IT Professionals: Need Your Opinion

[dave_the_nerd]

I see Business Casual pretty much everywhere. I prefer "casual" myself.

Actually, I prefer "No Pants." But they won't let me telecommute.

 

[Vic Vega]

Fortune 100 IT hardware OEM - our dress code is non-existent for my group and I hate it.

People come to work sloppy, smelling and it promotes laziness. I wish we had business attire enforced.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Fortune 100 IT hardware OEM - our dress code is non-existent for my group and I hate it.

People come to work sloppy, smelling and it promotes laziness. I wish we had business attire enforced.

Yeah, that's the problem. A dress code can create a bit of... "spirit?" Some people, it'll make 'em work harder. (I don't think matters as much for me personally, but some people, yeah - stick 'em in sweatpants and their brains shut off.)

If you're in a shared office environment, personal odor becomes... not just a personal problem. doubleplusungood.

 

[Chess]

Fortune 100 IT hardware OEM - our dress code is non-existent for my group and I hate it.

People come to work sloppy, smelling and it promotes laziness. I wish we had business attire enforced.

well and people that come in smelling like ass.... and dont shower... especially indian curry folks hahaha sorry I just had to say it

 

[Vic Vega]

That's part of it... no way around it - we have plenty of Americans who are the same way though. It's disgusting.

The issue is the talent is generally of geek-nerd origin and an actual dress code is a turn off. A lot of these people can literally choose where they want to work (myself included to a degree). So they are lax on the dress code.

I hate it.

 

[Chaotic42]

My office requires jeans/t-shirts or better, so I wear jeans and t-shirts. It a little nicety which makes me enjoy working there. If I had to wear polo or button down shirts, I wouldn't quit over it, but my overall happiness rating would be lower.

I don't work in IT. I'm an engineer.

 

[rivan]

Fortune 100 IT hardware OEM - our dress code is non-existent for my group and I hate it.

People come to work sloppy, smelling and it promotes laziness. I wish we had business attire enforced.

A relaxed dress code is no excuse for poor hygiene.

Slackers are slackers no matter how they're dressed.

 

[Brovane]

Work in IT. Basically dress code is Polo Shirt and Jeans. Sometimes I will wear Khakis especially if I know I will be in important meetings. Usually leaders will wear khakis. However Jeans and Polo shirt is good especially if you working around servers etc. Sometimes on Friday I will wear a nice t-shirt and nobody says anything, since we are not supposeed to be wearing t-shirts. This Friday since I am starting at 3am for maintenance I will be coming in wearing jeans and t-shirt. Nobody will be around to complain.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

our company policy is this....

shirt and tie with slacks every day... .doesnt matter if you are on client site or at the main office....
I work for a large consulting firm 30k+ people... it sucks and gets damn old.....

Sounds like Big 4?

 

[OutHouse]

Our company is causal, unless a bigwig is coming. Today im wearing shorts and a tee-shirt.

man i hate those policies. OOOOOO a VP is coming guys wear a tie.

my job is business casual. thats not really enforced. some wear jeans some wear khakis, as long as its not "holy" or worn out or have some stupid wolf print tee shirt nobody is going to say anything to you. Friday is casual day shorts and sandals are ok but no flipflops.

 

[Murloc]

in all tech companies I visited the engineers wore shirts and jeans or khakis or slacks, and no sneakers or sandals. That's business casual I guess.
Here the attitude towards sandals and shorts is different, I don't think it's allowed anywhere. Oldish people would never wear t-shirts at the office even if given a choice so you don't see those either.

I don't think that smelling has anything to do with the dress code, maybe it's just a correlation. Those who given the chance wear sweatpants, will also tend to skip the shower because they don't feel like it?

 

[Krazy4Real]

tuxedo

 

[Oyeve]

I have no idea. I usually wear jeans and polo shirts. Sometimes, like today, I wear t-shirts. no one has bitched yet. I am the IT manager so I only report to the owner and he dresses like me, except his polo shirts are 10x the cost of mine.

 

[SheHateMe]

We have to wear business casual. So, I just wear a loose blouse or a non-clinging sweater (because its hot out and I don't want to burn), some nice pants, and some loafers or something.

 

[xanis]

Casual for non-client-facing employees, Business Casual for client-facing ones.

I work at a small GIS software development firm (~50 people) and everyone wears jeans and t-shirts. I'm wearing shorts and a t-shirt right now, in fact. :awe:

 

[xj0hnx]

What's a "Dress Code"?

 

[vshah]

casual, no shorts is the policy here. most people wear jeans + polo/shirt

 

[Blueychan]

Khakis is way more comfortable than jeans...I am curious why most people go with jeans/t-shirt instead of khakis/t-shirt when they want comfort and casual.

 

[Zargon]

I prefer no shorts, no sneakers, no t-shirts; so a mix of your business casual and plain casual. We have business casual. I'm a software developer at an investment bank.

I would die

but I support a network that spans almost 400 buildings, and a few square miles

I walk ALOT.

Khakis is way more comfortable than jeans...I am curious why most people go with jeans/t-shirt instead of khakis/t-shirt when they want comfort and casual.

because bolded is personal preference....? and khakis generally cost more.

 

[Chapbass]

tuxedo

http://welovetheoffice.tumblr.com/post/3683280563/charles-minor-why-are-you-wearing-a-tuxedo-jim

 

[BurnItDwn]

I've been in IT since 2001.

I would very very strongly prefer to wear sandals, shorts, and a vneck tee.

I hate wearing long pants unless I am outside in the winter or some place that is cold.

I hate wearing anything with a collar.

I dislike shoes and socks unless there is snow, but for that, boots are better.


That said, I currently dress business casual (no tie thankfully), and for a long time I dressed in between business casual and formal (no suit, but was forced to wear a tie which sort of felt like being choked for 10 hours per day.)

 

[PenguinPower]

What's a "Dress Code"?

:whiste:

 

[Ns1]

I would say...

talk to people = business casual
stay in server room all day = slightly less than business casual, but don't come in looking like a bum

 

[rh71]

wear my PJs everyday but when we had an office it was business casual and I didn't mind it.

 

[saratoga172]

Business casual is what we have. Slacks, dress shirt or nice polo and nice shoes. No sneakers.

Fridays are jeans days. I'd prefer to wear jeans all day but I don't mind the slacks.

I work in IT but this is a company wide dress policy for everyone that works in one of our offices.