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It’s summertime and the living is easy, but that doesn’t mean your co-workers want to hear the thwack-thwack of your flip-flops coming down the cubicle farm.
A new survey from staffing firm Adecco finds that around three-fourths of Americans think it’s OK for both men and women to dress more casually at work in the summer.
But there’s a big difference between “office casual” and “what I’m wearing to the beach after work.”
Flip-flops are the biggest office “don’t,” with 71 percent of adults surveyed saying the footwear is inappropriate for work. That’s slightly more than those who think miniskirts are inappropriate office wear, according to the Adecco survey.
Strapless tops and dresses were also slightly lower on the list, with 66 percent saying that they were inappropriate.
A little over half said that shorts are also an office no-no.
Are bare toes really more inappropriate than bare shoulders? It appears that it’s not so much the toes as the footwear itself that is such an office annoyance. Only 31 percent of respondents were opposed to open-toed shoes in general.
It should also be noted that far more women than men are against miniskirts and strapless tops.
The telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted in June.
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what difference does it make? do the job and who cares what you're wearing or look like. (with the exception of those days when you deal with clients and such). But most of my days are spent with 4 other girl admins in an office at a university. I am way more effective in my comfy jeans and flipflops than fussing with that uncomfortable blouse and high heels.... It's clothes - and work. It's not a fashion show with photogs.
As a former techie, hi-tech manager and eventually a government program manager I can say that the best code I encountered worked in all those places! Dress for your customer.
Irritated
Ever hear of "professionalism"?
No one says you have to wear a blouse and high heels, but shorts and flip flops should not be allowed, unless you work from home.
Of course being a nurse, I never had to worry about how to dress. Thank God for that.