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Just curious as to whats out there. I understand that I'm an adult and should present myself as such but I honestly dread wearing slacks and dress shirt 5 days out of the week.
I'd be totally content with 40k-50k (currently at 55k/year +10% EOY bonus). Any suggestions. I work in IT and believe it or not, here in Houston IT jobs with casual dress codes are few and far.
I'm not in I/T anymore (thank God!) and have a very casual dress code. I'm wearing jeans and a hoodie with a casual shirt underneath, currently my feet are curled up under me, but if I get up I'll be in clogs--no socks.
It just seems to vary from place to place.
The more conservative the line of business is, the more conservative the dress code with be. Insurance, banking, finance, medical/sciences all still seem to be on the dressier side of the dress code, while entertainment, communications, and manufacturing are definitely on the more casual side.
PS--The VP of this company just walked by in shorts, a Harley t-shirt, and flip flops. Not sure how he's not freezing though...
I'm not in I/T anymore (thank God!) and have a very casual dress code. I'm wearing jeans and a hoodie with a casual shirt underneath, currently my feet are curled up under me, but if I get up I'll be in clogs--no socks.
It just seems to vary from place to place.
The more conservative the line of business is, the more conservative the dress code with be. Insurance, banking, finance, medical/sciences all still seem to be on the dressier side of the dress code, while entertainment, communications, and manufacturing are definitely on the more casual side.
PS--The VP of this company just walked by in shorts, a Harley t-shirt, and flip flops. Not sure how he's not freezing though...
I honestly can't stand the fact that I'm still employed in the IT field. I hate not having a life (on-call almost all the time) and desire something that would allow more free time and not require me to take work home with me. I'm fairly sure it'll require a pay cut to get to this point but I honestly dont care anymore.
Most off-shift jobs. Like overnight IT maintenance? I work third shift in healthcare (psychiatric) and dress like a hobo. I get constant compliments if I as much as wear new earrings, whereas the people who dress nicely every night, they never get compliments. Supposedly jeans are off-limits, but no one dares tell the third shift this.
If I'm assigned the Admissions area, where you do meet families of patients, I wear black pants, not jeans, and try not to wear sneakers.
Pretty minimal limits.
I could second engineering. Dress codes are a mixed bag. If you are a "lab rat" you can get by wearing jeans and a t-shirt. If you work in the office, some people wear jeans, sneakers and a polo-type shirt. I'd say that is casual.
I work in banking. Many banks have gone TOTALLY casual in non-customer facing positions (ie back office, IT and so forth). The job I am leaving (bank) is jeans for the dress code, and the job I am hoping I will get (at another bank) is the same. I remember I came into banking a whiles back (lol! to not reveal my exact age) and the dress code was suit REQUIRED, regardless if you were customer facing or not.
Engineering. Besides being the best dancers and the best lovers and having the best cars, engineers are the best dressers.
I thought they were the most socially awkward. Haha j/k
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Not sure how he's not freezing though...
