July 23, 200915 yr I've worked at three firms, and never have had to wear a tie other than for meetings with clients (so I just keep one in my desk drawer in case). It actually upsets me a bit, because I have a few nice ties. I want to go for a bow-tie, but I'm somewhere between not having the balls to wear it and thinking an architect in a bow-tie is too cliche.
July 23, 200915 yr I've worked at three firms, and never have had to wear a tie other than for meetings with clients (so I just keep one in my desk drawer in case). It actually upsets me a bit, because I have a few nice ties. I want to go for a bow-tie, but I'm somewhere between not having the balls to wear it and thinking an architect in a bow-tie is too cliche. You...you..you...keep a tie in your desk drawer? You have no sense of fashion. :-( I think I feel an intervention coming on.
July 23, 200915 yr I wore a tie to work last in 1994. Scratch the intervention, I think group therapy is more appropriate.
July 23, 200915 yr Keep it up with the fashion faux pas, and you get banned - premium membership or not! :whip: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
July 23, 200915 yr We truly need an UO Queer Eye! Sounds like we need a retreat. Keep it up with the fashion faux pas, and you get banned - premium membership or not! :whip: Girlfriend, what are we going to do with these kids?? How do you they leave the house, looking like they do?? There are laws against that!
July 23, 200915 yr I've worked at three firms, and never have had to wear a tie other than for meetings with clients (so I just keep one in my desk drawer in case). Many years ago at GE I worked with a guy who was the consummate suck-up. The boss always wore a charcoal-gray suit and white shirt with a tie. This guy bought a very similar suit, and wore it with a white shirt. He kept a collection of ties in his desk so that he could wear one similar to the one the boss was wearing that day. He often admonished me that my life would go nowhere unless I changed my attitude and stopped being so independent (a bad word in his vocabulary). Years later, when we worked in different departments, he locked in a contract price for the company's annual copper requirements based on an inflated market just before the price dropped sharply. It was a $10 million mistake or thereabouts, and all the ties in the world couldn't save him. At his level people seldom get fired except in cases of felony arrest or theft of company assets. He got put on "special assignment" which means occasional inconsequential busy work while one looks for a new job. Girlfriend, what are we going to do with these kids?? How do you they leave the house, looking like they do?? There are laws against that! Just look at this trio. This is a tiny crop from a photo from last week. < :speech: > In my day, women who dressed like this were only seen at night, and then mostly around truck stops or on street corners in seedy-nightclub areas. We had a special name for them; "Whores." For that matter, there's not a single person in this photo dressed appropriately for Michigan Avenue. On a Sunday, yet! It's not Women's Lib or gay marriage or organized labor or universal health care that will destroy America; it's the loss of dignity, self respect, and a sense of decorum that will undo us all. </ :speech: >
July 23, 200915 yr I've worked at three firms, and never have had to wear a tie other than for meetings with clients (so I just keep one in my desk drawer in case). Many years ago at GE I worked with a guy who was the consummate suck-up. The boss always wore a charcoal-gray suit and white shirt with a tie. This guy bought a very similar suit, and wore it with a white shirt. He kept a collection of ties in his desk so that he could wear one similar to the one the boss was wearing that day. He often admonished me that my life would go nowhere unless I changed my attitude and stopped being so independent (a bad word in his vocabulary). Years later, when we worked in different departments, he locked in a contract price for the company's annual copper requirements based on an inflated market just before the price dropped sharply. It was a $10 million mistake or thereabouts, and all the ties in the world couldn't save him. At his level people seldom get fired except in cases of felony arrest or theft of company assets. He got put on "special assignment" which means occasional inconsequential busy work while one looks for a new job. Girlfriend, what are we going to do with these kids?? How do you they leave the house, looking like they do?? There are laws against that! Just look at this trio. This is a tiny crop from a photo from last week. < :speech: > In my day, women who dressed like this were only seen at night, and then mostly around truck stops or on street corners in seedy-nightclub areas. We had a special name for them; "Whores." For that matter, there's not a single person in this photo dressed appropriately for Michigan Avenue. On a Sunday, yet! It's not Women's Lib or gay marriage or organized labor or universal health care that will destroy America; it's the loss of dignity, self respect, and a sense of decorum that will undo us all. </ :speech: > Powerful words from the brother from Indiana! Praise!
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, how is that bad???? :D I'm thankful my workplace is casual. I wore khakis and a collared shirt for the first few weeks, then it became jeans and polos. For a day every week or so, I like to dress down -- today, it is a pair of old jeans with a hole in the knee and my black and tight Cincinnati streetcar shirt, and my Sierra Club hat. They don't mind, and I've gotten some great comments on the shirt so far today. I work in a cubicle, and there are few times when I need to meet with anyone outside of my building. That's the joy of working for a university and not a corporate environ.
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, how is that bad? :? :D I'm thankful my workplace is casual. I wore khakis and a collared shirt for the first few weeks, then it became jeans and polos. For a day every week or so, I like to dress down -- today, it is a pair of old jeans with a hole in the knee and my black and tight Cincinnati streetcar shirt, and my Sierra Club hat. They don't mind, and I've gotten some great comments on the shirt so far today. I work in a cubicle, and there are few times when I need to meet with anyone outside of my building. That's the joy of working for a university and not a corporate environ.
July 23, 200915 yr Yesterday I saw someone in my building wearing a nice pinstripe suit and crocs. *dies*
July 23, 200915 yr The wife and I in our more fashionable days......circa 1970 The wifey looks very familiar ...
July 23, 200915 yr Flip flops to work? Jesus. These kids have no clue what is/is not appropriate. Some can be way to casual. It's disgusting. Skinny tie with a suit, do you consider that appropriate in a business setting? I wear them all the time and there are a number of people at my workplace who dont like them and make it pretty obvious they dont like them. I need a visual sugar. I dont have any on the computer right now. If you're at the happy hour in August you might get a visual there.
July 23, 200915 yr See, I'm a banker. I have to wear a suit and tie. Personally I prefer it. It's easier to pick out what I wear each day. Hmmmm....gray suit, or blue suit. Do I wear the white shirt or the white one? re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more.
July 23, 200915 yr re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more. Says the only person in the room with someone wearing a bow tie as his avatar.
July 23, 200915 yr re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more. Says the only person in the room with someone wearing a bow tie as his avatar. Yeah, but that's with a cowlick and high pants. I mean, it's part of the ensemble in that picture. You've got to coordinate.
July 23, 200915 yr The wifey looks very familiar ... She's old enough to be your mother! But she still looks good!
July 23, 200915 yr See, I'm a banker. I have to wear a suit and tie. Personally I prefer it. It's easier to pick out what I wear each day. Hmmmm....gray suit, or blue suit. Do I wear the white shirt or the white one? re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more. I like wearing a bow tie! You need to mix it up sometime. I don't wear a tie everyday, but I do wear a suit or at least a blazer. The exception is casual Friday. I allow the kids to wear jeans. However, the first person to wear saggy, tattered, ripped or holey jeans, will ruins it for all the corporate employees!
July 23, 200915 yr I like wearing a bow tie! You need to mix it up sometime. So long as it spins when you press a button, I'm down with it.
July 23, 200915 yr re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more. Says the only person in the room with someone wearing a bow tie as his avatar. Yeah, but that's with a cowlick and high pants. I mean, it's part of the ensemble in that picture. You've got to coordinate. AJ93's inspiration! LMAO!! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=20065848
July 23, 200915 yr We are business casual, a term that apparently has a very loose meaning anymore judging by some of the things people wear. It seems to mean anything but jeans and ratty T-shirts. Me? I am a longsleeve button down and slacks everyday. Sometimes khakis. Suit and Tie for outside meetings or presentations. I am not a fan of polo shirts in the work place. Probably because I have seen way to many people who think that just because it has a collar they were good to go for work. nevermind the dreaded man boobs in a polo shirt. As a balding man, I wish that real hats ( not baseball caps) would make a comeback. My head gets cold.
July 23, 200915 yr We are business casual, a term that apparently has a very loose meaning anymore judging by some of the things people wear. It seems to mean anything but jeans and ratty T-shirts. Me? I am a longsleeve button down and slack everyday. Suit and Tie for outside meetings or presentation. I am not a fan of polo shirts in the work place. Probably because I have seen way to many people who think that just because it has a collar they were go to go for work. Agreed. Short sleeved shirts are not appropriate in the work place, period.
July 23, 200915 yr See, I'm a banker. I have to wear a suit and tie. Personally I prefer it. It's easier to pick out what I wear each day. Hmmmm....gray suit, or blue suit. Do I wear the white shirt or the white one? re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more. That's great, and only entices me to do it even more. I've worked at three firms, and never have had to wear a tie other than for meetings with clients (so I just keep one in my desk drawer in case). It actually upsets me a bit, because I have a few nice ties. I want to go for a bow-tie, but I'm somewhere between not having the balls to wear it and thinking an architect in a bow-tie is too cliche. You...you..you...keep a tie in your desk drawer? You have no sense of fashion. :-( I think I feel an intervention coming on. Hold up now, you haven't even seen the tie! I only keep a few, but I assure you they're fashionable and that I pay more for them than I will ever admit to. There's only one in the desk drawer on reserve because I always forget about meetings until my calender pops up 10 minutes beforehand and reminds me...
July 23, 200915 yr As a balding man, I wish that real hats ( not baseball caps) would make a comeback. My head gets cold. Im in the same boat you are, although im not completely bald just yet. Ive been wearing the old man Scottish hats in the winter to keep the brain warm though.
July 23, 200915 yr See, I'm a banker. I have to wear a suit and tie. Personally I prefer it. It's easier to pick out what I wear each day. Hmmmm....gray suit, or blue suit. Do I wear the white shirt or the white one? re: the bow tie. The best description I read about them was in a NYT article from a few years ago. Someone, describing their ability to provoke a strong reaction, said that wearing a bow tie was like wearing the middle finger around your neck. I couldn't agree more. That's great, and only entices me to do it even more. I've worked at three firms, and never have had to wear a tie other than for meetings with clients (so I just keep one in my desk drawer in case). It actually upsets me a bit, because I have a few nice ties. I want to go for a bow-tie, but I'm somewhere between not having the balls to wear it and thinking an architect in a bow-tie is too cliche. You...you..you...keep a tie in your desk drawer? You have no sense of fashion. :( I think I feel an intervention coming on. Hold up now, you haven't even seen the tie! I only keep a few, but I assure you they're fashionable and that I pay more for them than I will ever admit to. There's only one in the desk drawer on reserve because I always forget about meetings until my calender pops up 10 minutes beforehand and reminds me... [*]I'm gay, I have a strong fashion intuition. My people have a fashion, art, decorating and beauty sixth sense. [*]You assure me they are fashionable? Have you forgotten who you are talking to? [*]Do tell the price! It won't shock me. :wink2:
July 23, 200915 yr Short sleeved shirts are not appropriate in the work place, period. Depends on your workplace. My colleagues wear short-sleeved shirts daily; another wears shorts on good, warm days. It's web-design, not interfacing with the president on a daily basis.
July 23, 200915 yr J Crew knits and tees and a few pairs of jeans and khakis pretty much make up my work wardrobe. Most of you know I am a graduate student at Case, and I work in a chemistry lab. I refuse to wear anything into the lab that cost more than $50 (and that's even pushing it) for fear of getting chemicals on my nice clothes. I have to wear pants and closed-toed shoes - no skirts, shorts, capris, or sandals allowed. I also have to wear comfortable shoes because I am pretty much running around the building between different labs (and standing once I get to my destination) for about 80% of the day. Even when I get a real job in the chemical industry, rarely will I ever have to wear a suit....... So MTS and MayDay, go ahead and stage an intervention for academia and the chemical industry ;).
July 23, 200915 yr Short sleeved shirts are not appropriate in the work place, period. Depends on your workplace. My colleagues wear short-sleeved shirts daily; another wears shorts on good, warm days. It's web-design, not interfacing with the president on a daily basis. Sorry, I don't buy that. Our IT people don't wear jeans or Tshirts. My creative and design/art people don't wear sweats and flip flops
July 23, 200915 yr J Crew knits and tees and a few pairs of jeans and khakis pretty much make up my work wardrobe. Most of you know I am a graduate student at Case, and I work in a chemistry lab. I refuse to wear anything into the lab that cost more than $50 (and that's even pushing it) for fear of getting chemicals on my nice clothes. I have to wear pants and closed-toed shoes - no skirts, shorts, capris, or sandals allowed. I also have to wear comfortable shoes because I am pretty much running around the building between different labs (and standing once I get to my destination) for about 80% of the day. Even when I get a real job in the chemical industry, rarely will I ever have to wear a suit....... So MTS and MayDay, go ahead and stage an intervention for academia and the chemical industry ;) . But you're in a lab pumpkin. You have to wear certain protective gear/adhere to certain dress guidelines/protocol.
July 23, 200915 yr J Crew knits and tees and a few pairs of jeans and khakis pretty much make up my work wardrobe. Most of you know I am a graduate student at Case, and I work in a chemistry lab. I refuse to wear anything into the lab that cost more than $50 (and that's even pushing it) for fear of getting chemicals on my nice clothes. I have to wear pants and closed-toed shoes - no skirts, shorts, capris, or sandals allowed. I also have to wear comfortable shoes because I am pretty much running around the building between different labs (and standing once I get to my destination) for about 80% of the day. Even when I get a real job in the chemical industry, rarely will I ever have to wear a suit....... So MTS and MayDay, go ahead and stage an intervention for academia and the chemical industry ;) . But you're in a lab pumpkin. You have to wear certain protective gear/adhere to certain dress guidelines/protocol. Well, there's that, yes. But if you can convince them to pay us more, we could look more fabulous while still following the DOES rules :).
July 23, 200915 yr MTS, you work in a corporate environ. I work at a university. A big difference there. We don't even have a dress code in our guidebook. Hell, not even a drug test.
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, this is for you (especially the quote at 1:39): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmsfmnBJDCE clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
July 23, 200915 yr MTS, you work in a corporate environ. I work at a university. A big difference there. We don't even have a dress code in our guidebook. Hell, not even a drug test. No drug test, so that's how you got the job? (said the guy who wants to buy weed in the open) I bet you wear that lil spandex bike number to the office as well. LOL Hummmmm
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, this is for you (especially the quote at 1:39): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmsfmnBJDCE d@mn you web filter at work..No youtube access... Is it a Dana Carvey Grumpy old man skit?
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, this is for you (especially the quote at 1:39): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmsfmnBJDCE Nina Van Horn is sooooooooooooo right!
July 23, 200915 yr [*]I'm gay, I have a strong fashion intuition. My people have a fashion, art, decorating and beauty sixth sense. [*]You assure me they are fashionable? Have you forgotten who you are talking to? [*]Do tell the price! It won't shock me. :wink2: I'm just saying, I think I dress well... 8-) It's slacks and button downs to the office every day, and jeans and a button down on Friday, and I'm normally the most formal one. Most workplaces aren't full of high rollers like yourself! If I wore a suit or a tie every day I'd get strange looks.. I would prefer it though. And hats, I want the hats of the 30's and 40's to make a comeback. As a balding man, I wish that real hats ( not baseball caps) would make a comeback. My head gets cold. Im in the same boat you are, although im not completely bald just yet. Ive been wearing the old man Scottish hats in the winter to keep the brain warm though. I see there's at least two others out there. Anyone else want to start bringing these back?
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, this is for you (especially the quote at 1:39): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmsfmnBJDCE d@mn you web filter at work..No youtube access... Is it a Dana Carvey Grumpy old man skit? Nope, it's the episode of "Just Shoot Me" where Nina Van Horn says "Everyone is so quick to blame the absentee father, but let me tell you something: it's casual wear that's ruining this society!" clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
July 23, 200915 yr [*]I'm gay, I have a strong fashion intuition. My people have a fashion, art, decorating and beauty sixth sense. [*]You assure me they are fashionable? Have you forgotten who you are talking to? [*]Do tell the price! It won't shock me. :wink2: I'm just saying, I think I dress well... 8) It's slacks and button downs to the office every day, and jeans and a button down on Friday, and I'm normally the most formal one. Most workplaces aren't full of high rollers like yourself! If I wore a suit or a tie every day I'd get strange looks.. I would prefer it though. And hats, I want the hats of the 30's and 40's to make a comeback. As a balding man, I wish that real hats ( not baseball caps) would make a comeback. My head gets cold. Im in the same boat you are, although im not completely bald just yet. Ive been wearing the old man Scottish hats in the winter to keep the brain warm though. I see there's at least two others out there. Anyone else want to start bringing these back? I swear, you people need to work at Runway!
July 23, 200915 yr I bought a fedora years ago thinking I had the chutzpa to single handedly bring them back. Then I realized I just looked like a dingleberry. I'd be for trying them again, but only on the condition that they are part of a zoot suit.
July 23, 200915 yr I bought a fedora years ago thinking I had the chutzpa to single handedly bring them back. Then I realized I just looked like a dingleberry. I'd be for trying them again, but only on the condition that they are part of a zoot suit. It's very clear, you should not be allowed to leave your home, unless supervised.
July 23, 200915 yr I bought a fedora years ago thinking I had the chutzpa to single handedly bring them back. Then I realized I just looked like a dingleberry. I'd be for trying them again, but only on the condition that they are part of a zoot suit. Haha, the mister owns a zoot suit. 4-button jacket with the vest underneath, all black and white pinstripes.
July 23, 200915 yr Short sleeved shirts are not appropriate in the work place, period. Depends on your workplace. My colleagues wear short-sleeved shirts daily; another wears shorts on good, warm days. It's web-design, not interfacing with the president on a daily basis. Sorry, I don't buy that. Our IT people don't wear jeans or Tshirts. My creative and design/art people don't wear sweats and flip flops MTS, you work in a corporate environ. I work at a university. A big difference there. We don't even have a dress code in our guidebook. Hell, not even a drug test. I can go both ways on this. I understand Sherman, as I am going to college for web design, and the IT guys at who work for my school wear short sleeve button downs or even polos. That's what I disagree with. I don't like the polo thing for the professional workplace, it's like a lazy alternative. I figure IT is still a very professional workplace, and I would expect to dress the part. I'm even starting to grow a wardrobe for my IT classes.
July 23, 200915 yr Rob, how is that bad???? :D I'm thankful my workplace is casual. I wore khakis and a collared shirt for the first few weeks, then it became jeans and polos. For a day every week or so, I like to dress down -- today, it is a pair of old jeans with a hole in the knee and my black and tight Cincinnati streetcar shirt, and my Sierra Club hat. They don't mind, and I've gotten some great comments on the shirt so far today. I work in a cubicle, and there are few times when I need to meet with anyone outside of my building. That's the joy of working for a university and not a corporate environ. It's a financial services company, and at the time the local office housed corporate headquarters. The division where I worked dealt with high-dollar clients, including institutional investors and very affluent individuals. Sometimes they were on site to transact business or just get a courtesy tour, and we usually didn't know who those people were who were being escorted around by a corporate exec, but we could be pretty sure there were big dollars involved. I worked in tech support and had to go into areas where face-to-face client interaction took place and into corporate HQ including the CEO's or company president's office on a moment's notice. Besides, you can get by with a lot more when you're young, slim, and cute. The way some of our middle-aged, overweight men and women presented themselves was not a pretty sight! :-o Edit: ... and when I accepted the job offer, the next thing the HR guy said was, "You have 24 hours to report to Redi-Med for a drug screening. They'll be expecting you. Fail to show up, or fail the test, and the offer of employment is void."
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