How do you feel about dress codes where you work?

I'm not working right now. Most of the jobs I've ever had involved wearing a uniform. Some people might think that would suck, but actually it is pretty good. You don't have to buy, or clean your own work clothes. You just go in every day, put on your clean uniform, and at the end of the day you throw it in a laundry bag. Once a week someone comes by to pick it up and brings a bunch of clean ones.

I can understand why an employer might want to have a dress code. Some people seem to have no idea what is appropriate in a workplace. Some women dress like sluts. Some people think that casual day means "Wear what you would for a Sunday afternoon in front of the TV." Or there's the "alternative types" who don't realise that what's acceptable when you're working in a coffee bar or a music store, isn't suitable for working in a bank.

Women who work in bars shouldn't dress like they were out in one. Even the most otherwise well-behaved men can turn into pigs when they get a few drinks in them. Bar staff shouldn't have to put up with the customers pawing them.

The dress code where I work is really laid back. The rules are as follows: No tank tops, halter tops, or midriff baring tops. (Sleeveless is OK) No short skirts and shorts. No spandex clothes.

That is it. And the spandex thing is kind of flexible. (No pun intended) Clothes can have spandex in them, which is good since most of my clothes do. I think they just can't be that shiny, almost all spandex, biker short type material.

I think these rules are pretty reasonable, even though it meant I had to buy some new shirts and wear pants all summer since my summer clothes were all really skimpy!

I had to wear a uniform when I was AmeriCorps. It was nice not to have to worry about what to wear to work, but I still had to launder my uniforms. They paid for the laundry, though. (but not the soap) I think arriving at work to freshly laundered uniforms would be nice.

I can wear whatever I want.
and I do

I feel most all dress codes in offices are too restrictive. For example, I recently got a talking-to because I came in on Casual Friday in a USA Winter Olympics tie-dye T-shirt. The stuffy ol' manager pointed out that T-shirts and tank tops are stated as no-no's in the employee manual, even on Casual Fridays (jeans are allowed on this day). Yet I have seen others in the office wear T-shirts. I feel it was because the colors were too bright for him. I used to work in one place where you could not wear pants "with rivets." Now I ask you, what the **** do rules like this have to do with how a person does his/her work -- what possible difference does it make what a person wears as long as their clothing is clean and they are comfortable? Comfort should be the rule, not some idiot corporate executive's old-fashioned prejudices from the Victorian age. Sorry, but I am a rugged individualist and feel that the quality of a person's work should be the main issue here, not colors or styles -- at LEAST on Casual Fridays, even if people do have to follow stupid (to me) dress codes on the other days of the week. As for myself, I would not care if people came in in shorts and tank tops -- and I have worked as a temp in places where this happened (it was a law school).

There isn't a dress code where I work.

I'm not currently working, but in my last job the majority of the people were former hippies and current anarchists. About the only rules we had were no halter tops (either gender) as they were considered too distracting as were too short skirts or shorts (again either gender). Also no perfumes, scents or patouchli (spelling?) as lots of people had allergies and the venilation was crappy. Other than that you could dress as you pleased.

I don't work. If I did, it would depend on the dress code as to whether or not I agreed with it.

There is no dress code where I work. I usually wear jeans, boots, and whatever shirt I pull on. I guess that is one of the best things about working in the agriculture industry!

I annoyed that I have to turn away from the windows while changing my bra, and wish I didn't have to get dressed to check my mail. I have been sent home inoffice emplayment for wearing too risque attire before.

I was dressing in new themes every day, like creature from the black lagoon with abalone shell nails and slicked back hair, or a cattle rustler look. Most of the people cheered, it made cheered things up. But yes, I guess I'm somewhere on the alternative-slut spectrum. But 'Barbie' business suits (pastel w/ matching mini skirts) would be slutty too if they weren't a common standard.

I don't think they have a dress code.Well maybe if I went to work in a bathing suit...but that would be pretty extreme.

No dress code where I work.

fairly appropriate.

I don't work.

But I think people should just make good decisions about what they wear according to where they work. The same dress codes can't apply everywhere. For example, it would be just out of place for a funeral usher to wear a four-inch miniskirt as it would be for a maitre d' completely unflattering, sombre-colored clothes.

Too restrictive. I don't have direct contact with the public but have to dress smart casual. I would like to wear singlets in summer.

I'm not certain if you'd call it a dress code. The drivers have to wear neutral color slacks (beige or black) and a shirt with the company name on it. The people in the office and warehouse basically wear casual comfortable type clothing.

Don't you just hate it that they make you wear clothes to work?

The Barbie business suits were kind of what I was talking about. Some offices might think that's okay, but others wouldn't...

Making you launder your uniforms is cheating! They probably bought them, rather than renting them. Uniform rental companies always launder them, it is part of the service. It isn't very expensive either. In one of my jobs, I did my own budget and paid all the invoices, so I know what it cost. If I recall, it was like $15 a week per person. That was only five years ago. It is really a pretty good deal. They would also press them, sew on new buttons, and replace them as necessary.

Yeah well, this is california, chances are you won't find those here 'except' at a bank or real-estate office, and something a bit more designer and more risque even if the hem length is longer than the uncreative barbie mini. Although there's probably even more drab gray armor. There are so many business culture dialects here. I prefer to hang out with the ones that wear whatever they want, hawaiian shirts, khaki pants, etc., those who have earned transcending protocol, and are equally at home at an art-coffee bar or a rotating cocktail lounge. I like to dress to match the days content.

Fast-food has to wash their own uniforms.

We have an extremely casual dress code in our office. Shorts, jeans, and tennis shoes are fine. They send people home if they wear tube tops or clothee that are "too suggestive".

I totally agree with you!

So if I wore a T-Shirt that said:

~Strip me bare and butter me up!~
~Hey it's just a suggestion~

I'd be send home?

Oh yeah, they bought them. In fact, they gave them to us. I still have some of the stuff. It was t-shirts and battle/cargo pants mainly, with a few other pieces. Some of the work we did put those uniforms through quite a workout. I wouldn't want to wear anyone else's.

Go home and change that shirt this instant! (Sounds cool to me, though).

Other.. we are casual dress... BUT, the thing that pisses me off is that when the bigwigs come down, we are required to dress business professional... Like these guys/gals don't know what we usually wear?? I'm sure they realize since we do this one thing differently when they are around, we're doing other things differently for their sake.

We don't really have one, and nobody seems to have a problem with it.

It casual dress. Some I feel take the piss and I don't think its appropriate to work in Jeans and t-shirt. I dress smart casual and then get changed when I get home.

there isnt one

Too restrictive by a bit. I have to dress business casual, but never have any contact with clients, I'm just sitting behind a desk all day staring at monitors... it's the damn financial industry

I don't work, I study. I can't even begin to imagine imposing a dress code on the students here. There would be a mass rebellion.

We don't really have one. I am not really a huge fan of dress codes at work, especially since most of them would require me to purchase an entirely new wardrobe. I wear jeans and a tee shirt to work.

My dress code is my pajamas!

i have two jobs. at one place, the uniforms are kinda gay, at the other place we don't have uniforms/dress code

I don't always wear clothes when I work.

I'm not employed at the time.....haven't been in almost a year now.

But, if I were working where I used to work (2 jobs ago) at PHS (Professional Hospital Supplies) I hated wearing uniforms. It SUCKED BIG time!!!>

Sub fusc and gowns are quite silly and arcahaic, but it was fun dressing up in them the other day. Pity about all the tourists though.