Shoe Question, ladies!

[Karen]

I get annoyed sometimes by the fact that all the female characters on TV seem to predominantly wear at least 4-inch heels to work. Cops, forensic patholgists, doctors, lawyers, secretaries, FBI agents, bankers ... if a character is female, chances are she's in heels!

I cannot make this a "poll" really, because it needs to be a 2-parter. And I will not include myself in any tally, as shoes and I have an iffy relationship at best anyway, I have odd-shaped feet, and a poor sense of balance, and my orthotics would slide out of position in heels anyway!

What height shoe do you normally wear to work? And what kind of work do you do? You can generalize ...

For example, mine would be "graphic designer" and 1 inch of less.

[Taz_Zoee]

I never wear shoes with any kind of heel. I just don't like them, plus it makes me taller than Bruce. LOL He doesn't care, but I do.
I have a nice strapy black pair of heels and I think the heel is like only 1 to 1 1/2 inches.

I work in accounting at my work and I wear my skechers. I have a pair just like this. And a black pair similar but with a lace appearance. They are totally worn out and I need new ones, but as you can see they are not cheap.

I don't know how you can walk in such high heels. Actually, my friend recently broke her ankle in heels. She had to have a metal rod and 9 screws put in it. I think she still can't walk on it and it happened in June.

[Scooter's Mom]

I do data entry and I do not wear heels at all, of any kind. After fracturing my right ankle many years ago, I decided I did not need to wear them, and my foot is much happier this way.

[wolf_Q]

I have a couple of pairs of heels...but I can barely even call them heels they are a small wedge heel. I bought one pair for our wedding and one for the cruise we went on (for the formal night). I bet the heel is maybe 2-3 inches, if that, on both. I wore them for those events and never again. I'm clumsy enough as it is I don't need to break my ankle walking, I've tried higher heels and I can't walk well in them.

My job is a pet groomer I'd find it really really strange if any pet groomers out there wore heels to work. I wear some slip on sneakers to and from work and while I'm grooming I wear crocs. I've tried other types of shoes but those are the only thing I've worn that my feet dry out fast enough.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

sneakers to work, then change into steel-toed sneakers while in my scrubs. I work in a lab. I never understood the shoe obsession a lot of women have, I'm too much of a tomboy I suppose. I prefer sneakers or barefoot, LOL

[chocolatepuppy]

I work in a factory and wear tennis shoes to work. I don't do heels more than an inch on any of my shoes, not even my dress shoes.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

sneakers to work, then change into steel-toed sneakers while in my scrubs. I work in a lab. I never understood the shoe obsession a lot of women have, I'm too much of a tomboy I suppose. I prefer sneakers or barefoot, LOL

Ditto! Except I'm a veterinary technician! Running shoes it is!

[Lizzie]

Winter, spring, autumn and even through parts of our cloudy summers in Seattle, I wear ankle-high boots. For several years now I've been wearing a pair of Coach boots which I found in a thrift shop, brand new, for $3.50. My very best thrift shop buy. I walk fast with long strides and can't imagine trying to do that in heels. Besides, I spend quite a bit of my time consulting with contractors and trades people so I feel part of the team if I'm wearing boots - especially important since I'm often the only woman.

I used to love wearing expensive high heeled shoes, they made me feel elegant, but I don't go to the kind of events where I'd need to wear fancy shoes or clothes any more so I'm well out of practice in wearing them.

You are right, Karen, and it's something I notice all the time, characters such as medical examiners wearing 4 inch heels. It's really ridiculous.