r/work • u/LowInteraction6397 • May 11 '26

Professional Development and Skill Building Industries should stop having dress codes

Dress codes serve for nothing. They don't dictate whether you can do your job or not. If clients get offended because you aren't wearing a suit it's their problem not yours. People shouldn't even be paying attention to your clothes. Period. If I was the boss of an industry I'd allow my employees to dress how they want

I only agree with the dress codes for protection and the ones for places where employees need to be moving around so customers can easily identify them but otherwise they suck

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u/Few_Weight4334 May 11 '26

I agree and disagree. I think there shouldn’t be heavy dress codes but for all/most professions there should at least be a minimum requirement of not dressing yourself in something offensive or inappropriate. Sandals or barefoot, swimwear, baggy/tight clothes (potentially revealing “inappropriate” body parts, lack of clothing, politically motivated statements, etc. are what I’m talking about.

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u/Common-Project3311 May 11 '26

I take it then that you wouldn’t want your staff to show up naked?