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Do's and Don'ts of SF Approved Fashion in the Work Place

post #1 of 8
10/4/11 at 2:31pm
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Thanks!
Edited by plei89 - 5/6/12 at 10:07am
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post #2 of 8
10/4/11 at 3:05pm
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Surely someone has wisdom on this topic.
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post #3 of 8
10/4/11 at 3:17pm
Look for and read the CBD thread.

The best direction for newbies is to keep it uber paired down and simple for at least a few weeks. Carefully observe the attire of your peers and immediate supervisors in order to start to learn which boundries you can, and cannot push.

You don't want to be 'that new guy' who over or under dresses. You want your attire to be totally unremarkable so that people can focus on YOU, until they get to know you better.

After you have been at a firm for a while you can start to carefully carve out some personal self expression.

So - for now - no bracelets, no rolling up your sleeves, no linen shirts. But take heart - you may find your particular firm allows quite a bit of variation in real life. The standards of business dressing are not as rigid as they once were in most environments.

Welcome to real life!
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post #4 of 8
10/4/11 at 6:19pm
observe how others are dressing and don't make it seem like you are trying to hard to be different. Wear good fitting clothing, build an interchangeable wardrobe, and make friends... icon_gu_b_slayer[1].gif
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post #5 of 8
10/4/11 at 8:51pm
My one regret from my first two years of work was that I had too much fun dressing and skipped to many basic items of businesswear. I don't own a plain charcoal suit; my plain navy suit is single button and peaked lapel, too many of my shirts are checked, not enough are plain white/blue etc.

Keep it simple at the outset. Focus on fit, but err on the side of conservatism.

That said: Contrary to what some here would suggest, being "that guy" at my old work seemed to have no negative consequences.
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post #6 of 8
10/4/11 at 9:28pm
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So I'm going to be working in a fortune 500 financial services firm soon. I thought it'd be nice to start a thread on the do's and dont's of SF approved fashion in the real world -- the world place. Let's for our sake say this in a business casual environment.
I'll start with: (I'm really not sure about the answers either)
Wearing beaded bracelets: do or don't? No one cares.
Oxford Shirts: do or don't? No one cares.
Linen Shirts: do or don't? No one cares.
Cuffing up sleeves, one-two rolls up: do or don't? No one cares.

Typical MC womanly overthink.
People wear Budhist beads, those stupid Power Balance bands and those WWJD bracelets. People can't tell the difference between different weaves or even polyester from cotton. When people get stressed and hot at the office they roll up their sleeves. MC people are not normal.
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post #7 of 8
10/4/11 at 9:46pm
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Originally Posted by plei89 View Post

So I'm going to be working in a fortune 500 financial services firm soon. I thought it'd be nice to start a thread on the do's and dont's of SF approved fashion in the real world -- the world place. Let's for our sake say this in a business casual environment.
I'll start with: (I'm really not sure about the answers either)
Wearing beaded bracelets: do or don't?
Oxford Shirts: do or don't?
Linen Shirts: do or don't?
Cuffing up sleeves, one-two rolls up: do or don't?



OK. So you'll be working in a place where you don't have to wear a suit. Perhaps the mailroom? Just wear jeans and a shirt, no one will be looking at you.

 

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post #8 of 8
10/5/11 at 1:59am
Never give up your God-given rights to anyone.
Unless you'll be workng in a Communist, Fascist or Moslem run company, then wear whatever the hell you want.
Stop living in fear! Wear the stuff like you've been wearing it your whole life. In other words, relax and don't be stiff.
Don't dart your eyes around the office 'looking for approval', Smile when approached but don't laugh too much.
If you're seen laughing, then you'll be perceived as a joker and jokers don't produce much.
Let them form their first impressions of you as being well-dressed and you'll be accepted as such from the beginning with no need to explain.
The reason anyone should be hired, is for their skills and not their age, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs or sartorial practices.
Fortune 500 Club employers would probably welcome anyone who can dress themselves well.
A boss worth working for should only be concerned that you perform well and interact with others well.
If anyone in any company intimidates or harrasses you, then that company is not worth working for.

edit-fixed typo
Edited by Man Of Lint - 10/5/11 at 2:12am
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