(un)dress code

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#1

Do you follow a dress-code at work?

  • Yes, I wear uniform
  • Yes, I wear business suit
  • Only on special occasions, otherwise I wear normal everyday clothes
  • No, I just wear whatever I like

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I’m curious (I think I say it way too often, but blame my curious nature :blush: ): what kind of dress codes exist in NZ?

I can only speak about what I see around in Auckland. In City there are lots of people in business suits, but I think they belong to particular professions, like lawyers, so for them you can expect the strict rules will apply.

Waiters in cafes seem to wear the black apron from waist till very long, at least this is what I see very often.

Some places have special uniforms. Military organizations, for example, or fast-food. I would think they provide their employees with this clothes as part of the contract.

My own contract has dress code stated in one little paragraph, which says something like “you have to obey the company’s dress code”. But there is nothing specially described, so if our IT guys look really business-like, then for some ladies the term “undress code” would be more applicable :laughing:

So I’m wondering how it happens in other places around the country.

#2

You’re missing an option along the lines of “I have to wear dressy clothes, but not a suit as such”. I just put suit, because it’s definitely not what I’d wear given the choice… that would be jeans.

#3

where I work, our company gives out t-shirts (about 1/year); so except for managers, most people wear jeans or slacks & t-shirts or polo shirts (almost entirely male work place). But that is fairly casual compared to most places, from what I understand.

#4

No dress code here. So it’s typically jeans & t-shirts.

Unless we go to a client site (which are all in Aussie, so it’s not that often). In which case I take some of my silk suits. They go nicely with my tie-dyed business shirts I got tailored in Bangkok.

#5

At the place I worked over summer, which was an electronics shop in Newmarket, the guys had a vague dress code of a uniform t-shirt and nice pants (by that they meant anything that wasn’t ripped to shreds or covered in muck). Us girls had no dress code. The other girls dressed in cool Asian fashions and I just dressed semi-formal, otherwise I found that people mistook me for another customer.

#6

The dress standard where I work is smart casual. Nobody wears jeans and the most common attire for guys is business trousers and either a business shirt or a smart casual shirt. Suits are probably worn when visiting clients, depending on your role; i.e. sales, account managers etc wear suits and techies wear what they normally wear. Polo shirts with logos are available for those that want them.

Pretty much everyone is well dressed.

#7

I wear overalls, and climb inside machines for a living. Go figure.

#8

I work at a semi industrial site operating a treatment process, we have no dress code for ground level staff, except when working around or in critical hygiene areas. Then it varies from a dust coat through to clean overalls, rubber gloves and disinfected gumboots. Other than that steel capped shoes are a must at all times.
If we have special visitors I might wear something other than shorts & a
t-shirt, and most days I don’t bother shaving, unless I’ve reached my kiwifruit stage.
When you deal with chemicals, especially Chlorine, or partially treated sewerage wearing your nice clothes isn’t smart, even with overalls etc.
Jared

#9

Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.

#10

Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.[/quote]

I know a lady who worked as an engineer at F&P. One day she climbed inside a fridge-making press to get it going, thinking it was off when it wasn’t. She reckons she was lucky to come off with just a scalding from the boss rather than to come out as the world’s first fridge-shaped woman.

#11

OMG! she was seriously lucky! :open_mouth:

#12

My work doesn’t have a set dress code, most people just wear normal every day clothes or shirt and work pants.
Because I work in a university medical school we do have to wear closed in shoes and lab coats when we are in the laboratories though.

#13

Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.[/quote]

I know a lady who worked as an engineer at F&P. One day she climbed inside a fridge-making press to get it going, thinking it was off when it wasn’t. She reckons she was lucky to come off with just a scalding from the boss rather than to come out as the world’s first fridge-shaped woman.[/quote]

Within 2 months of starting where I’m working now, there was an accident in Cambridge, where a man fell into one, and was crushed. 300 ton per sq inch is very flat. I’ll never take that kinda chance.

#14

Tangent sighted, ahead full sail!
It sounds really lame but thats why we have really anal health and safety procedures… machine lockouts are soooo critical. Some places are so strict physically remove the circuit breakers in instances like that.
The enforceable part of our dress code is all part and parcel of the H&S schmoozle, if we fail to wear the gear & something happens we could be in the big poo.
Not only injured or dead but fined heavily as well.
Just as a side does anyone know what the OSH take on larp combat is?

Jared

#15

Unless you’re doing it for an occupation, they don’t care.

And they let people play rugby for a living, so go figure…

#16

By the way, what about hairstyle? I know military guys wear their hair very short, but I think it may be applicable to other professions too. Not necessarily the short haircut, but maybe something else?

#17

[quote=“Jared”]Tangent sighted, ahead full sail!
It sounds really lame but thats why we have really anal health and safety procedures… machine lockouts are soooo critical. Some places are so strict physically remove the circuit breakers in instances like that.[/quote]

Tangent on the rocks!
He was sitting on top of a running machine, kicking off a stuck product when he fell in. All guards were closed, and interlocks unengaged active. The company got fined for allowing the culture of “Calculated Risk” to have been developed.

Deviation back to subject.
As long as your hair is short enough not to be caught in a machine, or restrained, my company don’t care.

#18

For my company you just have to wear a particular shirt (one of 3 types depending on the event…polo, t or buttondown), Black shoes and any black pants.

And they mention its a good idea to have hair tied back (for the same reason as sighted above as well as presentability) and be either clean shaven or have neatly trimed facial hair.

I beleive there may also be a cap that you can get of them if your working outside…but I have never seen one…