| Since my workplace is quite far, I have to leave | | | | the rest of the workers follow suit. |
| for work very early in the morning to | | | | My husband works at a social service agency that |
| compensate for the long drive. I want my | | | | visits into people's homes, schools and the |
| morning routine to go smoothly so I try to set up | | | | courtroom. He always dresses very well, but he is |
| many things on the night before. However, I am | | | | definitely in the minority. One of my husband's |
| faced with the same dilemma of what to wear to | | | | coworkers has been my friend for a long time. |
| work for the next day. | | | | She told me that she liked working at the agency |
| Every night, I pick out my outfit so that I can | | | | because she does not to have to worry about |
| press it and make sure that it is ready to slip into | | | | what to wear. |
| the next day. My husband cannot believe the time | | | | In the past, she dressed very well, wore make |
| I take on deciding what to wear. I explained that | | | | up and had every hair in place. However, things |
| even though the dress code at our agency is | | | | have changed when she worked at the agency. |
| business casual, I like to look professional when I | | | | She now wears a pair of jeans and a shirt and |
| am at the workplace. | | | | does not bother with make up. Although I know |
| I stopped by my husband's office to exchange | | | | that she had a good reputation, her casual attire |
| vehicles with him about two weeks ago. I could | | | | makes her seem like she does not care about |
| not believe the way most of the workers were | | | | what type of job she is doing. |
| dressed in his workplace. Most of the workers I | | | | Many people are saying that the service delivery |
| saw were in jeans, although they also have a | | | | from the agency has declined since this director |
| business casual dress code. | | | | has taken over. Maybe the casual attitude that he |
| It was obvious that not very many of the people | | | | has towards what to wear is also causing his |
| in that workplace spent anytime planning what to | | | | staff to take too casual of an attitude towards |
| wear. Even the director wears jeans and flannel | | | | their work. His being so casual about running a |
| shirts in the winter and t-shirts in the summer, so | | | | business is causing a poor reputation in the area. |