office wear

[Flute56]

I work in an office and the majority of the peole wear casual and by that I mean jeans and t shirts and trainers. I always dress smart for work. Some who have tatoos wear short sleeves and show huge tattoos down each arm. I do not think that is appropriate for the office. I really wish i worked for a company who has a strict dress code wehre the women have to wear smart trousers and jackets and dresses and skirts and the men have to wear shirts and trousers and maybe a suit. I could not go to work looking sloppy even if there is no dress code

Why do you only wear flat shoes or shoes with a slight heel when a 4 inch stiletto is generally considered much smarter. Flats look awful with business attire.

I always wear smart clothing to work because it makes me feel happy. I also like my work attire to contrast with what I wear at home. I never wear skirts at home. I am v casual at home because of the activities I do.

@Flute56 Bully for you. Why do you think everyone should be the same as you? You're not automatically right.

DD's primary school head wore shorts from March - November, normally paired with a short sleeve shirt. He was from Australia, no idea if that makes a difference.

Most teachers wore more casual, jeans with shirts, comfortable clothes, especially the teachers for the younger years. I still have the utmost respect for anyone teaching 4-11 year olds.

In secondary I expect the staff to wear business smart, after all if they insist the children wear uncomfortable uniform, they can suffer as well.

People in public view - they represent the state, council, country and you would expect them to dress accordingly when they are on camera in their official role. If they wear shorts and tank tops in the office I don't care.

Tattoos - one of my previous colleagues has the most beautiful full sleeve on one arm. Far too georgous to be hidden under a shirt.

She then said to me women do not wear trousers to the office and neither should you.

Dear God 1955 called they want their outdated sexist attitude back.

I don't know too many people in real life who would look to your royal family for fashion advice! They have a very unique role and dress according to rules set down somewhere by some man probably a very long time ago.

My late mother taught me never judge people by appearance.

I really would question why judge others choices? For a person who is conscious of appearances, nothing looks worse than a judgemental person 🤷‍♀️

@Flute56
Until you own / run your own company, you can't dictate what your colleagues wear.
Many companies have adopted a more casual work attire because they have had feedback from their staff that they feel more comfortable in more casual clothes and feel more authentic, which in turn (more often than not) increases morale, a more diverse culture; which in turn leads to better productivity.

If my company started to reverse their dress code, I think I would start to look for a new job.

It's obvious that this really riles you, yet you expect society to change to what you think rather than acknowledge work practices have changed. You could, right now, apply for a job in a company where their values align with yours. It's completely up to you.

Do you have a smart watch?

Is this sone kind of challenge? See how many times I can use the word smart in a post?

You win OP!

Good question. My DH dresses very casually but there’s a £6000 watch on his wrist.

You are Jacob Rees-Mogg and I claim my £5!

You’re not a snob OP but you’re very unrealistic judgemental and narrow minded and despite most industries having proved how success casual attire is in the office, you’re determined that you’re right and the entire corporate world is wrong.

Taking pride in your appearance doesn’t equal presenting yourself like an extra from Wall Street.

I work in an industry (finance) that used to have notoriously strict dress code standards 30 years ago but even the stuffiest old school investment houses have moved with the times.

Even 20 years ago, my director had a suit hanging up in his office he changed into when clients were in and wore jeans the rest of the time.

Maybe get a job in Sainsburys, then. It seems their dress code is much more to your liking.

Call me a snob if you like but thats how I am. I take a pride in my appearance.

Yeah, you are coming off as a massive patronising snob.

Get a fucking grip, there are people dying in war zones and you’re banging on about people looking sloppy for having tattoos and wearing jeans to the office. Fucking insufferable.

I had a boss like the OP.

I dressed professionally but she told me one day that my (appropriately covered) boobs were “distracting from my capabilities”. (C-suite/my team had nothing but good things to say about me in my 360s.) I told her the only thing they get in the way of is me seeing my feet and asked her what she expected me to do given I they weren’t the sort that I could take off and leave at home.

I dyed my hair bright pink the following week.

She was very “cat’s bum mouth” from that point.

Tell me more about these leggings and jumper with flats and how that looks smart.....

"I took no notice and wore them again"
So, your mum also had views about how other people should dress but you had your own opinion?
Maybe the rest of us do too.

"I am just one of those people who likes all things smart."
And I am not.

Isn't it funny how we're all different?

I work in the 3rd sector. I don't think we have a dress code of any sort, although I recall an email coming round several years ago saying that shorts were allowed, but not if they were sports shorts, board shorts or beachwear.

I can't recall the last time I saw a man wearing a tie at work (although I concede I don't spend a lot of time in the office). They mostly wear shirts or polo shirts, with chinos, jeans, sometimes more formal trousers. Women wear pretty much whatever they like.

The only time I put "workwear" on is when I'm representing at tribunals, then it's a black trouser suit and a "proper" blouse. I can't quite bring myself to go before a judge in jeans and a t-shirt.

OP AIBU

MN YABU

OP AIBU

And repeat

OP has form for that.

I feel that people are being deliberately unkind to the OP, whose style of writing suggests to me that they may have some additional needs. Her views are a bit outdated, but not offensive and don't deserve the nastiness she is getting here.

I just wrote a dress code for my workplace that specified no jeans, hoodies or open-toed shoes. Some of you would spontaneously combust working with me!

I work for a bank and even I think people dress too sloppily

Someone gave a presentation wearing a baseball cap the other day?

Wtf

Some of you would spontaneously combust working with me!

^

Not me!

I find high heels uncomfortable

And the leggings and jumper, how are they smart?