How much cleavage should a woman show at work?

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Buck Armstrong

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Depends on where you work, but in general, if I ignore the fact that I love boobs, I'd have to say NONE. Its an office, not a bar...can't you gals stay fully dressed for 8 hours a day?

Howbout I come to work with one ball hanging out from now on? Just one though, so I can claim I'm not really "nude", and "just because I dress this way does not make me a whore".
 

brandonb

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Honestly.

I work in an office with about 90% women.

Some women, like to wear things which show their cleavage. One had a tattoo there. She was talkign to me one day and I was trying to figure out what the tattoo was. I looked up and she was giving me a dirty look. WTF, she shouldn't be showing her cleavage and tattoo to everybody then.

Most women look like this in the office (except maybe the 2nd from the left) and add about 100 lbs.

http://i.ehow.com/images/Globa...47287/summer1_Full.jpg

People are at work to work, not stare at each other bodies. Most adults can manage this just fine, I think its just the kids who can't. I think anybody dressed like in that pic would be fine but anything more and its too distracting/not productive and shouldn't be done.
 

rudder

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The amount should be directly proportional to the distance of the nipple to the horizontal plane of the belly button.

For example and 18 year old with no sag should have extensively more cleavage displayed than say a 60 year old who never excercised.
 

FlashG

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What about side boob? I mean sometimes this can be more erotic than frontal cleavage. I'm talking about women of course. Not that family guy thing.
 
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Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
Howbout I come to work with one ball hanging out from now on? Just one though, so I can claim I'm not really "nude", and "just because I dress this way does not make me a whore".

The difference is if you came to work with a ball out, none of the women would be eyeballing it like they wanted it in their mouth, whereas if they had a nipple hanging out, every guy in the office would be trying to nurse.
 

EGGO

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
In NYC, every1 shows cleavage ... inc. my boss :D

This is probably why a lot of my coworkers have neck cramps.

To add my $.02, I think it depends on the size of the woman's chest.
 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
Assuming we're talking about a corporate setting and not a bar...I think there should be no cleavage showing. Seriously.

I like...no I LOVE boobies as much as the next guy...and I mean all types of boobies. Big, small, perky, saggy...fun bags galore. But not at work.

If you show boobs, you're trying to get attention/hit on/promoted.

If I look at the boobs you're showing, then I'm a pig, a male chauvanist, a horn dogger, a serial rapist. It's a no-win for all involved.

I'm not saying to dress like a nun. Heck, a nice knee-length (or slightly above) skirt and a shirt with the top button (maybe two) undone. Collarbones are nice.

But don't show me your boobies b/c then it affects The Business. And we dont' want that.

QFT...It's funny how you can watch the younger chicks that do this in an office environment. They act one way normally, but if they have to talk to the boss/a boss you will see them twirling their hair, leaning / bending over, over acting, etc.

Some poor sod in accounting let's it slip that they thought the chick looked sexy and he's up in HR filling out harassment paperwork.
 

MichaelD

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Which raises an interesting question; if a woman were to come to work topless, could the tech department come by and make her wear a sign that says "Blocked by Websense"?

LMFAO!!!! :laugh: That is CLASSIC!! Me being an IT Guy, and a horn-dogger, of course I find this absolutely hilarious!
 

Eeezee

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As much as the woman feels comfortable with. But then, I don't exactly work in an office (physicist here)
 

roguerower

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Well...I agree that too much is going to be distracting.

My project is gonna start wrapping up in the next couple of months, building by building (10 total). As we finish them we're going to have a cleaning crew come thru and prep them for turnover. So last week I showed them thru the buildings so they could get a rough idea for their bid. It was two women, both pretty attractive. On the jobsite where it's about 98% dude and the 2% isn't touchable it was like that scene in Jurassic Park when the cow gets thrown in the velociraptor cage...open season. SOOOO many catcalls.

Gonna be interesting when they get onsite...too bad i'll be back at school.
 

archiloco

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i think some is appropriate because then if there is never any cleavage they might thing a woman is sexist......
 

Journer

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if she is hot: as much as possible
if not: as little as possible

welcome to the working world, ho, this is the man's world :p