What do you wear to work?

[Borachio]

Is it really necessary to say I wear those? If you must know, ankle socks (unless I'm rocking the floppers) + boxer-briefs.

No. I had absolutely no need to know this.

Thermal underwear? Ever?

 

[Zack]

Then why'd you ask? Just to be a smartbutt?

 

[The_J]

Don't wear jeans, still had to tick that option ^^.
-> I wear whatever I want. It's science, nobody gives excrements about what I wear (as long as I wear something, I suppose).

 

[Cutlass]

Business casual when out meeting with people. Jeans and a t-shirt when working at my desk/home office.

 

[Antilogic]

All this equipment we have to buy from a specific store in SJ, for which we are given $40 per year ($80 when you're first hired). It's really not enough to build a uniform reserve with, and I'm in desperate need of a new shirt and new shoes.

This sounds like a 19th century nightmare.



I wore business casual w/ no jeans during old internships, but I can work in jeans and a collared shirt now. Score one for comfort.

 

[Borachio]

Then why'd you ask? Just to be a smartbutt?

Wut? No. I was just very, very idly curious. (And I thought that there was outside chance of it being mildly humourous.)

Why did you feel compelled to answer? Anally retentive, perhaps?

 

[nocho]

Today business casual as it's Friday, otherwise suit. Depends on the client really, but got a pretty formal client these days.

 

[classical_hero]

The clothing options were either navy blue pants or shorts and shirt, or a dark green. For our area we could have the option of an overall, if we wanted, but no one took that option. You could get 3 pairs every year. You also got a pair of shoes that could get replaced with approval. You also had a choice of a blue of black bomber jacket. Also our work prescription glasses were paid for. Also our lab coat was paid for by the company.

 

[Zack]

Wut? No. I was just very, very idly curious.

"I had absolutely no need to know this. "

 

[Borachio]

Well?

What's your point? Can't a person be idly curious without a burning need to know?

(I do love conversations without any real purpose. No. Really I do. They're a refreshing change, imo.)

 

[IglooDame]

Jeans and a polo shirt for me, typically. Every once in a while, typically Fridays, it's an aloha shirt. I straddle the line (badly) between management and IT, and office attire varies quite a bit in my office as we're sort of a startup with no established dress code and rare customer visits. Really I could give a damn about dress code, as long as they keep the fridge stocked with beer.

 

[sophie]

This sounds like a 19th century nightmare.

That's county government for you.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Same as what I normally wear for school right now, jeans and a button-up shirt generally. Might swap for a T-shirt w/ hoodie occasionally (incidentally the attire my current academic supervisor wears herself). And I don't see that formula changing in the future.

 

[illram]

I put on my costume if I have to do anything professional outside the office, but if I am desk-bound, it is usually slacks/jeans and a dress shirt or something.

 

[Antilogic]

That's county government for you.

Do they pay you in scrip only accepted at the county general store?

 

[Disgustipated]

Uniform. Makes deciding what to wear easy. It's brown colored. Like a UPS guy.

 

[sophie]

Do they pay you in scrip only accepted at the county general store?

That would be amazing!

But oddly enough we're union-represented so our pay is actually fantastic.

 

[duckstab]

It varies from khakis and a button-down shirt on the formal end (e.g., if in meetings with a customer) to jeans and a t-shirt on the casual. Usually untucked, but even senior management is sometimes seen sporting that style. Some guys at my office wear shorts during the summer - it is Texas, after all. But I don't like dressing down at work to that degree anymore. And I always wear an undershirt in any case - nobody except my wife needs to see my chest hair.

 

[dutchfire]

Seems like lots of young companies are changing their dress codes significantly. What do you typically wear to work? Does you company have a dress code? Do you wish you could wear something different to work? Does your company differ significantly from your industry?

I typically wear jeans and (depending on the weather), a t-shirt, a polo shirt or a hoodie. If I have to give a talk or have an appointment with someone important, I usually wear something nicer.
We don't have really have a dress code for PhD students. Academic staff is sort of expected to wear a suit if they have official stuff.
We are similar to the rest of the industry.

 

[Lillefix]

T-shirt and jeans or shorts.