Does it matter what people wear in a TEAMS meeting?

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I expect this has been done but it's new to us, staff have been in work throughout and it's only now we have a lot of self isolators, so we had a team meeting via Teams, just keeping in touch and seeing how everyone is more than anything formal.

9am this morning. One man was in his dressing gown. Does it matter? It's been rather a talking point

Dressing gown - no. Have some self respect, if you can't show respect for other people.

DP always shaves before meetings, if it's important he'll put on a shirt. He does do the duvet and hot water bottle below camera level though.

My work have stuck to telecons, in some ways it's easier, but I kind of miss seeing people.

In the summer one of my team was on a video meeting topless! So I don't feel too bad in my dressing gown to keep warm - I am fully dressed, with make up on under it, and it's only my cell response team. Anything more formal and I take it off.

I did do a meeting in a big fluffy pyjama too the other day, but our heating was out, it was with my manager, and I explained as we started.

I’m pretty casual working from home, more so than in the office where I’m generally already on the casual side anyway, but no, I would wear a dressing gown in a meeting. In between, yes, but I’ve been pulling the top half down (with a jumper on, obvs).

Even the pupils at my school have been warned that if they are isolating and joining a lesson from home via Teams they need to be wearing day clothes. We're not enforcing school uniform (I know some schools do expect it, but we don't), but they are expected to be dressed in something other than pyjamas or dressing gowns.

I haven't had to do any teams lessons from home yet since September. But when/if I do, I'll be directing the camera at my page rather than me, so it won't make any difference at all what I'm wearing as all the kids will be able to see is my hands writing examples for them.

Dressing gown is not okay.

In zoom and teams the dress code is smart casual. A casual shirt or jumper is fine, but rarely a t-shirt. The other things that matter are:

• Clutter and mess in the background - clear it away, no one wants to see it. The room behind you should look tidy.
• Camera angle - never look down into the camera. If need be, lift your laptop up on to a surface so you don't have to look down.
• Background noise - occasional noises are fine but turn off music, tv, etc

Always a blazer though once opted for a smart cardigan type jacket. Natural looking make up and hair styled or up. Colleagues always look amazing though some do wear smart jumpers.

i dont turn my camera on for teams meetings and on the occasions im in a dressing gown or still in my pjs doesnt impact on me being able to do my job

We all wear dressing gowns\oodies to team meetingssince the weather started to get colder.

To other meeting no, but teams is fine. I have been there with a forgotten towel wrapped around my head

We must have cameras on and be sitting at a desk

Work in a professional firm. Anything casual is ok - t shirt and jeans, hoody, sports wear. Hair in bobble and no make up fine for women, unshaven fine for men.

But think PJs or dressing gown would definitely be wrong side of the line.

If meeting clients - smart casual (eg smart jumper or open necked shirt for men)

Dressing gown not appropriate but otherwise we're pretty casual (slightly less so for client calls but still not dressed up). But then we're a smart casual (no jeans) office normally except when meeting clients so it's not much of a step down to casual casual. Problem is that some people's casual wear does look like nightwear but personally if I thought there was any possibility of that, I wouldn't wear it. Like others though, at moment I frequently have blanket over my legs off camera. And actually, given the position of my camera, you can't usually see much further than my shoulders anyway (which means I am careful to not wear anything too low-cut as otherwise it can look like I've not got a top on!)

That's a bit much.

He couldn't give a shit, clearly

I shower and dress every morning in time to start work. It keeps me in routine and focussed on my job. If I weren't dressed for work, I think it lead to slackening standards.

I also think that questions might be asked about my mental health and whether I was coping ok WFH. Being in a dressing gown could be an indicator of sleep problems and less focus on personal hygiene.

To me, it does not really matter. I bet you it was for warmth.
If it had been with a customer, I would not be happy! But internal, meh, bigger things to worry about.

In the summer one of my team was on a video meeting topless!

^

Seriously? What industry is this in?

I have to admit I've been impressed by some of the beards the guys have grown since March

A dressing gown is not acceptable.

Smart casual all the way here.

I have watched, in amusement, myDS

He's Y3 uni, work-in-industry, WFH since the start, July. It's a company who'd like to be Google, but who aren't.. 😂 He started in collared shirts. As per mummy instructions. He morphed into turtle neck jumpers. Then slogan T shirts (tho he's careful to have obscure Japanese stuff, nothing unprofessional!). Now he's in his Christmas jumper and beanie.

The company sent the beanie in his Christmas 'cheer your desk up' shoe box. It's a roast turkey, complete with legs.

😂😂😂

This is funny. At our place pyjamas, hoodies, bed hair, sitting on beds, pets and kids in and out of frame - all fine for our team. It’s just that kind of place.

External calls you’d think we were all different people. Well groomed and professional.

@JosephineDeBeauharnais why on earth was your colleague wearing a lanyard?

Some people are truly bizarre. I joined a team meeting with a manager the other day who ate a pack of Hula Hoops throughout, munching away as she was presenting

Haven't seen anyone in a dressing gown but a colleague told me she was so busy recently she spent the day glued to her laptop whilst still in her nightwear as she didn't have time to take a shower due to back to back calls.

Actually I would say "yes" it is unacceptable as it shows a lack of professionalism.

grassisjeweled NHS. All different disciplines though, it's a strategy meeting we hold with representatives from different departments, but we've got to know each other pretty well. No one was bothered. Now it's winter we often have people in bed because it's cold and they don't want to heat the whole house.

And yes, during first lockdown occasional kids on laps, coming in asking for food or help with home schooling.

It's held at lunchtime (daily during first wave) so we were often eating - especially those on shift. And those who had been on night shift were in PJ's and just woke up for the meeting.

Just me who's no idea what an oodie is? Sometimes, I do feel old....

Yes. Dressing gown is a bit yuk like announcing 'I really don't want to be here!'

Casual clothes is fine for bog standard internal meetings; client meeting and interviews - I'd go reasonably smart (but only my top half!).