To think rainbow hoodies are unprofessional?

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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?

Times change! I work in the city in a company that has always been known as a stuffy, ‘pinstripe suit’ kind of place. I went into the office yesterday in jeans & neon pink converse, & currently have multicoloured hair. Nobody batted an eyelid & I was still able to function in my fairly senior job.

If there is no dress code, how can it be unprofessional? It sounds as though she is wearing much the same as everyone else, you just have a bee in your bonnet.

Sounds like you need a time machine to work in an office in the 1950s.

I'm in your boat. Totally unprofessional and 'Look at Me ' vibes. I have one in my office. She wears too short HiVis coloured dresses and flip flops - and my office is smart casual. Gives me the rage

Oh OP, admit it, you're a clothes snob.

Or just 'there's no dress code, so I'll wear what I'm happy in'.
Stop being a snob.

If there's no dress code then there's no dress code.

I find adults in very loud outfits (not colourful, colours look great) to look silly have a hint of 'look at me' about it but that's not about professionalism, it's just a difference in personal styles and tastes.

I envy your life almost as much as you seem to envy this woman if this is what gives you the rage.

Dunno why you're bothered. Do you not like her?

I am not sure where the advice about muted colours came from. I used to work in financial services and my smartest go to dress for meetings was a pillar box red shift dress. Never got called unprofessional.

you must have a very easy life OP if you have time to get upset because your coworker wears a colourful hoodie..

Better than all the drab beige crap in fashion at the moment.

Better than all the drab beige crap in fashion at the moment.
I'd agree. I still think that there's a line between a nice colourful outfit and the sort of clown meets children's TV presenter look that some adults go for.

But I 100% accept that's a personal taste and preference thing, not a professionalism thing.

Honestly, mind your own business.

Not always. I once got rejected for a job as 'not quite the right fit' and I'm fairly sure it was partly down to the fact that I'd dressed in an interview-appropriate way and they were very much a jeans and T-shirt environment ('We're very laid back here' was part of the feedback). Sometimes it's impossible to call these things.

If you only sit in an office and don’t see anyone except each other I’m not sure why it matters if it’s no dress code? If there was a dress code and that wasn’t part of it it’s up to her superior to address. It’s just a hoodie. Not to my taste but as someone who wears a uniform I’m just glad I don’t have to wear my own clothes to work and think about my clothes choices or other peoples tbh

We don’t all want to spend our lives in grey and beige. We’ll leave that for the miserable dullards.