Forced Pride
Feb. 25th, 2005 08:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eggwardsToday's another Jeans Day at work, but I'm boycotting it because the company is starting to put some weird restrictions on it.
Our last jeans day they decided to turn it into "(name of company) Day!". Apparently they thought people didn't understand that jeans day was supposed to be given as a reward for the company doing well, and that we, the humble employees should have realized that there was a big drought of these days over the last few years. We need to plaster the company's name on this to make sure we're emphasizing the whole positivity of this day, right?
Of course, this meant to wear jeans you needed to wear a shirt or a pin with the corporate logo on it. Otherwise, no jeans. I'm not sure who would be coming around to enforce this rule, nor did I ever see anyone looking around, taking names like Roz from 9 to 5, but anythings possible.
Now after this last jeans day, we got a message that tennis shoes would no longer be permissible on "(name of company) Days". Apparently someone thought that the look was too sloppy to have the company logo associated with it, so the reward of jeans is fine, but sneakers were way over the line.
Today isn't really a "(name of company) Day", it's Go Texan Day, the city-wide day that kicks off the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Today all of the trailriders come in to Memorial Park (It's always odd to have horses and wagons on the freeways) in anticipation of tomorrow's parade. Many employers allow their people to wear western duds in spirit of the Rodeo.
The thing is, the email went out saying that we could wear western clothing and jeans, but was really unclear about what else we could and couldn't wear. I'm a Texan that doesn't have a hat, or boots, so I can't go western (though after going out to the Round Up in Dallas, I'm starting to re-consider buying some western wear - I've kind of boycotted it for being to stereotypical of a Texan).
Still, I don't want to get in trouble. I'd want to wear sneakers with my jeans, and now it doesn't seem like that's permissible, and lately, I just don't feel like wearing anything with my company's logo on it. They just don't inspire me to want to be much of a team player these days. A company shouldn't make you wear their logo in order to get a reward.
Our last jeans day they decided to turn it into "(name of company) Day!". Apparently they thought people didn't understand that jeans day was supposed to be given as a reward for the company doing well, and that we, the humble employees should have realized that there was a big drought of these days over the last few years. We need to plaster the company's name on this to make sure we're emphasizing the whole positivity of this day, right?
Of course, this meant to wear jeans you needed to wear a shirt or a pin with the corporate logo on it. Otherwise, no jeans. I'm not sure who would be coming around to enforce this rule, nor did I ever see anyone looking around, taking names like Roz from 9 to 5, but anythings possible.
Now after this last jeans day, we got a message that tennis shoes would no longer be permissible on "(name of company) Days". Apparently someone thought that the look was too sloppy to have the company logo associated with it, so the reward of jeans is fine, but sneakers were way over the line.
Today isn't really a "(name of company) Day", it's Go Texan Day, the city-wide day that kicks off the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Today all of the trailriders come in to Memorial Park (It's always odd to have horses and wagons on the freeways) in anticipation of tomorrow's parade. Many employers allow their people to wear western duds in spirit of the Rodeo.
The thing is, the email went out saying that we could wear western clothing and jeans, but was really unclear about what else we could and couldn't wear. I'm a Texan that doesn't have a hat, or boots, so I can't go western (though after going out to the Round Up in Dallas, I'm starting to re-consider buying some western wear - I've kind of boycotted it for being to stereotypical of a Texan).
Still, I don't want to get in trouble. I'd want to wear sneakers with my jeans, and now it doesn't seem like that's permissible, and lately, I just don't feel like wearing anything with my company's logo on it. They just don't inspire me to want to be much of a team player these days. A company shouldn't make you wear their logo in order to get a reward.
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Date: 2005-02-25 02:40 pm (UTC)Sure I'm management, but Monday through Thursday I'm required to wear at least a button down shirt, nice shoes, nice pants (no jeans) etc. I almost NEVER see clients, we almost never have clients here. I don't feel it's necessary to dress up for salesmen, because that is their job to look good to us. It's all so useless.
I understand some of the dress codes because it appears that many adults have no idea that half shirts or boxers showing, isn't appropriate attire for the office, but still.
Everyone acts like wearing jeans instantly makes you goof off or hang out by the proverbial water cooler, but for me, it just makes me more comfortable so I'm not fussing around with my clothes all day.
Anyway - preaching to the choir I think. :-)
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Date: 2005-02-25 03:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-25 06:42 pm (UTC)