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While I detest flip-flops and am totally with you on #4, I'm gonna have to concur with the guys who seen absolutely no problem with #2.
Also, with #6, it depends on the indoor temperature. At my office, to save energy, they keep things at 28 degrees C (82 degrees F) in the summer. Guys go around in short sleeves and some women wear tank tops.
IMO there's nothing wrong with what you describe. I've been at the other spectrum of the scale where I worked for an investment company that had such stiff dress codes that people hated it. And these were for everybody, even us who were not interacting with customers. They wanted men to wear suits. When they left their desk they wanted men to put their jackets on (even if they went to the bathroom). Women had to show legs. Consequently we had to wear dresses or suits with skirts. No business pants allowed for women. One time a coworker of mine was sent home for coming to work wearing a leather skirt and I was sent home for daring to come to work wearing sandals in the middle of the summer!
I would last about thirty seconds in an atmosphere like that; Dress code "meddling" has long been one of my biggest pet peeves when job-seeking. Usually, I can get a picture of what's likely to be expected during the hiring process, but I'll never forget one job that soured very quickly and completely when I got a new supervisor (former militarist), who was very much into "s*it (take your pick among which consonant fits best) and polish". It's something about which I feel very strongly, so I just have to take the risk of losing a lot due to standing up for principle.
I've been in shops where, because I worked mostly nights and weekends, I only had to put up with the insult of unnecessary dress rules for part of the day, but there is no such thing as twenty percent of a principle; you either live by them. or you don't.
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does the way a person dresses determine their productivity?
it can matter if you are face to face with clients of course, but in professions where thats not a must then you shouldnt have to. as a former fed employee i saw all that crap...and i didnt care because the workers were the same with or without slacks.
does the way a person dresses determine their productivity?
it can matter if you are face to face with clients of course, but in professions where thats not a must then you shouldnt have to. as a former fed employee i saw all that crap...and i didnt care because the workers were the same with or without slacks.
Weren't they kinda distracting without their slacks?
For employees who are not customer facing, as long as nobody is exposing anything indecent, what's the problem? A company with a culture that encourages the promulgation and enforcement of unnecessarily strict rules about what you wear, usually also invents arbitrary rules for other areas, and is best avoided.
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Originally Posted by shiphead
I think if I worked for sachs, chase, etc as a market analyst or if I worked in account in this company I couldn't do what I described. I see everyone in business attire, not casual, in accounting.
Is this because it's necessary, or because the accounting folk are 'dressing for the job they wish they had'?
It only bothers me that I cant wear jeans on Friday. We have several departments where I guess management can decide whatever they want. We also have tiers of assocates/management level employees and I am considered managment.
This is EastCoast-WestCoast bias!
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