Hot working conditions - what can you wear to work?

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Our head office HR department sent round an email last night advising that Gentlemen can wear short sleeved shirts with no tie during this heatwave, as long as you are not due to meet clients. How very kind of them :rolleyes:

Whereas the ladies of the company can wear whatever they want, as usual. In this age of equality, do you think that will ever change and has your work made any allowances?
 
We've had a casual dress code for a while now, used to be dress down Fridays. People come in in shorts now. It's never really looked right to me.
 
We used to be shirt and tie, but have been smart casual for years. I tend to wear polo shirts. There are no concessions to summer in the offices, so no shorts.

The ladies, as usual can wear what they like. I wish some of them would wear more though.
 
As soon as it’s 17 degrees or warmer, my tailored shorts are on. I wear a short sleeve collared shirts all year round.


My wife works in an office, where the men weren’t allowed to deviate from trousers. I suggested she tell the men to buy a kilt each as they weren’t allowed to where shorts whereas the women can where skirts or trousers, all in an office that’s not air conditioned.
In the modern age, it’s rediculous that men can’t wear tailored shorts at will.
 
Shorts, t shirt and flip flops. If I know I will be in the factory more then I will wear trainers so my toes are protected. I think it is archaic that people are still expected to wear formal clothing in this weather. How does sweating at work look smart, make workers feel comfortable enough to do their job properly?

Okay, I'm not facing customers day to day so I take a few liberties. I visited a customer in Sweden a few weeks ago, 28°C. I went in chinos and a works polo shirt. My customer met me in shorts, t shirt and flip flops :D.

The male female dress code is an interesting one. It has to die out soon. The push will come from women, it usually does, for certain items to be dropped, high heels for example, and the equality bomb will be dropped. At that point the male tie, jacket, full length shirt, formal trousers etc are under threat. If a women can come to work in a light skirt, open necked, short sleeved top etc then equality states that men should be able to dress in equivalent.
 
if i'm ever at an Airport or having meetings i always wear jacket and trousers, but work a fair bit from home as well, so at the moment still in my dressing gown;)
 
Just casual wear unless any meetings etc that dictate being smarter

For the team I let them wear mostly whatever they want but draw the line at beachwear
 
I work in the construction industry, but in the office. We haven't been told of any dress code concessions, but all year round I simply wear a shirt and trousers anyway. We don't have to wear suit jackets or ties, although a very select few do choose to. I've debated wearing shorts this week but decided not to bother as I'd probably look a bit silly sat in the office wearing shorts. And our office itself isn't that hot anyway, my only issue is with the tube journey in! I've only been wearing my thinner shirts anyway, so it's not as if there are any other clothes I could be wearing that would be cooler than that.

On the train home the other night, it was absolutely roasting, and I swear to you I saw a chap with not only a blazer on over his shirt, but an undershirt (t-shirt) on under his shirt as well. I couldn't believe it. Guy opposite him wearing a jumper as well. I have no idea how people do it.
 
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Orikoru said:
I work in the construction industry, but in the office. We haven't been told of any dress code concessions, but all year round I simply wear a shirt and trousers anyway. We don't have to wait suit jackets or ties, although a very select few do choose to. I've debated wearing shorts this week but decided not to bother as I'd probably look a bit silly sat in the office wearing shorts. And our office itself isn't that hot anyway, my only issue is with the tube journey in! I've only been wearing my thinner shirts anyway, so it's not as if there are any other clothes I could be wearing that would be cooler than that.

On the train home the other night, it was absolutely roasting, and I swear to you I saw a chap with not only a blazer on over his shirt, but an undershirt (t-shirt) on under his shirt as well. I couldn't believe it. Guy opposite him wearing a jumper as well. I have no idea how people do it.
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Couldn't believe it until I heard it first hand that the Police were actually trying to force this on the public and get more people wearing them! When I passed them last night they just kept shouting pullover, pullover!






I'll get my sweater-vest :D
 
This came up a few months ago when one of our resident trouble-stirring feminists went off on one about the whole dress code thing trying to stop men wearing trainers. So it came down for equality for all and smart shoes which put an end to the women wearing flip-flops when the men could not. She was immediately public enemy No.1 with all the other women and it put an end to her endless bitching.

Polo shirts and trousers are fine but no shorts. If you are with customers, then shirt and tie understandably is required.
 
Footie shirt and and any shorts + bovver boots (steel toe caps). Unless I venture on site then it's full monty protective gear and hat. (I don't do this very often LOL).

I would hate to be in an office where there wasn't equal rights in place regarding what to wear. The women seem to be allowed to wear what they want and the men are in shirt and tie.
 
Kellfire said:
Often done to hide sweat patches, but I'd rather show my armpit irrigation and be slightly colder personally. We all sweat!
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Yeah, that always seems counter-intuitive to me. Hide sweat patches by sticking another layer on, causing you to sweat more? Just whack a load of deodorant on, and if you're still sweating after that then so be it, everyone else probably is as well.
 
Orikoru said:
Yeah, that always seems counter-intuitive to me. Hide sweat patches by sticking another layer on, causing you to sweat more? Just whack a load of deodorant on, and if you're still sweating after that then so be it, everyone else probably is as well.
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Yep agreed.

I've always been a sweaty person and I'm on some medication that actually makes it worse for me, so I try to stay on top of anti-perspirants and I have a bottle of aftershave in my desk so I can stay fresh at work.

But... if I ever do smell a little bit of body odour on someone, I don't judge them for it. It's your body working hard to keep you well, but I do wonder if others would give that same amount of understanding.
 
Kellfire said:
Yep agreed.

I've always been a sweaty person and I'm on some medication that actually makes it worse for me, so I try to stay on top of anti-perspirants and I have a bottle of aftershave in my desk so I can stay fresh at work.

But... if I ever do smell a little bit of body odour on someone, I don't judge them for it. It's your body working hard to keep you well, but I do wonder if others would give that same amount of understanding.
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I think it depends on the circumstance. In weather like this, I absolutely expect everyone on the tube to be sweaty, not a problem. But when it's January, and someone has body odour at 7am at the train station, I do ask a few questions internally then. Questions like, surely a decent deodorant wouldn't let you down that early, might be time to change brand? :lol:
 
Full suit and ties although a tie is optional now unless in formal meetings.

OK in work as it's an A/c office but the commute is hell in a pair of trousers or a faff if you want to get changed

I work in a very backward looking industry (financial services in the City) where as a male if you came in wearing the following you would get roasted:

Short Sleeve shirt
Shirt with a pocket
Single cuffs
anything other than an English vented suit jacket
Less than 4 buttons on suit sleeves
Brown shoes

Women can wear what they like provided it sort of looks officey.
 
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