When I first started working where i am right now every Friday was a dress down day. I'm sure you are familiar with the concept. You get to wear what you like basically. More recently, however, a new fortnightly regime has been introduced to much grumbling in the ranks. I just can't understand it frankly. The reason given was some crock about important visitors who might randomly drop in and every second friday was the most likely time for these appearances. Yeah, sure. There's clearly a gravitation towards abandoning dress down day altogether and only strength of feeling amongst the rank and file has prevented it from happening in a more immediate fashion already.
In an office that is not customer-facing why do we even bother getting suited and booted anyway? Do you get more done if you're in a suit? I'd like to see evidence that supports that. If I'm sitting in comfortable clothes I think I tend to be in a better mood and accordingly get more done, but that could just be my psychological interpretation. I love weeks that have a dress down day in them. It's almost like a 4 day week. Hmmm. Perhaps this is the problem management has with it. Maybe people do have an attitude that a dress down day is somehow an "easier" day. One thing I just thought of is that if every day was a casual clothes day then that once a fortnight wouldn't be quite so special now would it?! Every week would FEEL like a 5 day week, albeit in casual clothes :) I guess you cant win.
Oh, and I'll finish today with a rather humorous video. Makes me so proud to be from Glasgow...
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