I always get fun tops - bears, animals, bright green bugs, etc - And people
always say (when I stop somewhere after work) "You must be a pediatric
nurse!". And I always say, "No, I just work with a bunch of big babies!"  

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sharon M Tipton [SMTP:Histochick@fmtc.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:13 AM
> To:	Connie McManus
> Cc:	Histonet
> Subject:	Re: Dress code
> 
> Well Connie, I really do have to agree with you - sometimes the scrubs get
> really boring. That's when I get the " I wants" real  bad, and look
> through
> my catalogs for something new and exciting. However, that can get a little
> spendy, so I just make do with what I have.
> I work in a small hospital, where we not only do routine histology, but
> also
> assist with bone marrows and FNA's, That means patient contact, so the
> scrubs (nice ones) are the best bet for covering all situations.The
> pathologists wear nice casual clothes (they favor"Dockers"), but always
> wear
> their pressed white lab coats when working with patients.The hospital
> dress
> code calls for   " no jeans" - you better believe I live in denim the rest
> of the time!!!
> And as far as the underwear issue - guess I have too much 'art' in me
> (plus
> a little OC!!!),  but I try to match them up - trust me on that one! (Seen
> too many nurses with white pants and hot pink undies !!!)
> Beware of Murphy - the Wright's bottle toppled over the other day -
> splattered the floor and my white tennies -I was wearing blue scrubs that
> day - go figure.-Shar (dreaming of research and denim)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Connie McManus <conmac@cc.usu.edu>
> To: Sharon M Tipton <Histochick@fmtc.com>; Histonet
> <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Dress code
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > At 09:46 PM 05/17/2000 -0600, Sharon M Tipton wrote:
> > >I'll put my vote in for scrubs - they wash well,
> >
> > I used to work for another company as  microbiologist.  We had to wear
> > scrubs as the work was performed in a semi sterile production core area.
> > This I could easily agree to and complied happily, but I hated...
> > absolutely HATED... wearing scrubs.  They felt more like pajamas than
> > working attire and I felt like everyone could see thru them to my
> > underwear.  Well, I know this for a fact cuz one of the production guys
> > wore tiger print bikini under wear and all us women could see this
> plainly
> > thru his scrubs.
> >
> >  >and I can match the color to the predominant stain that I'll be doing
> > that day! (Prints really come in
> > >handy, some days).
> >
> > HAHAHA!  I'm just more careful than you!  *vvvbg*  Now saying that, I
> most
> > certainly have invoked Murphy's sadistic Laws upon myself.  *g*
> >
> >
> >  And, how can you beat wearing your 'jammies' to work!!
> >
> > I don't like it.  I like to wear jeans and a t-shirt most days.  I don't
> > care what gets on my jeans as long as it's not infectious and there's no
> > chance of that in this lab.
> >
> > >Looking "professional" is important - but it should match the work
> > >requirements, too.
> >
> > That't the truth. Also, just a note in favor of jeans,  I've seen some
> > pretty sharp looking denim outfits that cannot in anyway be said to be
> > scruffy.
> >
> > IMO, wearing jeans to work is my favorite, most comfortable attire.
> > However, if my employer says "wear those scrubs"... I'll wear them.  I
> > figure there's a good reason why they require it.
> >
> >
> > >Just a thought, but isn't white the absolute worst color choice for
> > >stain-happy histotechs?!! -Shar
> >
> > No cuz the staining makes it kinda funky.  What else can show those wild
> > blotches?  It's like wearing a custom Roschach test!  **VBG**
> >
> > Connie McManus
> > Veterinary Diagnostics Lab
> > Utah State University
> > Logan, UT
> > USA
>