Dressing for work

@missybear (11391)
United States
December 29, 2009 6:14pm CST
Do you dress for work in your own clothing or do you work in a place that you have to wear a uniform? For years I worked at casinos doing housekeeping and the always provided a Uniform. Most of the places even washed them. You just turn them in at the end of the day and change in your own clothe. Now I work in a clinical environment and I wear scrubs. I love them. They comfy and they have hundreds of cute different styles. You never get bored wearing them and you don't ruin your own clothe. Do you have to wear a Uniform or have a certain dress code were you work?
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@cjfoust (614)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I, like you, work in a clinical environment and get to wear scrubs every day. I absolutely love it! Our employer provides our scrubs for us, but on Fridays we can wear any kind we want with cute little designs on them. I feel like I'm wearing pajamas every day because they are so comfortable! It is definately hard to put jeans on over the weekend after wearing scrubs Monday through Friday.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
30 Dec 09
Yes, I just responded and said it's SOOO hard not to fall asleep because scrubs are so very comfortable. I actually wouldn't mind going out with them, after all, if I'm just shopping no one's going to know lol.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Dec 09
That's nice that you get yours provided. I bet you they are not as cute as your own though. They probably just the plain colored ones.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
30 Dec 09
we were given a golf shirt to wear at work but no one says when to wear it. we just dress in office casual to work and fridays we can wear jeans.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Dec 09
We used to have casual Friday before i started working there but I guess people got carried away and they stopped it.
• India
30 Dec 09
i wore formal mostly but on friday causauls
• India
30 Dec 09
What a good routine :)
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I wear scrubs too. I am an in home aide, so we have to wear scrubs. They are really comfortable and not much different then pajamas, that I don't want to rip my clothes off when I first get home! In fact, they're too comfortable that if I'm not careful I fall asleep at work.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Dec 09
They are comfy aren't they. Sometimes I wear the pants to the store and no one cares.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I wore a softer pair of pants the other day, I couldn't tell you the material, kind of velvety like lol.
• United States
2 Jan 10
I do not work, but my husband does. He does not have a uniform nor a dress code. He is a radio dj at a local country station. He wears jeans and a shirt. He is careful not to wear inappropriate things on his shirts that may offend people. I am glad that you are working. With the economy being bad it is great that you have a job.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
2 Jan 10
That sounds like a cool job and Jeans and T-shirts are my kinda dress code
• United States
5 Jan 10
I dress in my own clothes and THEY are my everyday uniform b/c I wear the same thing all that week.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
6 Jan 10
I hope you wash them in between
• United States
12 Jan 10
Yes, I do!lol B/c my shirts get a little "ripe" if U know what I mean?!
• Philippines
24 Jan 10
The company I work for does not require its employees to wear a uniform to work. However, it imposes a dress code to its employees. In accordance to my company's dress code, I wear business casual/corporate clothes to work from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, we are allowed to wear casual clothes although t-shirts, shorts, slippers, sleeveless blouses and other revealing clothes are not allowed. The company I work for expects its employees to always look presentable and professional.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
24 Jan 10
People didn't comply with casual Friday at my Job so they cut it out
• United States
31 Dec 09
I wish sometimes that I did wear a uniform. But I guess thats the way the ball bounces, I have to think about want i'm going to wear everyday I hav to work. We have to dress business like, no jeans, sneakers, etc. Very professionally.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
I'm sure that gets kinda expensive.
• India
30 Dec 09
i don't have any uniform at my workplace,hence i am free to wear my own clothing ,anything which is formal and decent.sometimes i do wish we had a uniform when my favourite dress gets dirty .but otherwise its fine
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
It sure saves on doing laundry and messing up your own clothe
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Hey missy! I used to wear scrubs to when I worked at my medical jobs and I just loved them too! They were so cute and soooooo comfy! And yes, they did have so many cute ones! But, in my first job I wore only the white ones and then at my last job we wore only royal blue which were also laundered by the laundry servives and had our names on them! But, most of the years I worked I legal offices and we had to get "dressed up"! Some were more formal then others and it sucked! I hated having to wear "nice clothes or suits" and heels! Oh, God that's how I ruined my damn feet~ Wish I could sue the baastards now!lol
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
If I had to wear dresses and heals I would have to quit my job.
@BinaryKat (735)
• United States
1 Jan 10
I am a temp so all assignments I have been on, the dress code was always business casual which is cool cause I don't have to worry about wearing a business suit, dress, nor skirt. I usually just wear a nice shirt or sweater with black pants with some black slip-on shoes and I am good to go. I haven't work in a place where there was a uniform dress code though.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
2 Jan 10
That sounds simple and nice.You can wear anything with black pants.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Both of the places I work with, I use my own clothes. My own dress slacks, dress blouses, and button-up cotton blouses. At the drycleaners that I work at, we have the option of wearing a white button-up collared blouse OR their provided company-logo polo shirt. I gladly choose the button-up blouse one, of course! I prefer to dress myself than have someone else do it for me. At Macy's (my 2nd part time job), likewise, we get to CHOOSE which of our clothes we want to wear..But we still have to follow their strict dress code (which is: you must dress in ALL BLACK!) So both of my jobs have dress codes but I just wear things out of my wardrobe that fit in to the dress code. And I've always wanted to wear scrubs!! They look so comfortable!!
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Sounds like you got it made. You can wear your own clothe as long as they agree with your dress code. Nice
• United States
30 Dec 09
Because I work in a preschool, I am free to wear anything I chose, that is appropriate of course. But at the same time I have to make sure that I wear clothing that I don;t mind getting paint or glue or play-doh on. There is an ongoing dilemma in my closet because I'm not able to afford new clothes whenever I feel, so I usually end up wearing nicer shirts or pants and they eventually get stained. I'm telling you, about half of my closet have some kind of bleach or paint stain on it. I've tried the uniform thing and it's great if you like doing laundry. My employer doesn't provide uniforms so I had to wear my own but then I got tired of the children saying, "Ms. Ashley, why do you keep wearing that shirt?" ;)
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
How funny, it would be nice if you could get some kind of clothing budget per year.
30 Dec 09
I work from home so i wear wat i want:) its the best thing mostly im in my Pjs all day long ;).
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That's the best, Pj's and sweats
• Canada
30 Dec 09
I usually just wear my jammies, since most of my work is done from home lol...but sometimes I Do need to dress in business attire :)
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
you one of the lucky ones. Staying home and getting paid
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
30 Dec 09
My first job in a fast food restaurant had me wear uniforms on the job. But my last four jobs in the call center industry just had a dress code that employees had to follow. I am not a keen dresser, but last year invested in some good pants and blouses. I still prefer a uniform though because it eliminates the hassle of making sure your clothes are in style or in coordination with your shoes or pants or whatsoever.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I wouldn't have enough clothe to wear to work all the time. It sure saves money having to wear uniforms.
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
30 Dec 09
I dressed for myself when working or going to work. We don't have common suits for us but we need to dress up our own style. Most of the time I used corporate dress and sometimes a casual wear. It is much easier and comfortable wearing the simple attire. It don't needs to make myself heavy with many things like necklace or something that can much with my suits. I am a simple woman with a simple needs in life that happy to wear a simple dress. Have a nice day!
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That's like me, lot of people call me "Plain Jane" becourse I hardly ever dress up or wear make-up.
@srganesh (6340)
• India
30 Dec 09
Well,did you love being in uniform always?Don't you get bored to remain in the same color all days?But it sounds nice that your dress will not be spoiled at all and you need not pay more attention to clean clothes.And you need not spend a lot on clothes.Yet,you can satisfy yourself by wearing colorful dresses after work time.Am I right?
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I love it, it's fun to dress in scrubs
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
30 Dec 09
Hi missybear! I do have to wear a uniform that the company provides. It is better because I don't mess up my normal clothes. All people have to wear it too. Even those that work in the office. It's kind of like a united front type of thing to potential customers and such.I do have to wash mine but they supply a certain amount of shirts and pants every year.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
30 Dec 09
At least you get a little help with new clothe. I guess they have to give you new once every so often.
@adamc151 (476)
30 Dec 09
I am still at college where we can wear our own cloths but i also have a weekend job where i do have a uniform because i serve people at functions and stuff. Its a weird uniform to be honest, like a chefs jacket thing but black with colored ends. Personally i think it looks quite good :D
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
As long as you like it who cares
@px_yeap (269)
• Malaysia
30 Dec 09
it is hard when there is no dress code in work except i can't wear slipper and short! i can't decide what to wear, but i would go with a polo shirt to feed my work scope as i work in a reliability lab!
@missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Oh, so you wear a lab coat over your clothe anyways. I guess then it doesn't matter.