To think that “professional” standards shouldn’t apply during periods of extreme weather?

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I live in an area that has a red weather warning for extreme heat for the next two days.

Today the office was sweltering. It’s been 35° minimum all day, but in the office it’s been closer to 40°. We’ve all been unable to function.

We had a “friendly reminder” that the dress code still applies - dresses to mid calf, no shorts, shirts must cover to the mid arm.

AIBU to say fuck it and turn up in a T-shirt and shorts tomorrow? We have no client contact whatsoever, I will not see a single service user tomorrow. The only people I will see are my coworkers.

My line manager has said she’s fine with it, but if the “big bosses” walk in (from their air conditioned office!), we may get in trouble.

Surely the worst they’ll do is send me home, which is a win for me 😂

It rained last night 😭🙏🏻 we’ve finally got a breeze too, so every window and door is open

I think now you don’t really see men in shirt and tie it looks a bit silly, I drove past two men walking up the road this morning in white shirts and ties, I think they were coach drivers but from a distance I assumed they were school children until I got closer and realised they were grown men in what looked like school uniform.

Smart clothes come in a range of materials.
You can get smart clothes that are cool.
Google Italian hot weather outfits suitable for the office.

When the weather gets hot you just change the material of the clothes you are wearing.

In a word … Yes. You’re actually being much worse than unreasonable, but let’s just leave it at that. I wouldn’t want to be unprofessional…

I would go in t shirt and shorts but take a change of clothes just in case

Well me and my thighs had a great time yesterday.

One colleague was off sick today with heat stroke! Only
place they’ve been is the office, so we know the culprit

So your clothes are what make you professional?

The replies to the OP really surprise me. My bedroom has reached 29 degrees for two evenings and it is very uncomfortable. And all I have to do in there is lie down wearing barely anything. I could not imagine having to try to concentrate and function in a room over 30 degrees. I would feel unwell and wouldn’t be able to think about much other than how miserable I was.
Although I agree that the debate around appropriate attire is almost pointless, because unless you are wearing a bikini and sitting in the shaded end of a swimming pool with swim-up bar and a nice mocktail on the go, you’re going to be horribly horribly uncomfortable.

In a word … Yes. You’re actually being much worse than unreasonable, but let’s just leave it at that. I wouldn’t want to be unprofessional…

Yep cus sitting soaked in sweat all day, unable to think straight because of the unbearable height is sooooo much more professional than being comfortable 🙄