Message #48065

[mina]

About a year ago our company did a 3-month trial with dress down attire on Friday's.  After the 3 months the company said that it had been such a success that the office was moving to smart casual all the time.  

I have to say that I haven't noticed a difference, apart from one or two leaving their ties in the desk drawer in case of visitors.  I even recently mentioned that we have a dress down policy to a colleague - he hadn't even realised that there was one!

Perhaps it is the industry and the location that make everyone feel that a suit (and tie for men) is proper attire.

I did recently manage to find the dress policy hidden away in the intranet - no flip flops, shorts, mini skirts, trainers, crop tops.  

In a way I think I prefer wearing suits - one I am not a morning person and it is much easier grabbing a suit and shirt in the morning and not having to think, and also at both my primary school and secondary school everyone had a uniform to wear including ties for girls.  On the other hand it is nice to have the option of dressing down, if I am dashing off for the weekend, leaving straight from work.