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Serious_Cyclone posted:cargo cult I personally prefer the cargo pants cult
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goatface posted:I walk around the office in socks all the time. It annoys the facilities people. There used to be one guy who went barefoot everywhere, indoors and out, but I've not seen him recently.
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Jul 17, 2023 17:22
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Volmarias posted:I've heard the suggestion that you dress for work even if it's WFH to help mentally separate work from home, if it's something that works for you. If it's a mental thing to get your game face on? Whatever, you do you, whatever gets you going in the morning. IDGAF if someone wants to buy a no bullshit cubicle for themselves and put it in their living room so that they've got the full work experience and can really zero in on the mindset. It's when corporate is trying to tell me to do this dumb bullshit that I throw my hands in the air. edit: to be clear, if it's in the building, fair game. Something something client expectations something whatever. If I'm on zoom? Cool, I can keep a button down next to my chair and throw that on over my house pants. But what the person described about them demanding corporate dress at home in a non-video setting? Piss off.
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Jul 17, 2023 17:26
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I work from home in my sleep shorts and a tank top. Doesn't hurt my productivity and since I"m not customer-facing, I rarely even turn my camera on. My boss thinks it's hilarious.
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Jul 17, 2023 17:28
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Cyrano4747 posted:But what the person described about them demanding corporate dress at home in a non-video setting? Piss off. I'm sure corporate justification was 50/50 between "business casual is one of those magical, intangible office culture things that makes work better even though it is regressive and nobody wants it and it literally doesn't make anything better" and "if we let the WFHomies wear tshirts then eventually office workers will demand the same and enforcing this dress code is literally 1/3 of our job".
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Jul 17, 2023 17:46
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A guy I work with used to be one of our senior legal policy advisors, I've never seen him wear anything other than a metal shirt and jeans. Dress codes are dumb.
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Jul 17, 2023 18:08
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My boss is generally a really good boss but he has a thing about visible tattoos when I'm teaching. So I don't get to wear a polo on the last day of class.
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Jul 17, 2023 18:12
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That’s some sick cult poo poo to dictate someone’s clothing when it doesn’t matter whatsoever.
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Jul 17, 2023 18:22
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goatface posted:A guy I work with used to be one of our senior legal policy advisors, I've never seen him wear anything other than a metal shirt and jeans. Dress codes are dumb. I need clarification here. "Metal shirt" like chainmaille or Megadeath? Because both are feasible.
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Jul 17, 2023 18:24
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The Megadeth option.
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Jul 17, 2023 18:33
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Volmarias posted:I had office slippers. It ruled. My employer provides Birkenstocks to R&D employees. ESD safe ones. The alternative would be disposable ESD straps, which are less safe and fiddly to attach properly. The instruments we work around are very sensitive to static and really expensive.
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Jul 17, 2023 18:38
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I'm very happy that my work doesn't have or enforce a dress code. But I specifically wouldn't work anywhere that mandated a suit or similar poo poo. I wear suit only for weddings or funerals. 
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Jul 17, 2023 18:55
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God-willing I will never work a job with a dress code again. We technically had one before Covid but I wore it down to an absolute nub by getting into management for a few years and just refusing to enforce it because I don’t ever wanna wear dress trousers and a button down or polo shirt either, and then the pandemic killed it dead.
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Jul 17, 2023 19:04
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The biggest restriction is no collegiate shirts other than for our university, and my managers manager doesn’t like us in shorts. But I rarely go into the office, and I’ve got no school spirit, so it’s mostly a moot point. My tattoos probably make some folks uncomfortable, but forget them we have no written policy on that thankfully.
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Jul 17, 2023 19:15
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I’m a 365 days a year shorts enthusiast and any job that won’t let me wear shorts isn’t worth doing
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Jul 17, 2023 19:18
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When I first started my last job, I accidentally left my change of pants at home after biking to work and was left in gym shorts. I was so embarrassed and apologetic and took leave to guy buy some pants nearby. Years later I was thoroughly at my leisure and didn't give a poo poo. I would frequently stay in workout clothes in the afternoon after hitting up the gym at lunch. The joys of having a private office with door!
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Jul 17, 2023 19:18
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History Comes Inside! posted:I’m a 365 days a year shorts enthusiast and any job that won’t let me wear shorts isn’t worth doing What's it like working for UPS?
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Jul 17, 2023 19:27
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I once worked a contract for a bank where I would travel around from branch to branch, crawling around under desks all day replacing pc hard drives in situ. Despite the banks all being pretty clean, the area directly around the computers was apparently untouched by the cleaning crew. Covered in greasy dust, plus whatever mud and whatever had been tracked in on employees' shoes. Dress code for me was white shirt, suit and tie. I should say the areas I was working in were in back rooms or under the counter so there really wasn't any risk of customers seeing me. It was just professionalism theater. What I should have done was go to goodwill and buy the cheapest suit and some used shirts, but I was young and wanted to impress. Instead I bought some nice new white dress shirts and wore my one and only nice tailored suit every day. All told, I'm pretty sure I lost money on that job. Current job doesn't have a dress code, but recently we got a mass email from HR mad that too many people are wearing hats in our zoom meetings. They didn't actually come out and say "no hats" but instead reminded us that we needed to be "professional and presentable" for meetings. So "Hats OK. No dress code" is actually "Hats OK? No, dress code!"
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Jul 17, 2023 19:40
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why on earth does anyone have to be presentable for a zoom meeting
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Jul 17, 2023 20:06
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You never know what Jeffrey Toobin freak on that call wants to crank their hog, so why not look It's that little bit of extra effort that will make a difference at the next performance review
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Jul 17, 2023 20:10
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Because rich people.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:12
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not being presentable at a zoom meeting shows how I am willing to log on to meetings even when I really don't want to, it's really a compliment
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Jul 17, 2023 20:14
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I've also heard stupid bullshit like "dress for the job you want". I think it is supposed to encourage interns to show up looking like CEOs, but does anyone here have funny examples of coworkers vastly over-dressing? A long time ago I knew a guy that normally did warehouse work. Whenever the boss was out of office for more than a day, he'd come in dressed in a suit and tie, complete with briefcase. He still did warehouse work.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:14
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I wore a tie to work once and literally everyone was talking about it.  it's an office job!! It's not that noteworthy!!Also I look good in a tie!!
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Jul 17, 2023 20:16
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I knew a guy who wore a three piece suit every day while he was mostly sitting at a computer in the PhD office. Had a selection of different suits in different weights and materials for different seasons. He just liked wearing suits.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:18
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I briefly worked with a guy who regularly came to the office in a bright red suit with flowers embroidered down the sleeves, button down western shirts and cowboy boots until upper management said he couldn’t wear the boots anymore for who knows what dumbass reason. If you’re gonna wear a suit to work that is the suit to wear.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:19
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My workplace has a rough business casual policy, though shorts are banned since some C-level dislikes them. Otherwise as long as they're clean and you're not needing to please clients when they come through you can roll up in a t-shirt and jeans, like our lead developer does. When I go in I still stick to dark slacks and a nice shirt, or nice cardigan over a t-shirt if I wanna show off a concert I went to. At home it's clean pants and shirt since I have to be on video for meetings. TotalLossBrain posted:I've also heard stupid bullshit like "dress for the job you want". I think it is supposed to encourage interns to show up looking like CEOs, but does anyone here have funny examples of coworkers vastly over-dressing? We've got a bunch of newbies in for orientation this week, I'll keep my eye out and report back if I see any suited up dudes.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:22
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I confuse the hell out of people by wearing a button-down and an undershirt on warm days. The insulation from the undershirt keeps you cool, and the long sleeves keep the sun off.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:23
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I have gotten 2 jobs now wearing a wrinkled shirt and underwear. WFH and zoom interviews are the best.
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Many moons ago I was an floor auditor at a casino. I wore a dress shirt, slacks, suspenders, and a flat cap. It was an effective boon to my work.
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Killingyouguy! posted:I wore a tie to work once and literally everyone was talking about it. I've had jobs where from one day to the next, the only change I made was tucking in my polo & was asked "why are you dressed so nice?" 
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TotalLossBrain posted:I've also heard stupid bullshit like "dress for the job you want". I think it is supposed to encourage interns to show up looking like CEOs, but does anyone here have funny examples of coworkers vastly over-dressing? back in grad school I knew an absolute tool of a fellow TA who absolutely insisted on wearing a jacket and tie any time he was "working." Scare quotes because this wasn't even just when he was leading his recitation section, but sitting in on lecture. So up front you've got this prof who's a younger dude wearing khakis and a very rumpled button-down thrown over a t-shirt, some days you can see the graphic under it. I think he kept that shirt in his office because he wasn't yet confident enough to just embrace t-shirt lecture. In the very back row you've got the TA's all wearing some variation on the theme of "t-shirts and jeans/shorts/cargo pants/whatever." And then this dude, dressed like he's going to his grandpa's funeral. Years and years later, when I had my own classes, there was this one undergrad who would loving always wear a button down and tie to class. He was a young republican type who would try to "well actually" me in lecture about how the CIA wasn't THAT bad in Latin America.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:38
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I worked as a cashier in a Giant Eagle (PA grocery store chain) and for some reason the men's dress code was white shirt, slacks, and a tie. It's ridiculous because every other supermarket would let you wear a tee shirt with the company vest or a polo. I did get to wear a bowtie though and everyone thought that was really cool.
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Last time I obviously overdressed: remotely interviewing for this job and the first day on the job in the office. Both occasions I wore slacks, a white shirt, and a skinny black tie, pls my Buddy Holly glasses in my absolute best 1960's Houston Control Center Steely Eyed Missile Man impression.  Nobody said anything and I stopped after the first day. Now it's jeans and t-shirt or hoodie most of the time. This seems to vary a lot by group, though. There are plenty of people in slacks and shirt.
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Jul 17, 2023 20:51
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I typically wear corduroy pants to the office.
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Volmarias posted:I've heard the suggestion that you dress for work even if it's WFH to help mentally separate work from home, if it's something that works for you. this would seriously weaze my grindage; thus, I will not.
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:I typically wear corduroy pants to the office. Someone's day job is not a ninja or other stealth occupation.
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Put my federal crimes on paper and demand employees sign it? Why yes, sounds like a great idea! https://twitter.com/Not_CharLatte/status/1680993019929960448   
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Put my federal crimes on paper and demand employees sign it? Why yes, sounds like a great idea! jfc, being taken off of tips knocks you down to $2.13/hr
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Serious_Cyclone posted:jfc, being taken off of tips knocks you down to $2.13/hr If its not a tipped position, then they cannot pay that rate 
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