Dress code on the first day of work.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by wellnowwhat

Pretty much every place I've worked has been a shorts and t-shirt kind of place, and I've never once been a lifeguard.

I lived in Portland for about 3 yrs, other than a couple of months in the summer it is hardly t-shirts and shorts weather.

Dress the way you interviewed and than you can tone it down later.

[Teckeeee]

Originally Posted by seain dublin

I lived in Portland for about 3 yrs, other than a couple of months in the summer it is hardly t-shirts and shorts weather.

Dress the way you interviewed and than you can tone it down later.

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[HappyDogToday]

How do hipsters dress!

[Wry_Martini]

Another option would be to drive by shortly before 8 am or 5 pm to scope out hoe the other employees are dressed.

[Amelorn]

I see no reason to use cloak-and-dagger.

I'd ask the interviewer or my immediate supervisor. It's a great excuse to show, "I give a damn."

[wellnowwhat]

Originally Posted by Ulysses61

Then you must be either 16 years old or be a High School drop out. No criticism intended.

Believe me, in the professional world, you wouldn't even enter the elevator dressed in that crap.

I'm actually an IT and creative professional with over eight years of experience and a college degree. I've just always happened to work in places with a lax dress code.

One of my previous bosses spent the whole day in the office barefoot in Hawaiian shirts. He did pretty well for himself so I'm guessing the dress code wasn't killing our business or professionalism.

[wellnowwhat]

Originally Posted by seain dublin

I lived in Portland for about 3 yrs, other than a couple of months in the summer it is hardly t-shirts and shorts weather.

Dress the way you interviewed and than you can tone it down later.

I'm originally from California, so a much larger part of the year was t-shirt and shorts weather while I was living there.

[winkosmosis]

Originally Posted by wellnowwhat

I'm originally from California, so a much larger part of the year was t-shirt and shorts weather while I was living there.

Well I lived for a couple years in Hawaii where it's always shorts and t-shirt weather but no professional dresses like that for work. It's typically jeans or slacks and Aloha shirt or polo.

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[highlife2]

Over the top dress codes are about control, even people that work with clients, the client is rarely in a 3 piece suit. Unless your talking billion dollar deals I think the whole dress code thing is about control and not about anything else.