Ever work where they seem to want people who just strut around looking pretty

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and they don't actually do any work? I used to work in a place like that, a friend of mine works there and another friend works in a place just like it. I was always told that people should wear modest attire at work. Well, I've seen people where very sexy and provacative clothing, sway their hips like crazy when they walk, and spend time doing their nails, hair, and make-up for most of the day. One day, years ago when I was working. Little Miss, "I can't do anything right now until my nails are dry," had an audit coming. Three of us modestly dressed, plain Janes had to bail her out. We spent three days doing out-of-title work trying to clean up filing cabinets. The cabinets had been wrong for 3 to 5 years. Do you know how we know that? Some people in the files, when checked on computer, had been dead for three years and others hadn't been at the institution for 5. What was she doing? She took three days off. When she came back, she was counciled to do her nails at home. How about telling her to also do her hair and make-up at home? How about telling her to do her job, not just opening the mail and throw the files in any drawer with the first letter the same as one of the names in the file? How about telling her that when someone transfers or dies, the folders have to go away and be sent? She had to pass a civil service test like everyone else, but you have to wonder if she cheated, is a really good test taker or if she has the aptitude, but not the will or interest in actually working. What do you think? What would you have done if you were one of us plain Janes? One of us (not me) filed an out-of-title work complaint. If she hadn't done that, then I don't think Little Miss Nails would have been counciled at all. Another one of us Janes told her that we're never bailing her out again. Esp. since the out-of-title was won by the other one. It's sad, I did help, we all helped a secretary who was doing the work of two people when one secretary left and she got behind. But that secretary was even working during breaks to try to catch up. I don't mind helping someone who works hard, but I don't like bailing out someone who hardly works. How about you?