You can tell a lot from a person's shoes... Believe it or not there was a research conducted in Lancaster University in the UK, whose primary concern was with how shoes function as a communication code in everyday life. The project revolves on the study of:
1. How shoes themselves can communicate aspects of a wearer's or organization's personality and attitudes.
2. how people talk about shoes and themselves using everyday language - what words they use and how these words vary from context to context and from language to language.
Areas of Research
Sounds as if the guys who conducted this research couldn't come up with a decent thesis proposal or just has a really huge thing with feet. I on the other hand merely narrowed my observations on the indigenous footwear of the call center industry and the psychology behind it. Just said that to sound as if there was some research done but naah, I'll give you a run down of the usual footwear I see on the floor.
First off, you have about 60-70% of your FTE wearing sneakers for the obvious reason that it's comfortable . Most popular of which include canvas shoes, cross training shoes, running shoes, basketball shoes and the like. They have a huge variety to chose from: nike, adidas, puma, reebok, vans, pony and of course the most popular, converse, Chuck Taylors in particular. I have the low-cut basic black, I admit they're one of the most comfortable shoes I have.
Second, you have your leather shoes (including boots) and loafers. Levels 5 and up usually sport this mainly because it's status quo for them. The spiffiest I see who wear these come from the Training Team (usually the best-dressed and anyone who works in the industry can attest to that).
Lastly, we have the flip flops which include slippers, happy feet, havianas, I'll include crocs here and sandals. These are not usually allowed, but hey I see them anyway. Regardless of what you wear the good thing about it is that nonbody gives a hoot about your preferences.
1. How shoes themselves can communicate aspects of a wearer's or organization's personality and attitudes.
2. how people talk about shoes and themselves using everyday language - what words they use and how these words vary from context to context and from language to language.
Areas of Research
- Shoes and the communication of personality
- Footwear terminology - comparative studies in a number of languages
- Connotative meanings of shoe styles
- Shoes and corporate image
- Students' attitudes to footwear - cross-cultural study in Germany, Poland and Russia
- Interaction effects of shoe styles on perception of verbal communications
Sounds as if the guys who conducted this research couldn't come up with a decent thesis proposal or just has a really huge thing with feet. I on the other hand merely narrowed my observations on the indigenous footwear of the call center industry and the psychology behind it. Just said that to sound as if there was some research done but naah, I'll give you a run down of the usual footwear I see on the floor.
First off, you have about 60-70% of your FTE wearing sneakers for the obvious reason that it's comfortable . Most popular of which include canvas shoes, cross training shoes, running shoes, basketball shoes and the like. They have a huge variety to chose from: nike, adidas, puma, reebok, vans, pony and of course the most popular, converse, Chuck Taylors in particular. I have the low-cut basic black, I admit they're one of the most comfortable shoes I have.Second, you have your leather shoes (including boots) and loafers. Levels 5 and up usually sport this mainly because it's status quo for them. The spiffiest I see who wear these come from the Training Team (usually the best-dressed and anyone who works in the industry can attest to that).
Lastly, we have the flip flops which include slippers, happy feet, havianas, I'll include crocs here and sandals. These are not usually allowed, but hey I see them anyway. Regardless of what you wear the good thing about it is that nonbody gives a hoot about your preferences.
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