I woke up today, and for some unknown reason, I felt like wearing khakis. I used to wear khakis every single day of my existence. When I worked at Wal-Mart, it was either khakis or dress slacks. This was, of course, so when you had to get on your hands and knees stocking or cleaning, you at least had on some good pants.
I never understood Wal-Mart’s hatred of jeans. Like it was the most disrespectful thing to wear them. I can imagine all the customers ridiculing me for wearing jeans:
“Oh my god!? Are… are those JEANS?! What are you thinking? I have my children here, what will they think?! You strutting around in your denim like some crack dealer! You should be ashamed!”
Or maybe they thought that customers wouldn’t recognize us, like it was part of the uniform:
“Excuse me, do you… oh sorry. I saw the bright blue vest with Wal-Mart written on it in blindingly white letters and thought you worked here, but then I saw your jeans. Let me go find someone that works here.”
And they were mean about it. A year goes by, and I wear khakis each and every day, and one day, I find my only clean pair had a nice big rip down the seam. So I could either go to work in dirty pants, or I could wear my jeans. I get stopped on MY WAY IN by a manager:
“Tell me why I shouldn’t send you home right now.”
“My khakis were ripped and dirty, and I’m the only one in Electronics tonight?”
“All right, but you’re getting a coaching later.”
I’m pretty sure the owner of Wal-Mart has a denim phobia.
Anyway…
I felt like wearing khakis. I think because they ARE comfortable and I’m working in an office environment, maybe I switch it up from my jeans every now and again. I realize that this is the first time this year I’ve worn them, because I discover a fundamental flaw in khaki pants.
There’s no watch pocket.
You see, jeans and dress slacks have a special place in the front pocket for a pocket watch. That little mini pocket inside the pocket? Yeah, that’s made for pocket watches. Khakis feel they’re too good to have this, so I have nowhere for my watch.
This works out well enough, I figure I’d give my pocket watch the day off and put on my wristwatch, which I USED to wear constantly. And it has been bugging me all day. The extra weight on my wrist, the sound it makes as it touches the desk as I type, its annoying. Well, guess I’ll get used to it, or I’ll just burn the damn khakis.
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