Shodan glances down and sees that he is wearing a white shirt and tie.
The dress code here is “be comfortable and professional”. So I wear a suit and tie. People treat you differently. I feel different. Plus it saves me the trouble of picking out my clothes in the morning. White shirt, one of my several suits, the first tie I put my hand on, and then my daughter doesn’t roll her eyes at what I have chosen to dress myself in.
Plus then, when I come home and change into my slops, I feel that work and home are *different]/i]. It’s the same difference between socializing at work functions and socializing with my real friends. I do better when I don’t let people convince me that work and home are the same thing. Then I would never get to go home.
I’m fortunate to be able to just dress for the particular occasion. If I am seeing patients or just working in the office I wear business casual. If I have a presentation or outside meeting I tend to dress more professionally, whether it is a suit or just a nice jacket over more casual clothes, depending on the situation.
I read the other responses in this thread with interest. I agree with the OP, **Johnny LA ** , even though it is great to get to dress casually, sometimes it is good to “clean up nice”
I also really can relate to Shodan when he mentions liking to switch into home-mode after work by changing clothes. After a long day it’s so great to get to kick off your shoes, get out of that suit and get really comfy. You know, your’re…ahhhh home.
Sometimes I telework and find that transition hard. Seems like the day just kind of goes on and on. Hard to complain about that though since on those days I can wear my bunny slippers all day if I want :o
Our offices were recently remodeled, and the place looks very nice now. At first, we looked a little out of place wearing Hawaiian shirts, shorts, and sandals to work, but hell, it’s Florida.
I work in the Irish parliament (Dáil). Most people, as you’d expect, wear suits (or at least really nice business casual). But on my floor it’s all the smaller parties and independents, and we pretty much wear whatever we want. Usually when the Dáil’s actually sitting I’ll go a little bit nicer, maybe trousers or a skirt and a nice blouse or sweater, but when it’s not sitting I’m almost always in jeans, runners and whatever top I happen to pull out of the wardrobe, including t-shirts or football jerseys.
I work in a lab, so I mostly wear t-shirt and jeans. The only real rules are closed-toe shoes are mandatory and our legs have to be covered, plus we aren’t allowed to wear nylons, which really isn’t a hardship. I’m a recent graduate, so this dress code is fine with me, since I don’t have to invest in a whole new wardrobe, though I’ll probably upgrade it a bit as I have the money. I definitely like to dress up a little occasionally, but I can satisfy that by wearing long skirts to work from time to time. I’m also keeping a bit of a separate “home” wardrobe by keeping aside a few items that I don’t wear to work even though I could almost certainly get away with wearing them there - mostly stuff that’s either a bit lower-cut than I feel comfortable wearing in a professional environment or t-shirts with “funky” logos, since people don’t really seem to wear shirts with much printed on them.
Like Ms Macphisto and gfloyd, I also work in a lab. I can get away with just about anything and I have actually seen people come to work in pajamas. :eek: :smack:
However, I agree with the idea that you should dress for the job you want and I don’t want to be a worker bee. So, I do tend to dress nicer than my co-workers. But, inevitably, when I wear something nice, I spill something horrible on myself. I try to plan my wardrobe based on what I plan in lab, but I never know when I might run into a big wig in the field and want to make a good impression.
So what tends to happen is that I ping-pong around between jeans, a nice T-shirt (no logos) and good shoes (always ) and something approximately business casual. I always dress nicely for a presentation or teaching. I think it’s a sign of respect for your work and your audience.
What? That’s practically a uniform here. Light blue shirt, tie, chinos.
Expected dress varies from site to site since the (IT) company I work for has aquired other businesses and their cultures differed from the parent company. For the most part other sites are more casual than this one, we’re expected to wear ties. Full suited battle dress is just for sales and consultants and management but all of us are expected to thread a long thin pointless piece of clothing round our necks. It’s not even like it identifies your house (colour) like it did back at school (hey we could have Trek style colour coding for different departments, bagsie development is not red).
I don’t understand how the tie has survived into the 21st century (didn’t Cecil have something to say about ties?). They make as much sense as deely-boppers but I don’t see them becoming required business wear.
Considering I’m currently wearing some jeans, a t-shirt, and no socks or shoes, I’d have to say my job is pretty casual about clothing. Hell, a week or two ago, I showed up in a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt when I didn’t have anything else clean.
) and something approximately business casual. I always dress nicely for a presentation or teaching. I think it’s a sign of respect for your work and your audience.
L, M