chemiscool Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 TL;WR: Are all dark tennis shoes really that bad for a non- business professional interview weekend with walking when I don't have a lot of shoe options? Will casual shoes ruin my chances if I'm dressed business casual? I have an interview coming up in a week or so for chemistry. I was told we didn't need to worry about wearing suits, and that the atmosphere was casual for the weekend. That said, I plan to be more business casual than "just presentable" casual. Unfortunately, I have a healing foot injury and cannot wear heels or flats and don't currently have nice shoes as I wear tennis shoes for lab. Is it okay to wear sneakers if this isn't business professional and I was told casual but I want to look presentable? Will they even see my feet? Flats don't have enough support for my feet and we'll be walking a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaching Faculty Wannabe Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 37 minutes ago, chemiscool said: TL;WR: Are all dark tennis shoes really that bad for a non- business professional interview weekend with walking when I don't have a lot of shoe options? Will casual shoes ruin my chances if I'm dressed business casual? I have an interview coming up in a week or so for chemistry. I was told we didn't need to worry about wearing suits, and that the atmosphere was casual for the weekend. That said, I plan to be more business casual than "just presentable" casual. Unfortunately, I have a healing foot injury and cannot wear heels or flats and don't currently have nice shoes as I wear tennis shoes for lab. Is it okay to wear sneakers if this isn't business professional and I was told casual but I want to look presentable? Will they even see my feet? Flats don't have enough support for my feet and we'll be walking a lot. I think it’s totally fine to wear tennis shoes, especially given your circumstances. If someone doesn’t want to work with you because of your shoes, then I think that’s a red flag that their priorities are in the wrong place. monsoonfern, Phoenix88 and chemiscool 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemiscool Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Moods said: I think it’s totally fine to wear tennis shoes, especially given your circumstances. If someone doesn’t want to work with you because of your shoes, then I think that’s a red flag that their priorities are in the wrong place. Thank you for your response, I was hoping that'd be the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaching Faculty Wannabe Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just now, chemiscool said: Thank you for your response, I was hoping that'd be the case! Of course! Good luck with the interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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