Dora wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> At my company, the President usually wears shorts and T shirts in
>> the
>> summer, as do most of us.
>
> Women, too?

Yes. One woman never wears shorts though, probably does not want to show her
legs.

Nancy Young 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.
>
> No, assuming you really mean uniform as in something flight
> attendants/etc. wear. They just have regular street clothing.
> I think they just need to be presentable, and maybe once they
> reach manager status, they might need to wear suits. Maybe.
>


At my bank (a branch) the tellers normally wear a polo shirt with the bank's
emblem and Docker pants or whatever. One manager wears a tie, the other
doesn't...it's pretty "dress casual".


--
Best
Greg

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
>
>> On Sat 09 Jan 2010 04:05:12p, Ed Pawlowski wrote in
>> rec.food.cooking
>> m>:
>>
>>
>>> In some countries, titles are very important and a sign of
>>> status. Even the presentation of the card is a little ceremony
>>> or ritual for most Asians. .It would never be casually tossed
>>> across the desk or table.
>>>
>> I don't get the questionable opinions about presenting business
>> cards. It is only a way of networking, or just having a contact, or
>> being a contact where I come from. I have cards. My "title" is just
>> a generic one given to many with the same job type I have.
>>
> That's where you come from. You are probably relatively young and a card is
> just that, a handy piece of paper to put a name on.
>
> Go back a hundred years or so and the socially correct thing to do was carry
> your card when visiting friends as well as business associates. You'd give
> your calling card to the maid or butler that answered the door and it would
> be presented to the homeowner to announce your arrival.
>
> In Europe, titles were very important in the past and often are still highly
> regarded. Putting letters after your name was a sign of high status.
>
> Asian business people will present their card with two hands and it is held
> in a position that you can take and read it. Then you politely look at the
> card so you can be suitably impressed and acknowledge them.
>
> Formality is less important these days. Cards are just something for
> information to be put into a computer database of I phone now. Titles are
> important yet to some people, but meaningless to most of us. My card has no
> title. I work for a small company and I change titles every few minutes.
> In a half hour I can be the GM, the Purchasing Manager, Human Resources,
> Chief Engineer, or more. And sometimes I go out back and help the guys load
> a truck.
>
>
>
On a few occasions, I've driven the truck!

Bruce

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:50:48 -0500, > wrote:
>
>
>> cybercat wrote:
>>
>>> Another dirty sock, just what we need. Freak.
>>>
>>>
>> You don't seem to have a lot of friends here, bitch, so SFTU.
>>
> She has more friends than you do, dumbass.
>
>
Here? Out outside of the computer screen, bitch?

Bruce

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:17:28 -0800 (PST), The Ranger
> > wrote:
>
>
>> On Jan 10, 5:38 pm, Terry Pulliam > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:08:56 -0800, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:49:30 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> He has, for reasons that are quite beyond me, decided to make a
>>>>> snotty and ill informed comment to just about every post I make.
>>>>> Killfiles are our friend :-)
>>>>>
>>>
>>>> Maybe "he" is "me", the other one that can't seem to say anything
>>>> nice, ever... and is in more kill files than not.
>>>>
>>> Not in a million years - when you rag on someone, the rag is usually
>>> warranted.
>>>
>> I know it reads weird but Barbara really wasn't referring to herself
>> in the "me" portion of her reply. She's referring to the other
>> sockpuppet floating about that calls itself "me" but changes the email
>> address more frequently than most people change socks.
>>
>>
> Thanks for clarifying. It's easy to become confused when someone
> who's in your kill file is mentioned. Out of sight, out of mind!
> Sounds like her KF is better tweaked than mine, so I'd better hop to
> it.
>
>
>
You are like the group puppy. Do you always chase your buddies or do
you occasionally have an original thought?

Bruce

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:34:36 -0500, Bruce > wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:50:48 -0500, > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>
>>>> Another dirty sock, just what we need. Freak.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You don't seem to have a lot of friends here, bitch, so SFTU.
>>>
>> She has more friends than you do, dumbass.
>>
>>
>Here? Out outside of the computer screen, bitch?
>

Have fun playing with yourself.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:26:47 +1300, Miche > wrote:

>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.

Folks seem to think electricians have some sort of glamorous job. As
you know they don't see the times it's an absolute mess. Years ago we
did a job in a plant that had been used by Evons Nuts as a pistachio
roasting facility. This was back when red dye was more common. 90%
of our work was in the steel bar joists and there was 1/4" of oily red
filth on everything. I left my clothes and shoes on the job and
changed into them when I got there. Even then the clothes I wore to
commute got dye on them. When the job was over we all had to throw
out a few sets of clothes.

Lou

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:58:11 +0200, 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.

i'm not sure what they're wearing at banks these days. i can't see too
well through the ski mask.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
>
> i'm not sure what they're wearing at banks these days. i can't see
> too well through the ski mask.

<snork>
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:26:47 +1300, > wrote:
>
>
>> 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.
>>
> Folks seem to think electricians have some sort of glamorous job. As
> you know they don't see the times it's an absolute mess. Years ago we
> did a job in a plant that had been used by Evons Nuts as a pistachio
> roasting facility. This was back when red dye was more common. 90%
> of our work was in the steel bar joists and there was 1/4" of oily red
> filth on everything. I left my clothes and shoes on the job and
> changed into them when I got there. Even then the clothes I wore to
> commute got dye on them. When the job was over we all had to throw
> out a few sets of clothes.
>
> Lou
>
In Elk Grove Village? I used to hit their factory store once in a while
many years ago!

Bruce

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:18:55 -0500, Bruce > wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:26:47 +1300, > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> Folks seem to think electricians have some sort of glamorous job. As
>> you know they don't see the times it's an absolute mess. Years ago we
>> did a job in a plant that had been used by Evons Nuts as a pistachio
>> roasting facility. This was back when red dye was more common. 90%
>> of our work was in the steel bar joists and there was 1/4" of oily red
>> filth on everything. I left my clothes and shoes on the job and
>> changed into them when I got there. Even then the clothes I wore to
>> commute got dye on them. When the job was over we all had to throw
>> out a few sets of clothes.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>In Elk Grove Village? I used to hit their factory store once in a while
>many years ago!

Yup. That's the one. I think it was on Devon Ave. It's been a long
time. I'm pretty sure they're out west on Randal Rd. in Elgin now.

Small world it is.

Lou

In article
>,
The Ranger > wrote:

> No, no, no. It's an easy mistake and minimal fault should be assigned.
> Here; have some more of Melba Jammin's fresh pirogi!

> The Ranger

Hey, you putz! They're pirohy and quit trying to give them away, eh? !!
Getcher own!
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller 1-9-2010

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
...
> In article
> > The
> Ranger > wrote:

>> No, no, no. It's an easy mistake and minimal fault should be assigned.
>> Here; have some more of Melba Jammin's fresh pirogi!

> Hey, you putz! They're pirohy and quit trying to give them away, eh? !!
> Getcher own!

I prefer "twit," thankyouverymuch and I did get my own. Yours = mine.
Toddler Rule #1.

The Ranger

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:26:47 +1300, Miche > wrote:
>
> >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.
>
> Folks seem to think electricians have some sort of glamorous job. As
> you know they don't see the times it's an absolute mess. Years ago we
> did a job in a plant that had been used by Evons Nuts as a pistachio
> roasting facility. This was back when red dye was more common. 90%
> of our work was in the steel bar joists and there was 1/4" of oily red
> filth on everything. I left my clothes and shoes on the job and
> changed into them when I got there. Even then the clothes I wore to
> commute got dye on them. When the job was over we all had to throw
> out a few sets of clothes.

Yah, anyone who thinks electrical work is clean needs to stop smoking
whatever the hell they're smoking.

After cleaning out transformer connection boxes that had been insulated
with bitumen or pitch (!), I began to long for the simple filth of
Enfield grease.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article dth>,
"The Ranger" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
> ...

> > Hey, you putz! They're pirohy and quit trying to give them away, eh? !!
> > Getcher own!
>
> I prefer "twit," thankyouverymuch and I did get my own. Yours = mine.
> Toddler Rule #1.
>
> The Ranger

LOL! I love the Toddler Rules.
I just finished my fourth batch of pirohy in as many days. They're
relatively small batches but when I'm doing them alone I'd rather spread
it out over a number of days.

Tomorrow may be some with prune filling and/or potato-cheese filling.

I so proud: I only ate one of today's batch. That'll make up for the
bunch that never made it to the freezer yesterday. :-0)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller 1-9-2010