In article >,
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> >
> >> It's only about a decade or so ago that a friend of mine worked for
> >> some big consulting firm. The women had to wear skirts. She was
> >> known for her expensive lined wool dress pants, so don't think she
> >> was talking about wearing Dockers to work. I always wore skirts,
> >> but it bugged me that she had to show her legs as a condition of her
> >> employment.
> >
> > Question? Do the "front-line" staff at banks in the USA wear some form
> > of uniform? They still seem to do so here - at least the women do.
> > (The men wear conservatively colored suits and ties). I've also
> > noticed that the ladies' uniforms include pant-suits if they wish to
> > wear them. They always look smart, whether in skirts or pants IMHO.
>
> Most banks and big offices have dress codes. They can vary depending on the
> job, such as contact with the public or not. For the most part, banks and
> insurance companies are still stuffy on dress codes. The son of a good
> friend took a job with a large insurance company. He showed up with a
> rather nice sports coat and slacks and was told "we wear suites, not sports
> coats or blazers"
>
> At my company, the President usually wears shorts and T shirts in the
> summer, as do most of us.

At my company, people in client-facing jobs are required to wear clothes
chosen from the corporate wardrobe, which are provided free of charge.
Others can choose to wear clothes from the corporate wardrobe if they
want, and these are provided at a pretty deep discount.

I was given corporate wardrobe clothing at no cost, as mine is sometimes
a dirty job. I hesitate to call it "uniform" as I am not _required_ to
wear it (and sometimes I don't), but I appreciate that if there is a
filth disaster, it's more than likely to be "their" clothes that get
ruined rather than mine.

Miche

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