Hmmm. Well, yes, I can see that. Well, if they want you to have new clothes to fit in with the furniture, they should give you some extra money to buy them - else they can't bloody complain!

Nah, the world tends to be thoroughly fucked up, apart from a few pleasant niches, like the place where I live. And even this has its snakes in the garden, metaphorically. At least I get to speak my mind at work, mostly - I'm the computer tamer, and as Certified Geek I get to a) be weird and b) snark at people.