The publisher where I used to work was small and family-owned (I think we had 80 people total on staff) and our dress code was insanely loose. I used to wear shorts in the summer, and one fall I wore overalls once a week.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Jun 04, 2010 7:51:42 am PDT #3938 of 30001
Because books.
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2010 7:52:38 am PDT #3939 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Speaking of dress codes at work, did you hear about the woman Citibank fired because she was too goodlooking?
Heh. That's what started the conversation.
flea - Jun 04, 2010 7:52:39 am PDT #3940 of 30001
information libertarian
Dress code varies a lot by city as well as industry. DC (when I temped there in the mid-90s) was very conservative - hose, no sandals, no sleeveless, skirts preferred over pants.
I started a little summer project in the Main library yesterday and was amused by how I was dressed (linen palazzo pants, sandals, linen fitted blouse) compared to the people in the department I had a project in (jeans and t-shirts). I'm in public service; it's a whole 'nother ball game. Annoyingly, librarians are still expected to wear suits for interviews, even though we never actually wear them to work.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 04, 2010 7:53:05 am PDT #3941 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Speaking of dress codes at work, did you hear about the woman Citibank fired because she was too goodlooking?
Skipper.
smonster - Jun 04, 2010 7:54:48 am PDT #3942 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Home. Going to lie down w/ cool cloth on head and wait for docs to call. Thanks for well wishes.
tommyrot - Jun 04, 2010 7:55:33 am PDT #3943 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Speaking of dress codes at work, did you hear about the woman Citibank fired because she was too goodlooking?
Skipper.
Gilligan.
Dana - Jun 04, 2010 7:56:32 am PDT #3944 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We're ostensibly business casual here, but people wear jeans, shorts, capri pants, and sandals all the time. Which I am grateful for.
Kathy A - Jun 04, 2010 7:57:21 am PDT #3945 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hope you feel better soon, smonster.
Skipper
Well, skimmer. I thought that might be what started the conversation off, but I went back and couldn't find the beginning of this topic, just lots of talk about ita in denim skirts. Guess I didn't go back far enough!
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2010 7:57:30 am PDT #3946 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I am wearing a T-shirt today. Because it's Drug Safety T-shirt Friday. Instituted by me. Generally only observed by me.
Also, our boss is on vacation, so my co-worker and I are going to skip out early and go see Splice.
Sparky1 - Jun 04, 2010 7:59:25 am PDT #3947 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
During the summer we can dress more casually, but the Dean specifies no denim, and no flip flops.
I remember when I interviewed being happy that the women on the panels were not wearing hose, and had sandals on.
In my old library, the big boss wore cut-offs in the summer, so the bar was pretty low.