There is no pride in the way some employees dress in todays workplace and have taken the term casual to mean just about anything short of wearing your pajamas to work, and I’m sure some people have tried that. And yet employers allow that. Nothing wrong with business casual in general but too many carry it to the extremes. Glad the necktie is pretty much no longer considered mandatory in most occupations, however some occupations still require it. But for the most part please shower, dress decent for the kind of work you do, and for Gods sake if you are a man get a decent haircut and shave, unless you happen to sport a groomed beard. Save your grungy look for the weekends, not the workplace! And don’t even get me started about some women, I’ll let a female comment on that.
In the late 1930s a pair of Stanford graduates started a business in the garage of the aunt of one of them. Later one it expanded but some jobs at the company needed everyone to pitch in to help out. Mondays through Thursdays Bill (Hewlett) and Dave (Packard) sold the product and carried out other tasks to work the business, meet clients, and other stuff. But on Fridays everyone helped ship the products and a more casual dress was required. And that is the origin of Casual Friday. At least as it was told by Hewlett-Packard.
I once had a guy come into my office wearing skater pants with the crotch near his ankles, put his feet on my desk and said “I want a Ff&^%$*& job” I said “1) get your feet off my desk 2) You won’t get a job here when you are dressed like that. In the plant we have equipment that your clothes would be caught in and you could be severely injured or killed” He put in a discrimination complaint with the government. He lost.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 5 years ago
Is this guy related to the witch in Spirited Away?
pschearer Premium Member about 5 years ago
I have so many beautiful ties that will probably never be worn again. The downside of Casual Everyday.
rekam Premium Member about 5 years ago
A new character, Scott?
rshive about 5 years ago
One of the big likes of my engineering career was that standard work clothes didn’t involve dressing up.
Stevefk about 5 years ago
There is no pride in the way some employees dress in todays workplace and have taken the term casual to mean just about anything short of wearing your pajamas to work, and I’m sure some people have tried that. And yet employers allow that. Nothing wrong with business casual in general but too many carry it to the extremes. Glad the necktie is pretty much no longer considered mandatory in most occupations, however some occupations still require it. But for the most part please shower, dress decent for the kind of work you do, and for Gods sake if you are a man get a decent haircut and shave, unless you happen to sport a groomed beard. Save your grungy look for the weekends, not the workplace! And don’t even get me started about some women, I’ll let a female comment on that.
Qiset about 5 years ago
I think that he is saying that he doesn’t know the meaning of the word “working”.
Teto85 Premium Member about 5 years ago
In the late 1930s a pair of Stanford graduates started a business in the garage of the aunt of one of them. Later one it expanded but some jobs at the company needed everyone to pitch in to help out. Mondays through Thursdays Bill (Hewlett) and Dave (Packard) sold the product and carried out other tasks to work the business, meet clients, and other stuff. But on Fridays everyone helped ship the products and a more casual dress was required. And that is the origin of Casual Friday. At least as it was told by Hewlett-Packard.
DaveQuinn about 5 years ago
I once had a guy come into my office wearing skater pants with the crotch near his ankles, put his feet on my desk and said “I want a Ff&^%$*& job” I said “1) get your feet off my desk 2) You won’t get a job here when you are dressed like that. In the plant we have equipment that your clothes would be caught in and you could be severely injured or killed” He put in a discrimination complaint with the government. He lost.