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According to statistics, 91% of companies are business casual these days. However, 9% of them still have a formal dress code (suit and tie).
Currently, I have a potential job opportunity that requires ALL employees to wear "business formal" attire five days a week. Yikes. I NEVER had a job that required that. Always business casual.
According to glassdoor.com, the reviews for the company are generally positive, and people say that the pay, benefits, culture and company are great. But they say that the one con is wearing business formal.
Now, I don't know if they let you take off your blazer while working during the day. God, I would hope so. I need to be comfortable while I'm at work. I'm a small, skinny guy, so wearing a blazer all day would be hell.
Another thing that sucks is that, just last month, I spent $600 on updating my business casual wardrobe (all new shirts, pants). Now, if I took this job, I would have to basically buy all new business formal clothes AGAIN and throw away all the business casual clothes I just bought. Ugh!
Anyway, back to the point. Would you accept a job that requires business formal dress code?
Yes, as long as I don't have to wear dress shoes of any type, not even flats.
I wear Keds and Granny Boots.
It was more than blazers way back when. Full business suits at all times. I never thought anything unusual about it at all.
That's extremely uncomfortable. Why would I want to wear all those layers? It's also more challenging to eat and drive with heavy layered suits on. And I can't IMAGINE having to dress like that in places like Florida with high heat and humidity.
It was more than blazers way back when. Full business suits at all times. It was expected. I never thought anything unusual about it at all.
What the heck is a "full business suit" compared to just a blazer? Isn't that the same thing? Blazer and tie, with dress shirt and pants and shoes, of course.
What the heck is a "full business suit" compared to just a blazer? Isn't that the same thing? Blazer and tie, with dress shirt and pants and shoes, of course.
Blazer=sport coat.
A sport coat is of a different fabric than than the pants, where a suit jacket is the same fabric as the matching pants.
Sport coats, depending on many factors, are often lighter than suit jackets and of more casual cut, construction and fit.
Yes, I would accept a job that requires full business attire. I dress that way upon occasion at work, sometimes for meetings, sometimes just because I feel like it. Wearing a suit every day would not be a big problem.
Honestly, probably not. If they require business formal, the culture is likely too formal for me.
Don't get me wrong, i rarelywear casual stuff to the office. I don't think yoga oants are work attire. But business formal tends to come packaged with rigid hierarchies, and i hate that.
What the heck is a "full business suit" compared to just a blazer? Isn't that the same thing? Blazer and tie, with dress shirt and pants and shoes, of course.
If you are so vehemently opposed to this dress code, don't apply or drop out of the running.
Since you're calling suit jackets 'blazers', I think you'd run into the problem of buying the wrong items if you did go with this job anyway. Suit jackets and blazers are not the same thing. To be very general, blazers are usually more casual and versatile compared to suit jackets, you can wear a blazer with jeans or khakis or whatever pants you want. You wouldn't wear a suit jacket with any pants that don't match the suit jacket.
You should not call suit jackets blazers because if you go to a store and ask someone for a blazer or search for blazers online, you're not going to find the right items (which in your case is an actual suit). For example, if you go on Brooks Brother's website, blazers and suits are two separate categories.
I worked for IBM when they still had the formal dress code. Made it easy to decide what to wear, anyway, just rotate through the suits and all the shirts were the same. Wearing ties is a pain and so is the dry cleaning, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
I worked for IBM when they still had the formal dress code. Made it easy to decide what to wear, anyway, just rotate through the suits and all the shirts were the same. Wearing ties is a pain and so is the dry cleaning, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
Doesn't really matter for me. Whether it's business casual or a suit, it still has to be dry cleaned. Of course, business casual has a big range. My interpretation of it is basically slacks (wool) and a sports coat or not depending on temperature, so it's really not any different than a suit accept that suit pants wear out faster than the jackets.
Anyway, doesn't really matter. I only dry clean my suits a few times a year anyway.
Of course! Your position's salary will be paying for it, probably. Go learn now to look nice. Don't buy synthetics suits, they look and feel cheap. Get linen, silk, wool, at least $500/suit. It's an investment.
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