The dress code at my office is business casual. There’s no strict definition of what that means. Rather, my company lists the things that you shouldn’t wear to work, liked ripped or revealing clothes. But there are some people who push the envelope, and I think it’s going to hurt all of us.
How can it hurt me if Coworker X wears sneakers in the office? Let me give you some background. When I started working in an office, we were required to wear suits, or at least a tie and a blazer. The only dress-down day was Saturday, which wasn’t during normal business hours. I was even balled out by the VP of Finance that “there’s no such thing as a short-sleeved dress shirt.” It took several years until I landed in my first business-casual environment, and believe me, I didn’t miss having to go to the dry cleaner.
When I started my current job, the dress code was business casual also (dress pants, shoes, collared shirt, no white socks). We also had what I call Really Casual Friday - jeans were allowed, but they had to be nice jeans. Over time, I started noticing some deviations from the code. Some people wore sweatshirts - not ripped, mind you, but no collar, either. Jeans were okay for Really Casual Friday, but some of these jeans were worse than the ones I use for mowing the lawn. Some people wore jeans every day. It didn’t bother me, but it got me thinking.
What I’m getting to is this: the slide in the dress code doesn’t bother me, but it only takes one tight-assed corporate honcho to take umbrage to the “violations”, and back we are to wearing suits. I’d need a whole new wardrobe, since I’ve given away all of my old suits (somehow they’ve shrunk in the closet). Every time I see a ripped pair of jeans, I feel the silk noose tighten around my neck. The next thing you know, I’ll have to shave off my beard!
So heed the dress code, no matter how silly you think it is. It could be worse (trust me on this one). And shine those shoes once in a while, too.
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