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[eastcoast 4,683]

Going off on a bit of a tangent but some social commentary on people's attitude as to how they dress in the workplace these days. I've spent most of my working life in construction, starting as a labourer, getting a trade and then into management. We have an office dress code, as most places do of course, a minimum of collared shirt, no jeans, no trainers and a business suite in meetings when appropriate. I have never had a problem with this. Spending a little time on Sunday afternoons ironing shirts and polishing shoes for the week ahead, rather than being a chore, gave a certain sense of achievement. Earning more money and working in a nice clean environment rather than checking the weather forecast.

I am one the oldest in the office and most of my younger work colleagues detest the dress code. Even when they comply their shirts are not ironed properly or shoes cleaned. They still look scruffy. Same with many of our various clients management teams when I visit sites.

A recent development by popular demand has been "dress down Fridays", some American shite no doubt. If they give a £5 donation to charity (usually to Lighthouse, helping lads in construction suffering with mental health problems), they are allowed to wear jeans, T-shirts and trainers. Fortunately I no longer work Fridays but if I do call in then seeing engineers, QS's, estimators etc dressed like that in the office just looks wrong!

Something that I have noticed however is that the more competent and productive lads still prefer to look the part and I do not think that is a coincidence.

Rant over, washing machine cycle has just finished. Need to get me shirts dried. 

[low plains drifter 11,346]

1 hour ago, eastcoast said:

Going off on a bit of a tangent but some social commentary on people's attitude as to how they dress in the workplace these days. I've spent most of my working life in construction, starting as a labourer, getting a trade and then into management. We have an office dress code, as most places do of course, a minimum of collared shirt, no jeans, no trainers and a business suite in meetings when appropriate. I have never had a problem with this. Spending a little time on Sunday afternoons ironing shirts and polishing shoes for the week ahead, rather than being a chore, gave a certain sense of achievement. Earning more money and working in a nice clean environment rather than checking the weather forecast.

I am one the oldest in the office and most of my younger work colleagues detest the dress code. Even when they comply their shirts are not ironed properly or shoes cleaned. They still look scruffy. Same with many of our various clients management teams when I visit sites.

A recent development by popular demand has been "dress down Fridays", some American shite no doubt. If they give a £5 donation to charity (usually to Lighthouse, helping lads in construction suffering with mental health problems), they are allowed to wear jeans, T-shirts and trainers. Fortunately I no longer work Fridays but if I do call in then seeing engineers, QS's, estimators etc dressed like that in the office just looks wrong!

Something that I have noticed however is that the more competent and productive lads still prefer to look the part and I do not think that is a coincidence.

Rant over, washing machine cycle has just finished. Need to get me shirts dried. 

Will they dry outside?

Is it windy, or have you got a tumbler?

 

[eastcoast 4,683]

1 minute ago, low plains drifter said:

Will they dry outside?

Is it windy, or have you got a tumbler?

 

I may get them dried outside tomorrow... just checked the weather forecast.

[mackem 30,465]

20 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

Will they dry outside?

Is it windy, or have you got a tumbler?

 

Don’t most blokes conversations revolve around football,beer and women?WTF is wrong with you…….sicko.

[low plains drifter 11,346]

21 minutes ago, mackem said:

Don’t most blokes conversations revolve around football,beer and women?WTF is wrong with you…….sicko.

Where you been

Freeze dried or doing hard time

Have you never heard of Lenor Saturday?

[mackem 30,465]

1 minute ago, low plains drifter said:

Where you been

Freeze dried or doing hard time

Have you never heard of Lenor Saturday?

Doing my “delicates” at the moment old chap,I can be as metrosexual as the next gadgie.

[low plains drifter 11,346]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

Doing my “delicates” at the moment old chap,I can be as metrosexual as the next gadgie.

Incidentally I've also broke the woolens out 

 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 17,609]

15 hours ago, eastcoast said:

Going off on a bit of a tangent but some social commentary on people's attitude as to how they dress in the workplace these days. I've spent most of my working life in construction, starting as a labourer, getting a trade and then into management. We have an office dress code, as most places do of course, a minimum of collared shirt, no jeans, no trainers and a business suite in meetings when appropriate. I have never had a problem with this. Spending a little time on Sunday afternoons ironing shirts and polishing shoes for the week ahead, rather than being a chore, gave a certain sense of achievement. Earning more money and working in a nice clean environment rather than checking the weather forecast.

I am one the oldest in the office and most of my younger work colleagues detest the dress code. Even when they comply their shirts are not ironed properly or shoes cleaned. They still look scruffy. Same with many of our various clients management teams when I visit sites.

A recent development by popular demand has been "dress down Fridays", some American shite no doubt. If they give a £5 donation to charity (usually to Lighthouse, helping lads in construction suffering with mental health problems), they are allowed to wear jeans, T-shirts and trainers. Fortunately I no longer work Fridays but if I do call in then seeing engineers, QS's, estimators etc dressed like that in the office just looks wrong!

Something that I have noticed however is that the more competent and productive lads still prefer to look the part and I do not think that is a coincidence.

Rant over, washing machine cycle has just finished. Need to get me shirts dried. 

Completely agree mate

look the part , act the part.

 

[tatsblisters 11,174]

1 hour ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

Completely agree mate

look the part , act the part.

 

Got to admit i totally agree with you and eastcoast. The logistics company i work for where they supply uniforms are very laxed in wether you wear it or not. I know if i was going to be a customer with a company and i was invited to a visit and the staff were dressed like they had just come out of a night club or one of my pet hates the wearing of football shirts i would think twice about giving them my buisness tbh.

[steve66 3,853]

2 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

Got to admit i totally agree with you and eastcoast. The logistics company i work for where they supply uniforms are very laxed in wether you wear it or not. I know if i was going to be a customer with a company and i was invited to a visit and the staff were dressed like they had just come out of a night club or one of my pet hates the wearing of football shirts i would think twice about giving them my buisness tbh.

Same as our place , loads off Romanians walking around like Instagram millionaires scared to get dirty

 

 

[WILF 51,448]

My old mum used to say, it don’t matter if you have a hole in your jumper as long as it’s a clean hole ! 
 

The amount of people walking about looking like they ain’t had a wash or who have not cleaned their shoes or washed and ironed their clothes is howling ! 
 

[littlefish 600]

2 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

Got to admit i totally agree with you and eastcoast. The logistics company i work for where they supply uniforms are very laxed in wether you wear it or not. I know if i was going to be a customer with a company and i was invited to a visit and the staff were dressed like they had just come out of a night club or one of my pet hates the wearing of football shirts i would think twice about giving them my buisness tbh.

I hate seeing people wearing football shirts unless they are actually playing football.  It looks totally  chavtastic.....especially on women.