Start my new job tomorrow. Buisness casual question

[BullsOnParade]

So I start my engineering job tomorrow and I went and bought some slacks, shirts and ties, nothing too dramatic, very subdued simple stuff. You know, no-wrinkle polyester/cotton dress shirts and ties. Anyway the office from what I judged on my interview day is slacks polos/dress shirts. Is wearing a tie pretentious ? I mean I am going to wear what I bought because I feel it fits in okay and I'm sure for the first day it's always good to start of sharp.

 

[mugs]

If none of your coworkers wear a tie, don't wear a tie. You'll look like a tool. If you want you can bring it and put it on at work if other people wear ties.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Business casual is a dress shirt and nice pants/shoes.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

I wore a tie on my first day of work and everyone laughed at me but they appreciated that I took the job seriously. Better to be over dressed than under dressed.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

No tie unless it is called for at work. Your co-workers will think you are a tool and will immediately formulate the opinion that you are a dumbass who lacks any common sense.

 

[da loser]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
I wore a tie on my first day of work and everyone laughed at me but they appreciated that I took the job seriously. Better to be over dressed than under dressed.

this is what will happen.

on the plus side, you'll probably get the respect of those old crusty enginers ya know the ones with ties and pocket protectors

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
No tie unless it is called for at work. Your co-workers will think you are a tool and will immediately formulate the opinion that you are a dumbass who lacks any common sense.

You must work at Wendy's.

 

[BullsOnParade]

haha, thanks for the responses. Even the old crusty engineer leads that interviewed me were in polo shirts. I think I'm going to make a statement with the shirt and tie thing at least a couple days a week. Hell I paid for the stuff, might as well wear it. I can buy some more shirts with my next pay check.

 

[doze]

Never hurts to look good on the first day of work. Just wear a shirt that will look ok without the tie if you feel like taking it off at lunch.

 

[FoBoT]

tie is not business causal
that is "business"

 

[xanis]

Buisness casual (to me at least) is dress pants, dress shoes and a nice polo shirt. No tie unless everyone else is wearing one.

 

[AgentJean]

Bascialy it's the same stuff you were when you were a tie.
Just lose the tie.

Of couse being your first day and all, break out your pimping "James Bond" suit.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
I wore a tie on my first day of work and everyone laughed at me but they appreciated that I took the job seriously. Better to be over dressed than under dressed.

:thumbsup:

No tuxes tho.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
I wore a tie on my first day of work and everyone laughed at me but they appreciated that I took the job seriously. Better to be over dressed than under dressed.

QFT, you should by with a polo and khakis though.

 

[AmigaMan]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
No tie unless it is called for at work. Your co-workers will think you are a tool and will immediately formulate the opinion that you are a dumbass who lacks any common sense.

You must work at Wendy's.

When in college and worked at Wendy's I had to wear a tie. Of course I was the night manager. But I haven't had to wear a tie in 10 or so years since graduating and getting a job in the business world...

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: zerocool1

QFT, you should by with a polo and khakis though.

The only pants I own anymore are khakis. Khakis and polos everyday FTW!

 

[CanOWorms]

Do the people at your work tuck in their polo shirts?

 

[DurocShark]

We had a guy who would wear a tie on fridays while everybody else was wearing jeans.

As a joke on one friday I made paper ties out of orange paper and gave 'em out to everybody. The guy didn't do the tie thing for a while after that.

Wear dockers and a shirt with a collar and keep a dress shirt and tie in the car. Just in case.

 

[Chrono]

I wear a t-shirt and jeans at my job. It rocks!

 

[Descartes]

If they don't wear ties and they said it was business casual, you'll come off a little green if you go completely against that and wear one anyway. That's generally the perception we have when people show up to our office in ties, and we usually tell them to leave it at home the next day.

IMO, you should start on the right foot, and that doesn't include having them tell you that you're making them uncomfortable with the tie.

Congrats on your new job though!

 

[Megatomic]

When I worked in engineering, we wore nice jeans and polos. It was a chemical plant and jeans held up the best in the corrosive atmosphere there. If you are not onsite in a place like my old chemical plant, khakis and polos are probably gonna be the uniform of the day for you.

 

[axelfox]

Wear a tie with a polo.

 

[spike spiegal]

Yeah, make sure it's a short sleeve Oxford, always pink or light yellow, and always wear a black tie no closer than 4" to your belt buckle. While you're at it, you might as well carry an Olson Twins lunchbox because you're already screaming 'uber_dork'

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Buisness casual (to me at least) is dress pants, dress shoes and a nice polo shirt. No tie unless everyone else is wearing one.

QFT.

Exactly. /thread.

 

[imported_griffis]

Originally posted by: Descartes
If they don't wear ties and they said it was business casual, you'll come off a little green if you go completely against that and wear one anyway. That's generally the perception we have when people show up to our office in ties, and we usually tell them to leave it at home the next day.

IMO, you should start on the right foot, and that doesn't include having them tell you that you're making them uncomfortable with the tie.

Congrats on your new job though!