Many of you probably haven’t been following us long enough to know that we did work a corporate job in public accounting. Well, obviously you wouldn’t know that because we weren’t even blogging at that point! Even though we don’t work corporate jobs anymore where we get ready to go to an office setting every day, we still love sharing business inspired looks with you all because we know most of you do actually have a job where looking office appropriate is important!
We are sharing this work look all from Nordstrom, where we used to shop for all of our work attire! When we are picking out outfits for work, or just any day, we look for pieces that are versatile, and can be worn for other occasions, other than just work. We are all about maximizing that buck, and what is in your closet.
Another way to maximize your buck (and your time) is by shopping online, and/or using in-store pickup with Nordstrom. We are overly obsessed with their customer service and that they offer free shipping and returns, so we are always ordering that size up (or down), so we know we can wear that pair of shoes ASAP, haha!
For this look, we paired this black asymmetrical skirt (could totally be worn out to date night or a girls’ night out with a cute top and heels) with this lace cami (another great piece you can wear with jeans or shorts!). On top, we put over this light linen cardigan that has pockets and is under $70! Also, love how you can dress this one down with some jeans or a cute spring dress.
You can wear this look with black pumps like we did, or with some cute leopard flats like these!
Now that we have talked about this work look, we wanted to talk about why we think having a corporate job is important. As we mentioned before, we both worked corporate jobs in a big public accounting firm. It ended up being a great job and experience for us, but in the end, it wasn’t something we could see ourselves doing for years.
With that being said, we learned SO much about ourselves and just about life in general from that job.
We think it is so great that so many of millennials are starting their own businesses right out of college, or even in college. We totally get it and can appreciate having an entrepreneurial mindset, and while we think you can learn SO much from having your own business, you don’t experience other life experiences that you get from working for someone else or that you would in a larger company.
Things like working for difficult people, going to a job you don’t necessarily enjoy, working in and under conditions that you may not be able to control, etc. We are people that can push ourselves extremely hard to work diligently, even at home, but there are a lot of people that aren’t like that, and that is totally okay!
There were so many instances that we would have preferred more flexibility, or just would have wanted to do the tasks differently, but if you are working for someone else, you don’t necessarily get that say.
Since we did work in the corporate setting before owning our own businesses, we can appreciate all the positives and negatives of running the show. Both worlds have their upsides and downsides, but we know had we not worked that initial job, we wouldn’t have learned some valuable lessons and things about ourselves.
{ Black Lace Cami | Black Asymmetrical Skirt | Long Linen Blend Cardigan |Black Tote | Black Pointed Pump | Aviator Sunglasses | Curling Iron | Nail Color | Toe Polish | Necklace | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Cartier Love Bracelet | RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here | WATCH: Michele Deco Watch }
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