Boilermaker Rick wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
It still amazes me that noted workers rights advocate JORR doesn't realize that any non-casual dress code is a way for the elites to control the working man.
This would ring a lot more true if the elites didnt dress the same way, but they do mostly
That is a fair point. However, it does have a few differences. The first being that the elites really couldn't get away with an executive dress code that is less strict. They also may be dealing with customers more often, which seems to be the last line of "You have to dress like Don Draper" because that customer demands that you look a certain way.
Well, that lets my company off the hook as we have customers popping in and they walk thru the whole office. So even, Goggles in the back with the other accounting nerds need to dress up.
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
It's a little different when someone who is making sure that payroll gets sent to the processor is told what to wear. It has to do with how workplaces were pretty much designed to put workers in a certain mindset and control them during the hours they are there to work.
Im gonna sound like Scorehead here, but I dont think that's necessarily a bad thing. You should have some control over those you pay.
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
There is a fair amount of subtle soul crushing and turning people into drones when it comes to the American workplace. Forcing them to be in uncomfortable clothes is just one way to help accomplish that. That is why the concept of casual Friday is so funny. On Friday, we can somehow accomplish the goals for the day while not wearing a shirt and tie or a sportcoat! However, the business could not survive if we let people do that on Thursday. Thank you executives! I only have to spend 4/5 days of the week wearing uncomfortable clothing that I can't wait to change out of when I get home! I'm sure my productivity wearing a tie goes up by 7.2% though!
I never really got on board with casual fridays.
I agree with you there. Its either a job that requires professional dress or its not.
Ill tell you what. I never really feel bad for guys in shirts and ties or suits. I feel pretty terrible for teh ridiculous costumes people are made to wear in other industries though. The movie theater that forces the workers to wear a fucking bowtie comes to mind. Or the fast food worker in a tie.
I had to wear a tie when I bagged groceries at da Jewels when I was 16.