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[eastcoast 4,682]

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 4,682]

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 30,463]

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 30,463]

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