Work has been stressful lately. Not only is the heat intense and the work load increasing with the fast-approaching Fall Sale around the corner, but certain people at work have been spreading rumors (more so than usual), making the work environment just down right frustrating.

Is it not possible for someone to succeed based solely on hard work? According to some of my coworkers, it's not. For me, any praise I've received or success I've had comes not as a result of my efforts, but of the fact that someone "thinks I'm pretty" or one of those other petty excuses.

Personally, I feel as if I've earned everything I've gained.

Some women at work have also been complaining about the dress code, as I've mentioned before. My boss had to have another talk with the company today as a result of gossip the other day--gossip which me and my shorts happened to be the topic of. Apparently a four inch inseam is not long enough. I'm now digging through my brother's closet to find "appropriate" shorts to wear while I'm by myself in the middle of a field. Wouldn't want to offend the trees or anything...