23May
What Do You Wear For Work?
As I was getting ready for work today I was thinking back to my previous life as a management consultant in England and the racks of suits, dress shirts and ties that I no longer wear. Thank God!
I try to spend as little time as possible deciding what to wear for work - khakis and a polo shirt (business casual) suits me fine.
That got me wondering about other people in the web biz - does anyone have to wear a tie on a regular basis these days? So I thought I'd create this poll to find out:
Posted on: May 23, 2006 | 7 Comments
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7 Comments Posted
My first Job out of college was working on the executive floor of a major U.S. defense contractor (updating their intranet,) so dress pants, shirt and tie were the code. Now that I'm working at a web firm, Khakis and a polo are acceptable--but I can't afford to buy all new clothes so I still wear the dress pants and shirts. :) Better to be slightly overdressed than underdressed.
The official rule at my current job is "Jeans are not preferred," but it isn't a problem whenever someone wears them.
1. Posted by Scott on May 23, 2006
Scott - that must be quite amusing to see you there in your smart getup. I hope your colleagues don't find out your secret!
I couldn't bear to go back to wearing a tie - I think it would actually rule out a job for me. The question is, what to do with all the cufflinks I've amassed over the years?
2. Posted by Christian Watson on May 23, 2006
He..he..nice poll.
I wore suit only once in my life. When I graduated in my high school some 10+ years ago. It's not that I didn't liked it (well, I was not happy eather) but I looked kind of funny so...tees and jeans for me.
3. Posted by Mitja on May 24, 2006
I have to wear a shirt, shoes and trousers, and I'm supposed to wear a tie but I work for a large public sector organisation so thats the standard. It would be nice to be able to wear whatever I wanted.
4. Posted by Andy on May 24, 2006
I only have to wear a suit for weddings and funerals, so Andy, I feel for you.
I just don't see the point if you are in an internal role - I wonder why large organizations such as those in the public sector stick to these 'archaic' rules?
5. Posted by Christian Watson on May 24, 2006
Good that we can dress even pyjamas :) I think that is old stuff for our time have rules on dress for workers
6. Posted by Yev Webber on May 27, 2006
I actually dress somehow bad at work.
I find no reason to dress up, since I'm always behind that darn desk, anyway, lost in code.
7. Posted by Sugar on June 07, 2006