Black Silk Spell: The Silent Battlefield for a New Generation of Working Women
"The supervisor said that today's big customer visit should be a little more professional...outside 3 degrees below zero I also have to wear stockings, thin kind, single layer of black silk freezing bones ache ...... when can this shit shift not?"
My friend Xiaoqin, a competent bank account manager for five years, last night's voice with a suppressed tremor. It turned out that the company relied on the "black silk negotiation secrets" successful sales director of the workplace legend, became a newcomer such as Xiaoqin do not dare to overstep the invisible pressure. In fact, she knows in her heart that her most powerful weapon is obviously professional analysis and detailed service, but still every day by the layer of thin stockings of the cold touch repeatedly reminded: Are you enough "workplace"? Are you enough of a "woman"?
Once upon a time, OL black stockings were the logo label of fashionable and smart women in foreign companies, as well as the confident and slightly seductive landscape in the urban workplace. When the new generation of women stride into the workplace, this thin black stockings, seems to be quietly turning into a heavy symbol of the label and soul shackles.
A survey by a recruitment platform found that 68% of women in the workplace have been evaluated as dressing "out of style" and "not feminine enough", with stockings (especially black silk) being the center of the controversy; in a popular poll on social media in the workplace, "a female colleague's tight black silk" was voted as one of the "most unwanted colleagues' dress"; there was even a company's human resources that included "black pantyhose" in its training materials. In a popular social media poll, "a female colleague's tight black silk" was voted as one of the "most unwanted coworkers to wear"; even a company's human resources in the training materials will be "black pantyhose" Even a company's human resources in the training material will be listed as "business attire standard", causing young female employees to collectively spit discomfort ......
Behind these figures is a collision of different generations of women's dress concepts in a small conference room. Administrative supervisor Linda as a 70 elite, used to a delicate suit with slightly transparent black silk, that this is not only the workplace etiquette, but also a natural expression of the charm of mature women. But when she heard the 90 subordinates of the private discussion: "Linda sister today and black silk meeting ...... eyes do not want to lift up, the feeling that the A party always staring at her legs speech, the proposal is not good to listen to ...... "Linda for the first time strongly feel, their own eyes of professional decency, has become a young colleague secretly spit the visual burden.
The 90s account manager Xiaoqin, who once spat at her boss in the pantry, later summoned up enough courage to change into her own carefully selected modest nine-minute pants and high-quality non-patterned stockings before an important meeting, and the moment that layer of constraints was removed, the sense of self-confidence gushed out instead. At the conference table, her clear and fluent logical analysis made the client nod frequently, and the light of her professional ability far exceeded the so-called "visual appeal". After the meeting, a customer representative, who is also a woman, specially said to her, "I really like your dry style."
And 00 intern Ai's declaration is even cooler: "Clients will not choose my program just because I don't wear that thin layer of silk, the most important thing in the client meeting is whether the data analysis on page 17 in the program stands up to the test!"
The new generation of women is beginning to redefine the power of "professionalism" - it's not about external materialistic labels or gender symbols, but rather about inner professionalism, creative intelligence and a strong identity with one's true style.
Workplace attire should be an extension of one's professionalism and aesthetics, but the stereotypical requirement or judgment of excessive black silk has become an invisible shackle. When discussing whether a woman is "professional" or "capable", the focus should not be misdirected to the color or thickness of her socks.
The workplace should finally return to a rational field, where ability creates real value far more than appearance. Young women shouldn't have to repeatedly doubt themselves over the color and translucency of their stockings. When the choice of dress is no longer regarded as an exam question to be evaluated, when the dimension of judgment is refocused on creative thinking, professional value, and problem-solving ability - that's when the light of true professionalism and freedom shines in the workplace.
Untie the layer of tangible or intangible binding labels on your body, you can really become your own master, and let your real ability and personality blossom - under the light, there is a strong aura of your own.
