[tyre]

To be clear, no shoes in the office thing was started because the streets of SF are super dirty.

I hear you on the empower language. It’s always sounded a bit forced to me but I see what they’re going for. Managers should focus on helping their reports be successful rather than getting into management because they want power or status or whatever. Which isn’t to say that renaming titles with fix that, but it is one small communication of what’s important to leadership.

[paulddraper]

Dirty?

How are the streets so dirty you can't wear shoes inside commercial building?

[tuxxy]

They're not. People in SF act like SF streets are literally shit stained all over. In all likelihood, it's probably pretty comfortable to not wear shoes in an office haha.

[tyre]

I'm not sure if you're in SF or, if so, where you live/work but having lived in SOMA and the Mission, I regularly see people peeing and defecating on the street. Happened last week on the same block as Tartine, so this isn't some "bad part of town" thing either. Whole blocks regularly smell like urine. Actually this happened yesterday, I was walking right near the Asian Art Museum.

SF is not a clean city. Streets don't have to be 100% shit stained to think that maybe taking off your shoes before coming into the office is a not-so-bad idea.

[nosequel]

They kind of are though, https://www.openthebooks.com/map/?Map=32504&MapType=Pin&Zip=...

[markkanof]

Well for one the city has become known for the volume of human feces found on the streets.