To think rainbow hoodies are unprofessional?

[FullyAwareIMightBU]

I work in an office that doesn't have a dress code (tech field so very casual environment). Most people wear a mix of jeans and plain t-shirts, polos, hoodies with the company logo on it, sweaters etc. All in fairly neutral colours.

We recently had a new transfer to my department. She seems nice, very carefree, and she's good at her job. Today though, she came in with a bright rainbow, tie-dyed hoodie from a popular movie. It's not subtle at all and the quote from the movie is clearly printed on the front. It really stands out! Yes, I will mind my own business and not say a word but AIBU to think this is just really unprofessional?

My old company did a dress down day/s when we had some v hot weather

It then turned into a regular thing and continued for months

In the end they had to send an email as people were coming in looking ridiculous. Senior people in full tracksuits, caps and air max

Speaking as a careers adviser who wore a neon pink jumper to work today ..... yes you are unreasonable and times have changed.

Same here, @GodDammitCecil - I wore bright red slim-fit trousers to the office one day this week & I’m now worried I might get my P45 soon.

oh wait, no, I’m good at my job despite the bright colour

Are you a bit jell that she is bold and extrovert @FullyAwareIMightBU

You are also Kenough, @FullyAwareIMightBU

I work for a government agency. In the office today are a couple of suits, a hundred or so t-shirts, a few hoodies, and even two pairs of shorts. Nobody is considered unprofessional.

Lol you sound a bit up tight.

Theres no dress code! I work in a corporate finance job for a large bank and if someone wore a rainbow hoodie in the office I wouldn’t think anything of it.

With you OP, I'd rather she be less good at her job but wearing muted tones of grey.

😂 😂 😂 yea things have moved on since you were at school

I hope she sees this thread! Not beyond the realms of possibility.

I remember having a chat with the careers counsellor and was told that professional colours are usually muted and that navy/grey/beige/cream and solid dark/pastel colours are the way to go

Blimey. How long is it since you left school OP? Our 1980s careers counsellors were notoriously a waste of space so I can't imagine taking any advice of theirs seriously (if in fact I could remember any of it now).

Anyway, I suppose the key word here is 'usually'...

Do you not like colour? Sounds like a more cheerful version of the rest of you are you aren’t customer facing.

Lighten up. It’s just clothes.

I think it sounds awful, personally. I would find it very hard to take any adult seriously who wore a rainbow hoodie with a slogan from a rather rubbishy film on it at work.

You sound fun…

I am. Unlike people who feel the need to wear clothes which advertise their "fun personalities", who are largely a PITA.

Judgmental too.

She's good at her job, you say.

The hoodie doesn't matter!

There’s no dress code, her jumper doesn’t affect you at all, unless it was offensive in a way you didn’t mention.

basically, mind your own business you’re being unreasonable and very judgmental.

Unclench.

I don't think offices without dress codes really exist. They are just offices without formalized dress codes. There is always a box.

I would say that a rainbow coloured tie-dye hoodie is slightly more casual than fairly neutral coloured one, and a branded pop-culture item is going to be more casual, and more personal, than a plain or very generic or company branded one.

Is it too casual? That really depends on what the owners think, and maybe what the clients think. The downside of "no dress code' is that people have to guess and sometimes step outside the box, and then feel embarrassed if someone tells them they should have known where the box was.

yeah god knows why I got a payrise this week when I had the temerity to wear a bright pink cardigan to work

That's me.

There's no need for anyone to trot out the "unclench' trope, though. Thinking that people do themselves a favour by looking at least a bit professional for work is not entirely unreasonable.

Our official hoodies for events are rainbow and they’re PART of the dress code!!

Has the OP done the off?

I bet it didn't say something silly on the front of it, though.