!

 

[Gunk]

shorts tend to just come as one length

I’ve got short legs, I just roll them up (the shorts, not my legs!)