work dress code

[Alex]

i'm a system administrator for a small (30 ppl) HR company... i've worked summers here when I was 17 and 18 and now at 22 i'm hired full-time...

what i really like about this job is that I'm allowed to wear my piercings (3 visible) and have long hair. I also don't have to shave at all and usually look kinda scruffy... i usually just shave my stache and let the rest of my facial hair run rampant... oh and i never tuck my shirt in!

good times... feeling and dressing comfortably really makes you more productive at work, or at least on ATOT...

what about you guys?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

i could never take u seriously looking like that.

 

[rsd]

good luck getting a real job in the corporate world looking like that (though it is cool that your current job lets you look like a slob )

Edit: Wasn't trying to be too harsh, but just honest. If you go to an interview and look "inappropriate" I guarantee it will hurt your chances all things being equal.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

My boss is pretty cool, but the director of HR told me not to wear my "I solve my problems with violence" T-shirt anymore.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I'm a litigation attorney and I wear jeans and a polo shirt much of the time. Whenever I have a client meeting or hearing I wear a suit, but that's the minority of the time.

 

[OpenThirdEye]

It's very casual where I work! Now that it's colder out, it's jeans and hoodies every day. I'm also allowed to keep my piercings in: both lobes, industrial, and labret. I keep the open-ended U-shaped retainer in my septum tucked away during the day. The labret really doesn't show through very much since I have a soul patch that covers it up for the most part.

If there's a meeting/presentation I need to give or I'm in the public eye, all the metal comes out and it's a suit.

EDIT: I'm a Fed and don't get treated any differently for my appearance. Although I do crack the occasional joke that I keep the industrial in to get better cell phone reception.

 

[Lola]

I am in a position that we have to look presentable. I work with the public and so we need to look nice. It is an office setting yet we have a business casual dress code.
Jeans on friday... not a big deal.

 

[MoFoEd]

Eh, I work for the federal gov't, only thing visible on me is my eyeborw peircing and my long hair, besides that I know enough to come in with a tie and shirt tucked in. Most other IT guys here work in Jeans and sneakers, then again i work for the director's office here. At least they are tolerent of my long hair (tied back) and piercing. Sometimes I come in jeans, but usually with a dress shirt as well. No one has noticed my tongue peircing yet or they just ignore or tolerant of it. Not too bad.

 

[DaShen]

My boss is very cool, but I am pretty conservative in how I dress though.
I used to even wear a tie, but I stopped doing that after the director came in and said I didn't have to wear such formal clothes unless I have to do some CJ stuff.

Now, I intermix with dress shirts and polos and on Fridays I may come in in jeans and a tshirt/polo.

Most people here dress pretty casually though unless they do CJ stuff.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
i could never take u seriously looking like that.

I could never take anyone seriously who thinks that they can substitute the letter "u" for the word "you" and doesn't bother to capitalize the word "i"

 

[Alex]

yeah most IT guys specially working for small companies are allowed to be kinda lax with the whole tshirt and jeans thing going...
i can't get away with that though...

no offense taken but i don't think i look too much like a slob really... i don't have any problems shaving, its just easier this way... plus it means i get to sleep in more... but yeah i see what you mean... well the whole point of this job is just to put some money away while im at uni (night class) so its all good! there's absolutely 0% chance of a career in this company since its HR and i'm a 1-man IT department... but its good on the CV i guess for later!

 

[j00fek]

business casual here, no need to shave. boss dont care unless your out of the dress code.

 

[Gunslinger08]

I wear jeans, a button up shirt, and sandals to work everyday. I shave once a week. I'm a firm believer that people are more productive when they're comfortable.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: DaShen
My boss is very cool, but I am pretty conservative in how I dress though.
I used to even wear a tie, but I stopped doing that after the director came in and said I didn't have to wear such formal clothes unless I have to do some CJ stuff.

Now, I intermix with dress shirts and polos and on Fridays I may come in in jeans and a tshirt/polo.

Most people here dress pretty casually though unless they do CJ stuff.

and CJ would be.....????

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
i could never take u seriously looking like that.

I could never take anyone seriously who thinks that they can substitute the letter "u" for the word "you" and doesn't bother to capitalize the word "i"

burn!
i guess someone isn't using the new firefox spell checker... :laugh:

 

[CptObvious]

We don't have an enforced dress code, but I usually wear business clothes to work at a small law firm. I guess it helps me take the work more seriously. *shrug*

 

[WhiteKnight]

Khakis and a button down, add a tie for customer meetings, jeans on Fridays. If you are working out in the shop (engineering company), you can wear pretty much anything since you get all dirty anyway.

 

[TheChort]

being a teacher, I find it necessary to show up to work in my ski clothes every once in a while just to keep my students on their toes.
Hmmm, maybe today i'll go with my pirate costume from halloween

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
i could never take u seriously looking like that.

I could never take anyone seriously who thinks that they can substitute the letter "u" for the word "you" and doesn't bother to capitalize the word "i"

Luckily I recognize and distinguish between formal writing situations such as reports, memos and emails that are inherantly business related and informal writing situations such as IM, personal email and off-topic forums. I would never bring my informal writing style into a formal writing environment. Just as I wouldn't present myself as an unshaven slob in a business meeting. However, I would not think twice about looking that way while at the gym. You too can make this discernment with some practice.

 

[EPCrew]

Originally posted by: rsd
good luck getting a real job in the corporate world looking like that (though it is cool that your current job lets you look like a slob )

Edit: Wasn't trying to be too harsh, but just honest. If you go to an interview and look "inappropriate" I guarantee it will hurt your chances all things being equal.

I work in a corporate environment. I can wear anything that I want. Jeans, sneakers, hats, shorts, t-shirts, earrings. Casual dress is company policy. That is, unless you work in upper management or deal with clients.

 

[DarrelPowers]

I think my office dress code is pretty normal. Business casual and a little more casual on fridays. I tend to push it a bit and wear sneakers on fridays (gosh I'm a badass).

Funny thing is though, I work on an engineering team as an intern, and the interns tend to be much more well dressed and groomed than the older employees, especially the drafters...

 

[FoBoT]

our dress code just covers clothing, as far as i know

we have men with beards and pony tails and stuff

 

[walkur]

No real dress code(My Iron maiden shirts are no problem), unless clients are expected on the workfloor, in that case it's casual (Iron maiden shirts still no problem).

300+ emp market research company

 

[mobiblu]

i work in a small software developing company... I come to work in tee-shirt and jean when it's warm, added a thick jacket when it's cold.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: mobiblu
i work in a small software developing company... I come to work in tee-shirt and jean when it's warm, added a thick jacket when it's cold.

that's what I'd like to do ideally... work in a small software development place and be casual and just kinda worry about getting the job done..

i hate dealing with tech support...

 

[Danman]

Work for a defense contractor, so we are around customers all of the time. So I usually wear slacks or khakis, then a dress or polo shirt. Only jeans last Friday of the month.