Would I get away with these trousers in your office?

[VoldemortsKitten]

Just that really, I have been living in comfy trousers in this heat, but also in this post Covid mashup of wfh/hybrid I'm a bit lost until autumn/winter proper when I tend to live in black tights and shift dresses for work. I work for a finance company in London if that makes a difference!

No (and I’m as casual as it gets for CW)

Don’t be daft! Of course not!

Yes, in my hippy university office. But no, not in a financial company in London.

In my university department, sure. But that’s not an office environment.

No. NHS management.

Even in my extremely casual office of jeans and tshirts I'd say those are too casual and unstructured - especially for finance.

Not as they are styled. Possibly on a Friday if they were worn with different shoes and a smarter too.

If you weren’t customer facing I don’t think anyone would comment but you might get a few internally raised eyebrows. As a manager I might be asked to have a word about office clothing.

It'll depend entirely on your role I'd say. I would wear them to work but I'm a therapist so it wouldn't be unusual. A more traditional office role probably would want less casual.
They're lovely though for what it's worth!

Yes, but my office is very casual. The directors are often known to rock up in trainers.

Nope. Sorry. And we’re very casual

Yeah but mine ismt strictly speaking an office... like a solicitors or something

No they are festival trousers or the kind you see backpackers wear.

Yes in my office which is casual but depends on your dress code surely?

I have these trousers, and live in them at home, but there's no debating the fact that they're see through. I'm ok with DH and the kids seeing and laughing my massive granny pants, but prob not my colleagues.

Even if the style was ok, (which it's not for the office), I think see through trousers are a bit much for work.

My office is fairly casual but those trousers wouldn't be suitable.

I think the combination of the unstructured nature and light grey colour make them look too casual. The sandals definitely don’t help.

Love the floor tiles though!

I work for an arts organisation and they'd be fine. I suspect the finance world might be a bit different vibe!

No. Law firm.

A bit of a daft question because it surely depends on the dress code of your office. My office would allow this as it's really casual.

Yes. But we have contact centres in our building. I’ve seen everything down to denim hot pants. Tracky bottoms are so ubiquitous they don’t even get a raised eyebrow. I personally wouldn’t wear those trousers to work, and I think your clue that they’re too casual is that they wouldn’t really look right with any shoes more structured than flip flops or sandals.

If your position doesn't have much to do with the offices where the client meetings take place, then it might be OK, but otherwise no

Categorically not and I work in a creative industry.

You look like you're off to the beach, not work.

My DH has worked in Fin tech for years and if he ever goes into an office now it's in jeans and polo so i don't see a problem with them!

At my uni yes, but not for an important meeting. Also, where did you get them from, @VoldemortsKitten ?