The experiment is on life support, if not already dead.  I simply don’t feel comfortable wearing shorts to work.  I feel underdressed and even though most people here are wearing shorts, I just can’t do it in a work environment.  Obviously there are exceptions to this rule.  When we have to come in on the occasional weekend, I have on a hat and shorts.  When the temperature rises above 95 degrees I might still be tempted to do it.  Of course our Telecommute Tuesdays allow me to wear shorts but that’s because I’m home and the only place I’m seen in public on those days is picking up and dropping off Ally.

The Shorts Experiment, mentioned here on Monday, died a quick death the second morning I was walking into work.  I saw my reflection in our outside windows here at work and I decided the general public just doesn’t want to see a guy with chicken legs exposing that part of his body in a work environment.  Plus I simply felt schlubby as I walked into the main entrance and the doorman is still dressed up in a nice suit as he greets people.  It just didn’t feel right to me and I felt almost naked.

To reiterate, I have no problem with people wearing shorts at work but it’s just not for me.  I’m not saying I’m ruling out future wearings of shorts here but those days will be few and far between.

One funny anecdote to this was when I walked into work yesterday in a polo shirt and jeans and a coworker said "Are you interviewing today or something?"