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Post by iplawyer on Jun 14, 2010 16:24:00 GMT -5
I had planned on wearing a blue pantsuit (naturally dressy, although not navy-blue formal) to the interview. I've worn pantsuits 90% of the time in practice, just because I've found far more comfortable when I'm moving around (especially during discovery review). The first post started to make me a bit nervous, but I plan to stick with it. I just can't believe that SSA cares about one's fashion choice unless someone shows up looking truly unprofessional.
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Post by 24kgoldengirl on Jul 16, 2010 11:12:39 GMT -5
What to do while waiting for that phone call next week? On-line shopping!! Nordstrom is having its Anniversary sale today. (Just a suggestion- pick your favorite store). No call next week or the next or the next? Return it all or keep it to soften the blow. This is what I call win/win. Good luck all!
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Post by 71stretch on Jul 16, 2010 11:53:34 GMT -5
What to do while waiting for that phone call next week? On-line shopping!! Nordstrom is having its Anniversary sale today. (Just a suggestion- pick your favorite store). No call next week or the next or the next? Return it all or keep it to soften the blow. This is what I call win/win. Good luck all! Great post (and good advice)! Good luck, all, as well!
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Post by nonamouse on Jul 16, 2010 14:26:34 GMT -5
I found a website that I love for discounts on mainly nice quality shoes but also some clothing. www.6pm.com You can search by shoe size, heel height, exact width, color and brand and style which is very helpful. Hearing weeks can be made or broken by a pair of shoes (especially for ladies in warmer areas) as you may find that your feet start to swell from being stuck behind the bench immobile for so long. Try to get up and walk around in between hearings if you can and definitely try to do it during lunch or you may find yourself unexpectedly stiff and/or swollen at the end of a long hearing week. I like to write decision instructions immediately at the end of each hearing, so I have to remind myself to get up occasionally since the hearing reporter and VE are getting a short break while I'm still writing.
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Post by 24kgoldengirl on Jul 18, 2010 17:43:42 GMT -5
Nonamouse, Excellent advice. Great website. Gotta run...order shoes...just in case. 24kgg
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Post by iapplied on Jul 19, 2010 20:46:13 GMT -5
For those ladies who are ALJs already, has becoming an ALJ changed your attire when in public and doing everyday things? Do you ever wonder/worry about having a public image, particularly, attire all the time? or is it even a thought? Are there things you wouldn't dare wear now since becoming an ALJ?
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Post by 71stretch on Jul 19, 2010 21:39:58 GMT -5
I already am one, at the state level, and I wear the same type of clothes away from the office that I always have. I've never been one to dress in a way that I would even need to think about this, so it's a nonissue for me.
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Post by iapplied on Jul 19, 2010 21:59:23 GMT -5
Well but take the attack on Sarah Palin's clothing or Michelle Obama's clothing and you'll see that clearly there is a certain attire that some feel a woman in a particular position should and shouldn't wear. I'm wondering if that has ever been an issue with being a female ALJ or a judge period? Considering the fact that I've sung in choirs that had a dress code that is a page and a half long, I think any "adjustment" I'd have to make in my personal taste of clothes, which is still conservative, would be minimal.
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Post by 71stretch on Jul 19, 2010 22:14:17 GMT -5
Yes, but the general public knows who those women are, which is different than for most ALJs or even most court of record judges. In line at the grocery store, or at the movies, or at a restaurant, no one knows what I do for a living. For me, the clothing I choose to wear is a non-issue.
Frankly, I get quickly turned off by people in the "outside world" who DO find out what I do for a living, and then treat me like being a judge determines everything there is to know about me as a person, or what I do with the rest of my time. They act like "judge" is my name (and sometimes persist in calling me that). There's more to me, and I dare say to the rest of us (or there should be) than that.
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Post by mcb on Jul 19, 2010 22:33:28 GMT -5
Yes, but the general public knows who those women are, which is different than for most ALJs or even most court of record judges. In line at the grocery store, or at the movies, or at a restaurant, no one knows what I do for a living. For me, the clothing I choose to wear is a non-issue. Frankly, I get quickly turned off by people in the "outside world" who DO find out what I do for a living, and then treat me like being a judge determines everything there is to know about me as a person, or what I do with the rest of my time. They act like "judge" is my name (and sometimes persist in calling me that). There's more to me, and I dare say to the rest of us (or there should be) than that. I'll try not to judge you. ;D
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Post by northwest on Jul 20, 2010 19:50:21 GMT -5
When you're in the hearing room, if you're in a robe-y office like mine, all they see is the robe (and you're sitting behind a table up on the bench when they come into the room so they don't even see if you're wearing pumps or flip-flops). However, you'll likely encounter attorneys and/or claimants leaving the office or as you walk by the reception area, so halter-tops and flip-flops are out. Probably whatever you were wearing in your last job will be perfectly acceptable to wear under your robe.
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