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wellinghall ([personal profile] wellinghall) wrote2009-02-24 02:36 pm
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Office wear

I know we've touched on this before, but what would you wear to work if the dress code was "smart casual" or "business casual"? Or possibly more to the point (especially if you're a woman!), what do you think I should wear?

[identity profile] segh.livejournal.com 2009-02-25 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
If you always wear a suit they can't tell!

[identity profile] didiusjulianus.livejournal.com 2009-02-25 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah there is one guy who wears a suit everyday in bek's office. He doesn't have to, but chooses to because that is what he likes. bek. hasn't worn his suit for so long he's grown out of it AND lost half of it. But he doesn't work in the same environment that wellinghall is going into.

In SOME offices it can be frowned upon for non-top-bosses to wear suits because that is the uniform of the top boss(es), which is one reason I think a jacket, trousers and tie (to take off or put on, whatever) might be better than a suit on the first day. So wellinghall needs to steer clear of that faux pas as well as the not-being-smart-enough one.