Perhaps your problem is that you’re wearing 2 layers of shoes. Try socks instead. ;)

> Under-appreciated: not wearing shoes all day.

For me it's regularly putting my feet up, standing up to stretch, and looking out of the window into the distance for a few minutes.

You know, just some things you should absolutely do if you value your health. And yet, having coworkers around tends to guilt you into not doing them.

Btw in Estonia, we don't usually wear shoes in the office: instead we wear slippers, indoor shoes or just socks.

In fact, many Estonians take off their shoes inside the plan or the ferry as well.

Try wearing socks with those $45 foam Birkenstocks as your daily driver. Black on black doesn't look bad.

When I lived on a beach I didn't wear shoes for years. The combo above was the only way I could reenter society.

Yeah, I used to have black office sandals that I wore with my black socks. No one noticed that they were not black shoes. I stuffed them in my office locker overnight. Worked a treat, no longer sweatty office feet...

Though it was a toss if I changed them when going out for lunch, usually I did not even in winter time (London). Though as my last non-WFH gig the team had a habit of having "lunch" standing outside a pub it was sometimes a little chilly in January..

(I still have my last pair in black, which I am not sure they sell anymore https://www.crocs.co.uk/p/mens-swiftwater-mesh-deck-sandal/2... )

It's not even sweat, you need to take off shoes after hours sitting at a desk because feet swell from the blood not being pushed back up as you're not moving your legs. There are few things I hate about office work as much as not being free to work on my slippers in the winter or flip flops in the summer.

I have worn slippers at every job (only 3, but still) I have had.

I'm going to stop wearing shoes at the office. collaboration bro!