simple question about casual day
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It's a billion degrees in Southern California. I wear sandals during the summer. But we don't have customers coming through here to worry about.
Todd Smith
Todd Smith wrote:
a billion degrees in Southern California
I hear you. Not much better up here in the San Berdo Mountains with the monsoonal thunderstorms.
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Where I used to work you could wear "sandals" any day of the week. I have given rants here before that if you have mangled toes, I don't care if you got a pedicure--no one wants to see that crap. There were several guys who wore flip-flops with khakis. I think flip-flops is the equivalent of no shoes at all and should be banned in public places. We could not wear shorts, but girls could wear capris. Last year Bermuda shorts, which are just long shorts that go to the knee, became popular. Some women were calling them capris. We also had a problem of some women wearing too small a bra and the back fat rolls showing, or wearing the cotton casuals and seeing major granny panty lines. Where my hubby works, he has to pay a fee that goes to charity to wear jeans on Friday, but the shirts they wear on Friday have to have the company logo. I've seen the Friday jeans thing/give money to charity thing more and more which I don't agree with because I feel that I should be able to choose the charity I want to donate to. If I show I gave $5 to the Humane Society rather than the United Way, I feel that I should still receive the same benefit of wearing jeans.
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I assume some or most places have a causal day typically friday, here its every friday, but we have the normal business casual dress code the rest of the time. Personally i find my normal clothes just as comfortable as the stuff i'd wear on a causal day but thats not the point. Here causal means, nice t shirt(nothing offensive) or other kind of shirt, nice jeans(no large noticable holes or stains) they dont have to be new just not all torn up. Recently a lot of people have been wearing shorts..jean, cargo, kahki(sp?) and sandals, not normal sandals those cheap foam and plastic "flip flop" types you see on the beach or around a pool. some people thought it was inappropiate and said no "flip flops" or shorts on casual day(which i think makes sense as it is an office and we randomly(not often but we never know when) have customers and vendors coming through. and people started complaining that its not casual day if they have to think about what to wear. i was just wondering what you all thought. i personally dont care about casual day, if i'm working in the cieling, under desks(all day), or down at the colo i wear jeans and a t shirt, any other time i wear normal polo shirt and slacks, and nice polished boots(ankle problems) am i(and others) wierd in thinking that you should still look somewhat presentable on causal day?
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Here in the music industry ( :rolleyes: ) there really isn't a "dress code" - other than no wife-beaters and no spaghetti straps, be clean and don't smell. Heck, sometimes I don't shave from one week to the next. Every day is casual day. The businessmans tie is a symbolic leash, and I for one will never wear one again.
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i cant imagine that was very comfortable...where'd you get it anyway?
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One of my brothers made it for use playing paintball. He... got kinda carried away; it was fully sleeved galvanized iron and weighed around 40lbs.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
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One of my brothers made it for use playing paintball. He... got kinda carried away; it was fully sleeved galvanized iron and weighed around 40lbs.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
nice..all i have like that is my web gear and some kevlar(only get to borrow that though) i thing they would frown on someone wearing a tactical cross-draw vest in the office(i'm not insane i have a friend who trains swat teams, and i'm his guinea pig for any new class he wants to teach).
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Where I used to work you could wear "sandals" any day of the week. I have given rants here before that if you have mangled toes, I don't care if you got a pedicure--no one wants to see that crap. There were several guys who wore flip-flops with khakis. I think flip-flops is the equivalent of no shoes at all and should be banned in public places. We could not wear shorts, but girls could wear capris. Last year Bermuda shorts, which are just long shorts that go to the knee, became popular. Some women were calling them capris. We also had a problem of some women wearing too small a bra and the back fat rolls showing, or wearing the cotton casuals and seeing major granny panty lines. Where my hubby works, he has to pay a fee that goes to charity to wear jeans on Friday, but the shirts they wear on Friday have to have the company logo. I've seen the Friday jeans thing/give money to charity thing more and more which I don't agree with because I feel that I should be able to choose the charity I want to donate to. If I show I gave $5 to the Humane Society rather than the United Way, I feel that I should still receive the same benefit of wearing jeans.
leckey wrote:
Where I used to work you could wear "sandals" any day of the week. I have given rants here before that if you have mangled toes, I don't care if you got a pedicure--no one wants to see that crap.
Eh... If my co-workers are staring at my feet while we're talking, we have more serious problems than what i'm wearing on them. I have wide, flat feet. I can find hiking boots that fit, athletic shoes that fit, and sandals that fit. After wearing "dress shoes" for a few years, and dealing with the resulting pain and foot deformation, i switched to wearing loafers in the office and sandals at home (with waterproofed loafers for the winter both places). I don't do pedicures, but will occasionally trim my toenails. Don't look if it offends you. :rolleyes:
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
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I assume some or most places have a causal day typically friday, here its every friday, but we have the normal business casual dress code the rest of the time. Personally i find my normal clothes just as comfortable as the stuff i'd wear on a causal day but thats not the point. Here causal means, nice t shirt(nothing offensive) or other kind of shirt, nice jeans(no large noticable holes or stains) they dont have to be new just not all torn up. Recently a lot of people have been wearing shorts..jean, cargo, kahki(sp?) and sandals, not normal sandals those cheap foam and plastic "flip flop" types you see on the beach or around a pool. some people thought it was inappropiate and said no "flip flops" or shorts on casual day(which i think makes sense as it is an office and we randomly(not often but we never know when) have customers and vendors coming through. and people started complaining that its not casual day if they have to think about what to wear. i was just wondering what you all thought. i personally dont care about casual day, if i'm working in the cieling, under desks(all day), or down at the colo i wear jeans and a t shirt, any other time i wear normal polo shirt and slacks, and nice polished boots(ankle problems) am i(and others) wierd in thinking that you should still look somewhat presentable on causal day?
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Every day is casual. :)
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I assume some or most places have a causal day typically friday, here its every friday, but we have the normal business casual dress code the rest of the time. Personally i find my normal clothes just as comfortable as the stuff i'd wear on a causal day but thats not the point. Here causal means, nice t shirt(nothing offensive) or other kind of shirt, nice jeans(no large noticable holes or stains) they dont have to be new just not all torn up. Recently a lot of people have been wearing shorts..jean, cargo, kahki(sp?) and sandals, not normal sandals those cheap foam and plastic "flip flop" types you see on the beach or around a pool. some people thought it was inappropiate and said no "flip flops" or shorts on casual day(which i think makes sense as it is an office and we randomly(not often but we never know when) have customers and vendors coming through. and people started complaining that its not casual day if they have to think about what to wear. i was just wondering what you all thought. i personally dont care about casual day, if i'm working in the cieling, under desks(all day), or down at the colo i wear jeans and a t shirt, any other time i wear normal polo shirt and slacks, and nice polished boots(ankle problems) am i(and others) wierd in thinking that you should still look somewhat presentable on causal day?
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Casual all the time, but I don't like jeans and t-shirts, so usually a hawaiian shirt and Dockers. "Walking shorts" are allowed, so I avail myself much of the year. I try to wear a hawaiian shirt with the company color predominant when I have to go to corporate headquarters. ... Of course now they've asked that I work from home...
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I assume some or most places have a causal day typically friday, here its every friday, but we have the normal business casual dress code the rest of the time. Personally i find my normal clothes just as comfortable as the stuff i'd wear on a causal day but thats not the point. Here causal means, nice t shirt(nothing offensive) or other kind of shirt, nice jeans(no large noticable holes or stains) they dont have to be new just not all torn up. Recently a lot of people have been wearing shorts..jean, cargo, kahki(sp?) and sandals, not normal sandals those cheap foam and plastic "flip flop" types you see on the beach or around a pool. some people thought it was inappropiate and said no "flip flops" or shorts on casual day(which i think makes sense as it is an office and we randomly(not often but we never know when) have customers and vendors coming through. and people started complaining that its not casual day if they have to think about what to wear. i was just wondering what you all thought. i personally dont care about casual day, if i'm working in the cieling, under desks(all day), or down at the colo i wear jeans and a t shirt, any other time i wear normal polo shirt and slacks, and nice polished boots(ankle problems) am i(and others) wierd in thinking that you should still look somewhat presentable on causal day?
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I normally wear shorts and a tee-shirt, since wearing jeans has been painful ever since the surgery. On casual day, though, I switch to Speedos and a raccoon-skin cap, and trade in my sneakers for roller-blades.
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Casual all the time, but I don't like jeans and t-shirts, so usually a hawaiian shirt and Dockers. "Walking shorts" are allowed, so I avail myself much of the year. I try to wear a hawaiian shirt with the company color predominant when I have to go to corporate headquarters. ... Of course now they've asked that I work from home...
wish i could work from home...dont know how much i would get done, but it would be nice to not have to be interuppted every 3 minutes.
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Where I used to work you could wear "sandals" any day of the week. I have given rants here before that if you have mangled toes, I don't care if you got a pedicure--no one wants to see that crap. There were several guys who wore flip-flops with khakis. I think flip-flops is the equivalent of no shoes at all and should be banned in public places. We could not wear shorts, but girls could wear capris. Last year Bermuda shorts, which are just long shorts that go to the knee, became popular. Some women were calling them capris. We also had a problem of some women wearing too small a bra and the back fat rolls showing, or wearing the cotton casuals and seeing major granny panty lines. Where my hubby works, he has to pay a fee that goes to charity to wear jeans on Friday, but the shirts they wear on Friday have to have the company logo. I've seen the Friday jeans thing/give money to charity thing more and more which I don't agree with because I feel that I should be able to choose the charity I want to donate to. If I show I gave $5 to the Humane Society rather than the United Way, I feel that I should still receive the same benefit of wearing jeans.
They tried the $5 to wear jeans one Friday here at work. I think it was United Way as well. If it was an ongoing thing, I would like more say about where my money goes. Any receipt should be acceptable, in my opinion, as it keeps in the spirit of the 'event'.
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leckey wrote:
Where I used to work you could wear "sandals" any day of the week. I have given rants here before that if you have mangled toes, I don't care if you got a pedicure--no one wants to see that crap.
Eh... If my co-workers are staring at my feet while we're talking, we have more serious problems than what i'm wearing on them. I have wide, flat feet. I can find hiking boots that fit, athletic shoes that fit, and sandals that fit. After wearing "dress shoes" for a few years, and dealing with the resulting pain and foot deformation, i switched to wearing loafers in the office and sandals at home (with waterproofed loafers for the winter both places). I don't do pedicures, but will occasionally trim my toenails. Don't look if it offends you. :rolleyes:
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
I don't normally look at feet, but sometimes you just notice--like fang toenails. Or hearing the flip-flip-flip of their flimsy flip-flops. My husband has a toenail that grows upwards due to an injury with it as a kid. His work had an outing on the river and he had a few people notice; not that it bothers him. I have problems with shoes also because of my heel spurs. Hubby has a hard time breaking in new dress shoes; I keep the band-aids on hand. He works with a girl who always wears cute, not practical shoes. Her foot was bleeding as she was trying to break in a new pair. No one had a band-aid. She used a panty liner. I kid you not.
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Where I used to work you could wear "sandals" any day of the week. I have given rants here before that if you have mangled toes, I don't care if you got a pedicure--no one wants to see that crap. There were several guys who wore flip-flops with khakis. I think flip-flops is the equivalent of no shoes at all and should be banned in public places. We could not wear shorts, but girls could wear capris. Last year Bermuda shorts, which are just long shorts that go to the knee, became popular. Some women were calling them capris. We also had a problem of some women wearing too small a bra and the back fat rolls showing, or wearing the cotton casuals and seeing major granny panty lines. Where my hubby works, he has to pay a fee that goes to charity to wear jeans on Friday, but the shirts they wear on Friday have to have the company logo. I've seen the Friday jeans thing/give money to charity thing more and more which I don't agree with because I feel that I should be able to choose the charity I want to donate to. If I show I gave $5 to the Humane Society rather than the United Way, I feel that I should still receive the same benefit of wearing jeans.
leckey wrote:
There were several guys who wore flip-flops with khakis. I think flip-flops is the equivalent of no shoes at all and should be banned in public places
Too bad, I wear them quite a bit; just about everywhere.
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Here in the music industry ( :rolleyes: ) there really isn't a "dress code" - other than no wife-beaters and no spaghetti straps, be clean and don't smell. Heck, sometimes I don't shave from one week to the next. Every day is casual day. The businessmans tie is a symbolic leash, and I for one will never wear one again.
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Miszou wrote:
The businessmans tie is a symbolic leash, and I for one will never wear one again.
Amen! When I am interviewing consultants and contractors I make sure to tell them to dress casually and not to wear a tie. But, it seems 1 in 5 is a complete bonehead and wears one regardless. His resume goes straight to the circular file[^].
Sovereign ingredient for a happy marriage: Pay cash or do without. Interest charges not only eat up a household budget; awareness of debt eats up domestic felicity. --Lazarus Long
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I normally wear shorts and a tee-shirt, since wearing jeans has been painful ever since the surgery. On casual day, though, I switch to Speedos and a raccoon-skin cap, and trade in my sneakers for roller-blades.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
We need pictures.
Sovereign ingredient for a happy marriage: Pay cash or do without. Interest charges not only eat up a household budget; awareness of debt eats up domestic felicity. --Lazarus Long