Repling to part: My husband's place of employment is slowly swinging in the other direction--they just sent down a new rule that jeans and khakis are no longer acceptable dress during the week--and this is a cluster of radio stations, which normally tend to be quite casual. I did notice, though, that I have never seen the program director without a suit and tie.
Does anyone else find a man in a well-fitted suit drop-dead sexy? Rarr! Dianne --------------------------- Kind of sad that there are a lot of jobs that require an image to maintain, but do not provide the salary to maintain it! My friend is trying to get a job that will pay only $9/hr, and expect professional dress. When I lost my job, my husband's salary wouldn't have been enough to keep our house if his job required dress clothes and the money to maintain them. Maybe I'm wrong, but along with clothes there's the car you drive and you address. These things can easily cost more than your salary can afford. That's another part of the "image" people feel they need to maintain. One of my friends who works in the computer industry said once, "I wished the TechBubble would have stayed around long enough to get rid of the notion of professional dress once and for all." His job allowed him to wear free (computer conference swag) tshirts and shorts to work. He was a programmer and actually had to produce something that worked, rather than sell a product (where looks, including pure physical appearance is a big factor) or management where he sat in meetings all day with other people who didn't produce anything. I wonder if there is a trend that if a person is in a job that produces something tangible, they can dress more casually? The professional dressed ones are either managers, or sellers of the product, but don't produce anything. Another thing my husband has noted in the computer industry is those that dress nicer are often compensating for a lack of job skills (unless a dress code is enforced). Kate _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
