# No Halloween costumes at work **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 29, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482 "2007-10-29T18:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/1 "2007-10-29T18:52:25Z")
Just got an email from the corporate stooges. No costumes at work becuase some client is visiting on Wednesday. Business casual, same as always. Fucking assholes, the corporate stooges _and_ the visiting clients. Every fucking day, business casual, the one day a year that we might get to wear something other than business casual or the semi-extortionate “jeans day” in which we can only participate if we make a charitable donation to a group I find ethically suspect (United Way, since someone will ask and since we haven’t had our annual United Way pledge drives suck thread). And they have to go and schedule a client visit. Not like I was going to go nuts this year (although I was flirting with the notion of reprising my [fairy princess costume](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmarbles/1372713005/in/set-72157601996522903?edited=1) from a few years ago that was a great success), probably just some devil horns or maybe a gorilla suit\*…you know, nothing _extreme_. Bastards. \*Not really, although I do have a rather nice one ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/2 "2007-10-29T18:57:18Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Not like I was going to go nuts this year (although I was flirting with the notion of reprising my [fairy princess costume](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmarbles/1372713005/in/set-72157601996522903?edited=1) from a few years ago that was a great success), probably just some devil horns or maybe a gorilla suit\*…you know, nothing _extreme_. [/QUOTE] Looks like your coworkers make out as the winners in this one. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/3 "2007-10-29T18:58:29Z")
No making out at work. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/4 "2007-10-29T18:59:08Z")
Now that’s just lame. I hate Halloween and would never wear a costume to work but I’m sure that any client would realize that it’s 10/31 get what is going on. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/5 "2007-10-29T18:59:35Z")
So wear them on Tuesday or Thursday instead. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/6 "2007-10-29T18:59:42Z")
What, no tiara? The wristbands were a nice touch though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/7 "2007-10-29T19:00:45Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] [fairy princess costume](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmarbles/1372713005/in/set-72157601996522903?edited=1) [/QUOTE] There is no reason you should not wear that anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/8 "2007-10-29T19:01:46Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] No making out at work. [/QUOTE] Unless you donate a dollar to United Way. Then feel free to have at it. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/9 "2007-10-29T19:02:57Z")
[QUOTE=hajario] Now that’s just lame. I hate Halloween and would never wear a costume to work but I’m sure that any client would realize that it’s 10/31 get what is going on. [/QUOTE] Maybe the clients are Jehovas Witnesses and seeing people celebrate a fun holiday will bring back memories of having to sit out in the hallway in elementary school while everyone else got to eat delicious cupcakes during birthdays and holidays, and then they’ll be so distraught that they’ll pull the account just so they can use the money to purchase several non-holiday oriented cup cakes and then we plunge into an economic depression. This no costumes thing might be a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/10 "2007-10-29T19:12:03Z")
I am actually glad we don’t have to dress up here. I work in a bank, where the image of professionalism is paramount. I love Halloween and love costumes…but I’ve always felt a bit silly going about my job in witch hat or fangs or whatever. Besides, who wants to buy two costumes? The ones I wear to parties are rarely ever work-appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/11 "2007-10-29T19:16:30Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] Unless you donate a dollar to United Way. Then feel free to have at it. [/QUOTE] My place or yours? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/12 "2007-10-29T19:18:32Z")
At my current job Halloween costumes are encouraged. In fact, they’re practically _mandatory_. A very weird change from my previous lives. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/13 "2007-10-29T19:19:00Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] What, no tiara? The wristbands were a nice touch though. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I am wearing a tiara, a lovely purple bejeweled tiara that to my great regret is barely visible in the photo. If you look at the top of my head there’s a little loop which is the top of the tiara. Other touches that don’t show up well are the silver star drop earrings and the pack of smokes rolled up in a sleeve. I was one _butch_ fairy princess. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/14 "2007-10-29T19:23:25Z")
_Bummer_, man! We had our Halloween festivities last week, and even though only 5 people in the whole building dressed up, it was still fun. My group came in second place – we were dressed as Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Aaron Rowand of the Phillies. Good times, good times. I do love your fairy princess costume, though. _Hawt._ ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/15 "2007-10-29T19:32:29Z")
[QUOTE=hajario] Now that’s just lame. I hate Halloween and would never wear a costume to work but I’m sure that any client would realize that it’s 10/31 get what is going on. [/QUOTE] I just read somewhere this weekend that when they filmed the movie _Joe Clause_, they hired a bunch of little people from Russia to play the elves. THey were lodged in a hotel in London during Halloween, and were more than a bit perplexed when suddenly one evening, a bunch of kids wearing costumes knocked on their doors. I don’t generally wear a costume to work, but have been known from time to time to wear a tiara. When we were told we couldn’t wear **anything** (including head bobbers, tiaras, etc.), I sent out a system wide email to alert people to the fact that my costume that day was “caring human services professional”. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/16 "2007-10-29T19:40:45Z")
[QUOTE=Lionne] Besides, who wants to buy two costumes? The ones I wear to parties are rarely ever work-appropriate. [/QUOTE] That’s nice. **Otto** showed a picture of _his_ costume from last year… We are having a costume and a pumpkin carving contest as well as snacks in the break room or something. I’m not exactly sure because my Outlook auto-deletes mail that comes from the gal who sends out the party announcements. Last year maybe 10% of the place dressed up. Also last year, the place where my ex-wife works made it mandatory for the executive staff to wear costumes. Guess who got promoted to executive staff about a month earlier? She hates work dress up as much as me. I gave her no end of shit about that issue. For some reason, she never sent me the pictures… ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/17 "2007-10-29T19:42:17Z")
If I couldn’t wear my halloween costume to work I would fucking riot. Turn people’s cars over and set them on fire riot. Halloween is the christmas for people whose chrimma is ruined by being born within days of it. Its the Gay High Holy Day! You can’t take Halloween away from me. I’ve been practicing giving myself a black eye with make up (see Halloween thread) That is total horseshit, Otto. I think you should flip 'em the bird. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/18 "2007-10-29T19:47:01Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] I am wearing a tiara, a lovely purple bejeweled tiara that to my great regret is barely visible in the photo. If you look at the top of my head there’s a little loop which is the top of the tiara. Other touches that don’t show up well are the silver star drop earrings and the pack of smokes rolled up in a sleeve. I was one _butch_ fairy princess. [/QUOTE] Should have known. A fashionista such as yourself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/19 "2007-10-29T19:51:47Z")
Personally I think it’s the boots that complete the look. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482/20 "2007-10-29T19:52:58Z")
[QUOTE=lobstermobster] If I couldn’t wear my halloween costume to work I would fucking riot. Turn people’s cars over and set them on fire riot. Halloween is the christmas for people whose chrimma is ruined by being born within days of it. [/QUOTE] Imagine being Jewish and having your b-day within days of it for some hardcore xmas hate. That bitch nurse at the hospital where I was born presented me to my Mom in a little stocking instead of the traditional little blanket. That’s where it started. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-halloween-costumes-at-work/424482.md?page=2)