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Wow. WHat a waste of energy! We don't deal with customers where I work (i'm a scientist at a pharmaceutical company), but we do have things we have to wear for safety reasons (closed toe sturdy shoes, can't wear clothes much above the knee, no sleeveless, etc, plus we wear lab coats and goggles/gloves in the lab). The scientists tend to wear jeans with varying tops and the administrators tend to wear business casual stuff. Was never handed a formal dress code outside of the safety stuff!
Some of those guidelines are hilarious. I work in a pretty formal office. There is no such thing as casual friday. Most of the guys think casual Friday means no tie and leaving their jacket hung up most of the day.
OMG that is too crazy! how would they know about your underwear?! LOL
I have this funny article about what our dress code used to be here--and it's very, very similiar. Unfortunately I can't find the damn email!
We don't have an ofifcial dress code. But wearing short skirts and a tank top are certainly a no-no. I'd say we're business casual but you can certainly wears jeans every day.
I just like the comment about how cosmetics help to bring out your personality. If my boss ever told me that I would tell him to shove it! lol.
lol um, wow. why not just roll out a uniform? I don't have an employer-imposed dress code. I'm a lawyer but both my boss and I work at home a lot and when we're both in the office together with no meetings we have no dress code (I probably wouldn't wear sweat pants, although he has! lol). Usually if I'm going to the office with no meetings planned I will wear jeans but I have definitely rocked flip flops or hoodies with them! If we have meetings with clients it is just understood that we'll dress up a bit more, usually a dress for me or slacks and a nicer top. If we have anything official, or meetings with other lawyers we both wear suits. Again, it isn't really imposed by my boss so much as just common sense for what we're doing and who we're meeting with.
i work in an office and we only deal with clients over the phone. they call it "business casual" but our associate director has been known to rock yoga pants and track pants on more than one occasion. another co-worker wears jean shorts and crappy t-shirts all day. i normally wear jeans and a cute top....i kind of wish they would make our dress code a little stricter but whatever..
Whoa, thats nuts. I would quit! I dont want anyone inspeciting my undewear to make sure they are skin colored. lol
If someone ever told me what kind of panties I'm allowed to wear I think I'de start looking for a new job.
Also, when are shoes no longer considered new and why can they not be new. Would you prefer your employees to be wearing something that is falling apart?
How can a tie knot match your face or body shape? I didn't know there were different tie knot shapes.
I almost get the underwear thing if they have had problems with women wearing black bras and white shirts, lol, but the entire collection of rules is crazy. I would be really offended if someone told me makeup would "enhance my personality."
Yeah..... I work for them. We've been have quite a bit of fun with this here in the states. I think the Swiss government has already ruled that the dress code is illeagal!
Haha, this is so funny. I saw this post topic and thought to myself, "my work dress code is strict! Let's see what this post is all about" and then nearly choked on my coffee when I read UBS....let's just say....my dress code is very, very similar to this...
haha slightly emabarrassed as i look down at my ratty carolina hoodie and jeans...did i even brush my hair before leaving the house? not so sure but i did brush my teeth so thats a plus.....IT is not the place for suits and ties and im ok with that :)
I work in an engineering firm. Their policy is that people work better when they are comfortable...so everyone wears to jeans to work everyday, unless we have a meeting.
We have a dress code...which I rarely follow. I am a jeans girl and I try to wear them a few times a week. I usually wear a dressy top or a blazer of some type and I sit behind a desk so people generally don't notice the jeans. My dept is pretty lax about the dress code. As long as we don't get any more casual than jeans and a button down we are good.
I work with at-risk teenagers, so hoodies and jeans are appropriate at my workplace.
I had a congressional internship this summer, and I really grew to love dressing up every day. I can't wait until I have a big-kid job and get to pull out my suits again.
Dress code where I work is standard Military attire. Though I am a civi and civis here dress terrible! Any given day I will look better dressed than most of the civi population here. I wish there was a better dress code for us so people would look more presentable. General population at my work place is old or, VERY old (55+ on average!!!) They are all bent out of shape and wearing clothes they all bought in the 70s which do not fit at all and you can see all kinds of parts hanging out from everywhere at any given time. This is NOT an exaggeration. If anything, this sounds toned down instead.
So gimme that UBS dresscode. I'll take it! 
what BS, if my boss asked what color undies i was wearing he'd get smacked with a harassment complaint and FH's fist (repeatedly)! lol. we wear suits or business casual, depending on what's going on. i know boss man has said wont let us go to certain meetings unless we're in business attire. one of my former coworkers would keep a loony toons tie in his desk and put it on for meetings - drove our boss crazy!!
No dress code at all! Jeans and comfy shoes every day for me. Love it! Some people take it to far, though. Quite a few people here wear athletic gear all the time to work. And the sweatpants...oh gosh...and guys wear shorts in the summer and flip flops are everywhere. It's way casual.
I WISH more businesses had a dress code. In our office, tho we all wore uniforms, they had to be pressed,shoes polished, no nails longer than the pads of the fingertips, no multiple earrings,limited jewelry, no heavy perfume.....we've had students come through on rotation that would never have been hired due to sloppy appearance and poor hygiene. One of the older bosses even tried to get a few front desk people to wear lipstick too and even brought in lint rollers as some were always covered in dog hairs (and this was a dental office, not a vet's).
@Sasha2011: lol! dress blues all around me today (i'm a civi too) :]. i agree though, in my office we all dress up, but many people in our branch outside of our office wear jeans and t-shirts everyday, and in one of my old orgs jeans were pretty commonplace. oh, and our deputy director rocks 90s power suits. x_x
We have a dress code, it isn't that strict but I'm glad we have one. I was secomded to an office that was a lot more lax about it and I found myself becoming a bit of a slob. Didn't like that at all.
We're "business casual" during the school year but the summer dress code is simply not trashy no exposed bra straps, no short shorts, etc.
I used to work in a law firm and I actually liked my dress code! I was always looking sharp and had an excuse to buy beautiful silk tops and patten leather pumps ;)
Now (although I'm still a student as well) I work in the Oil & Gas industry. I rarely see another woman throughout my work day and most men who come in are greasy, smelling of crude oil, or are wearing coveralls. I only need to dress up when attending corporate meetings or if we have a regional or corporate rep coming by to visit. On regular days I wear jeans, some type of sweater (it gets freezing in here!), and flats (or uggs in the winter). Pretty casual over here too :)
I have a formal dress code similar to UBS'.
The details may sound a bit crazy but when you have such a huge population of employees, like they do, they have to really spell it out so that it's followed uniformly across the organziation.
Many large corporations used to be that strict in the 80s, early 90s.
Personally, I like having a dress code. It keeps things professional and I don't have to think too much about what to wear. I only get frustrated in some stores when the skirts are too short and the blouses too low cut!
No real dress code for me either. I usually wear dress pants and a cute top or sweater, sometimes jeans. I usually try to dress up more if I have a consultation though :-) Then I wear a dress and heels, or slacks and heels.
we don't have an official dress code but most people wear business casual. There are a couple people who seem to think its okay to wear jeans and/or sneakers on a daily basis! I usually wear nice slacks, cute flats and a sweater or cute top.
OK I suppose if you're 9 months pregnant I'll give you a break and you can be more casual - but that baby is 6 months old now! Get with the program!
If it's a work day before a holiday or a snow day it's an unspoken rule that its okay to come in casual clothes like jeans, sneakers and a company tee.
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Hello Bees,
Check this out! The Swiss Bank, UBS, is doing a trial run for a new dress code in their workplace. If you thought you had it strict, read this article and see if your workplace compares. Does anyone out there have an overly strict dress code to deal with?
http://www.styleswept.ca/2010/12/think-your-office-dress-code-is-strict-this-is-sure-to-make-you-feel-better.html
I've heard of other places imposing a few out of the ordinary guidelines for their employees (like Mat & Nat's vegan only lunch room), but I think Swiss Bank will take the cake if this policy gets approved for a company wide standard!