For some reason, this turned up when I did an image search on ""Washington interns".
Posted on 07/05/2006 4:49:09 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Tank tops, flip-flops, bare flesh and cleavage.
It's the unofficial uniform of the summer interns, gaggles of college-age women and recent graduates who invade buttoned-down conservative Washington every summer, bringing a large dose of hotitude to offices from Capitol Hill to K Street.
They're known as "skinterns." Those who think "belly shirts" are career wear. If the devil wears Prada, the skinterns wear nada. As if Washington wasn't sweltering enough.
"All the guys I worked with here, they would love it when the weather got warm for that very reason. 'Ooohhh, the interns are coming,' " said Elizabeth Conatser, a Washington fundraiser, lunching with a friend at Le Bon Cafe near Independence Avenue.
An estimated 20,000 interns descend on the nation's capital every summer, and they are easy to spot.
Lindsey Marburger, in skimpy black tank top, flowered skirt and flip flops, was sitting at an outdoor table at Le Bon Cafe.
"The Smithsonian doesn't care what we wear," she said, flipping her shoulder-length auburn hair. She's a 20-year-old student at American University and interning for the Smithsonian. "Honestly, I don't see the problem with flip-flops."
Miss Marburger said her college offered a seminar on intern etiquette (including wardrobe advice), but she did not attend.
"I'm from Washington state, and my friends are like, 'You can't wear jeans to work?' "
The admittedly naive interns dress provocatively -- in miniskirts, stiletto heels, low-cut spandex tops, but they quickly become aware of their effect on the testosterone level in Washington offices.
"One of my friends said, 'My boss was definitely trying to look down my shirt yesterday. Tomorrow, I'm buttoning up the blouse to the collar,' " said Miss Marburger. "You learn."
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.washingtontimes.com ...
Whatever...
Another story on the intern phenomenon. A sad tale, though.
http://www.bobfromaccounting.com/4_2705/hotintern.html
Hope she doesn't try the tank-top, skirt, and flip-flops over there, or else some Islamist sub-human might go Durka-Durka-Jihad all over her ass.
True and its the same where I work. Most of the female student workers show as much skin as possible. Normally such dress isn't tolerated but their direct supervisor (who is in her late 40's) dresses just like them so they're able to get away with it.
Those poor workers. Why, they'll be reduced to crusing the high schools! A shame.
Lindsey knows the words to the songs and drinks the Kool-Aid.
For some reason, this turned up when I did an image search on ""Washington interns".
She is still keeping her faith in the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
pics, plz. kthxbye
yeah.. its also a good example of sexism. girls can wear pretty much anything.. tank tops, belly shirts, mini skirts... but guys are still stuck wearing button down shirts or polos with khakis.
* chuckle *
I long for the old days when the homeless were still called winos, the fundraisers were known as beggars and interns started out in the mailroom instead of under the desk in the executive suite.
Another knee-walkin' night?
I still call the homeless "bums".
It's comforting to know that these sort are being trained to run the world.
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