I can't do it!

[FrustratedUser]

wearing a suit would be the end of my life.

Power suits <shrugs>

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: Murphyrulez


Or just be yourself, and screw what everyone else thinks.

amen

 

[AndrewNF]

I work from home, I set my own dress code

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth

The funny thing is that when I meet someone new here they look at me in my suit and ask me when my job interview is that day. I dunno, I just think there should be a return to a higher standard of dress code in a business setting. Maybe its just me understanding the definition of the word, professionalism.

personally I would feel out of place wearing a suit and tie to work everyday. I don't think I have ever worked in a place (other than as a pilot) where I had to wear a tie.

Where I work is casual. Not as casual as your setting, but I get to chuckle at all the people in their pressed suits sweltering on those summer days.

 

[Encryptic]

Dress code? What dress code?

I've been working here for almost 4 years and everyone (except my boss, the owner of the company) dresses casual. My boss wears a dress shirt and pants, but he doesn't wear a tie or suit unless someone important is visiting. When I was first hired, me and the other guy they hired at the same time both had ponytails down to our elbows and dressed in jeans and T-shirts. I'm wearing cut-off jeans and a T-shirt right now. Just one reason that keeps me from hating my job completely.

 

[notfred]

I'm at work wearing shorts and a T-shirt right now

I do web development. No one sees me except people that work here. Why should it matter what I dress like?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
oversized comfy shirt,cool,over sized beige pants with lots of pockets,birekinstalk sandals and a ponytail is my stunning outfit today

:camera:s?

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Dress code at my last job was "As long as there's no holes, it's fine." Wonderful.

- M4H

 

[Maverick]

if you're a programmer/developer expect to be surrounded by nerds who don't care about their choice in clothing. You just look like you're all high and mighty if you come in wearing a suit. Dress according to how things go in your group.

For me its collared polo or buttondown half sleeve shirt with jeans every day. Professional enough for me.

 

[JackBurton]

Damn, I need to become a developer!! I have to wear this business casual crap EVERY DAY! I would LOVE to wear shorts, jean, and a t-shirt to work (well not at the same time). I tell you what, why don't we switch jobs. You can dress up all you want here. :disgust:

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Dress code at my last job was "As long as there's no holes, it's fine." Wonderful.

- M4H

Guess that rules out coming in naked, unless you plug up the holes with wax or something. :Q

 

Well every company has at least one creepy guy, so he's basically ignored. But I started working during college, and after, in a true white collar world. "Dressed for Success" was my bible when I began working. And now I can't dress-down. It just feels weird going to work wearing shorts. And as for t-shirts, I got myself to feel comfortable enough to wear knit shirts, like my collection of Warner Bros. cartoon character shirts, but only on Fridays.

Must suck living your life as a stiff.

 

[Gulzakar]

out with the old.

times are changing.

 

[BooGiMaN]

you do realize that since your the one wearing a suit while everyone else dresses down that makes you the weird guy right.

 

[Maverick]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
you do realize that since your the one wearing a suit while everyone else dresses down that makes you the weird guy right.

we used to throw stuff at the suit wearing guy in high school

 

[Gulzakar]

If your the only one, they might think your a mormon missionary

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: Gulzakar
If your the only one, they might think your a mormon missionary

If he was wearing a white shirt and tie with black pants and was riding a bike, he could pass for one.

 

[Gulzakar]

speaking of which

I was on my smoke break and these two bikers wearing suits and helmets approached...

"ach, mor-mons..."

 

[DT4K]

I'm a software developer at a manufacturing plant (think photographic film)
The only dress code we have is that we can't wear shorts or open-toed shoes. It's a safety issue even though I almost never have to go into production areas.
It gets into the 90's and 100's here in the summer and I wish I could wear shorts.
Usually it's jeans and t-shirts.
When I feel like dressing up a little, I'll wear a short sleeve button-down shirt. Untucked usually.

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
you do realize that since your the one wearing a suit while everyone else dresses down that makes you the weird guy right.

I'm not the only one wearing suits or what I call business wear (oxford cloth shirt, tie, slacks). And yes, I know many programmers wear whatever they feel like. Many of them are either right out of college or still in for summer work. Most, if not all, never even heard of a dress code. So I don't fault them for that; it just isn't my style.

My work is to make the products our customers use, better and more intuitive. So I have meetings with customers, marketing, and some high level architects. Many days however, I'm chained to my desk and during those times I want to be as comfortable as possible. Wearing cutoffs at a place of business does not make me feel comfortable - I feel skeezy. Plus my suits are the really great ones that are customed tailored and made of either silk or blended wool/cottons. I never sweat in them. Another reason to wear them because I paid a buttload of money for them. Take a look at G.Q. for some of the type of suits I am wearing.




And when I go home I get out of my suit and put on another suit - my birthday one!

 

[MaxDepth]

When IBM started laying off people in the early '90s (unheard of until then) the joke was:

"What do you call an IBMer that irons 5 white shirts on a Sunday?"
"An optimist."

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
When IBM started laying off people in the early '90s (unheard of until then) the joke was:

"What do you call an IBMer that irons 5 white shirts on a Sunday?"
"An optimist."

Thank goodness they have changed