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Hi: One of our managers has suggested that we modifiy our dress code and let employees wear plain color t-shirts to work. While I have some thoughts regarding thi
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Re: Dress Code
posted at 7/26/2012 11:42 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Dress Code: Tee shirts - simply they are too casual for a professional office environment and accepting them is too fraught with translation variances regarding acceptable or not.... what is so difficult about expecting a more professional, civilized mode of clothing in a professional environment? To me a tee shirted office environment just smacks of more uncivilized demeanor like unbridled cell phone blabbing and general dismissal of common mores - just what this world does not need any more of. Posted by Columbo Couldn't disagree more. Our very successful business has a very casual dress code (jeans & t-shirts allowed, nothing offensive on a shirt). Out of custom, but not requirement, most of the team only wears t-shirts on Fridays. Our customers are satisfied (so much so that we have to turn away work), our employees love the casualness, most of us get along great and work as a team, and we have very professional, customer-centric relationships with our customers. Also, I'm confident our field installers and shop personnel find us much more accessible than they do a "suit." And our dress code doesn't give anybody license to use cell phones excessively or abuse computer privileges or... Don't get me wrong, it's not that my company's some kind of "Employer of Choice" winner. There are very real problems, but the dress code isn't one of them (and putting on khakis and polos isn't going to fix any of those problems). As far as defining what a t-shirt is, that's pretty easy - and it's not nearly as fraught with peril as the concerns posted here would indicate. The t-shirt should clearly be outerwear, etc. But, c'mon, let's treat people like grown-ups. You know a problem when you see it, and there's no need to fall back on a policy to demand reasonable standards. You just say, "Hey, that's not appropriate, go home and change." We're managers, that's what we do. |
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Re: Dress Code
posted at 9/14/2012 8:32 AM EDT
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You can wear plain color t shirts easily and without hesitation. Wear these t shirts along with black color men leather blazer and black color men leather pant. This dress code will definitely suit on all of you. |
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Re: Dress Code
posted at 9/24/2012 4:22 PM EDT
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Our office is very casual. No real dress code in order, everyone is expected to look presentable though. However being an online company I don't think attire plays that large a role... I went to a Catholic school growing up and every 2nd Friday was known as a "civies" day where we were allowed to wear our "civilian" clothes. Everyone looked forward to that so I'd recommend a every friday is casual day or something along those lines.
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Re: Dress Code
posted at 10/2/2012 7:53 AM EDT
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Well, if I were the boss, I can definitely accept T shirts for employees going to work but only on a Friday or when there natural calamities (like strong rain, etc.) but not on a daily basis. Office working environment can definitely make an impression in terms of other professionals looking at it and specially possible clients. I wouldn't want people to think that the office is too casual. |
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Re: Dress Code
posted at 10/3/2012 10:21 AM EDT
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I would totally agree with jonathan2340 on this one.. a very nice suggestion. plain solid colour t-shirts with a blazer on top and formal pants seems like an apt professional and yet semi-formal attire. |
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