Democracy in the workplace. We deserve better.
Dress codes have always been prohibitively expensive. When I was a young man getting my occupational feet wet in the nineties it was pretty much, “We’re gonna pay you three dollars an hour and we require three piece suits at all times.”
I’m suddenly thankful my business casual attire can be picked up for like 5 bucks at goodwill.
Hell, for my promotion to my first office job, my previous manager straight up bought me a bunch of cheap polos on his own dollar, basically saying “don’t embarrass me for suggesting you for the position”. Wore those for like a whole year or more before buying my own for cheap.
A full suit? Fuck. Good luck thrifting one that fits well without tailoring, let alone several.
I have never found pants that didn’t have to be hemmed no matter what size my waist is. I’ve lost a huge amount of weight- gone from obese to the average weight for my BMI and it’s still true. It’s infuriating. I’m not tiny either, I’m 5’9".
Every off-the-rack suit is for some average body which doesn’t seem to exist. I’ve never had a jacket fit shoulder, chest, and arm length.
I can choose to look like a child in his father’s jacket, a child who has grown out of his own jacket, or pay a few thousand (?) for something that actually fits.
Must be tough finding pants with eight or ten legs (depending on how you categorize the two arms and eight tentacles)
You have no idea.
If a squid wore pants…
And yet their makeup is impeccable. Article says “young people”, but curiously only cute women in the pictures.
“It looks cute, and yet, you don’t lose that feeling of sexiness.” Ah, the all important feeling of sexiness in the office that women strive for.
Yes, most people are not very exciting to look at, myself included, but this whole ‘show more mid to ugly people’ shit needs to go away
Article says “young people”, but curiously only cute women in the pictures.
I think it is just cute woman get more likes on social media. Since it is not formally a movement, more like humorous complains, cute woman tends to get more attention in this case.
sexiness
Chinese “sexy” is not as formal as their american counterpart, I think she said “可爱而不失性感”, which I feel is a perfectly SFW phrase.
See, that’s why I can’t dress nice. I’m not lazy; this is an organized protest to better mankind.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if millions of people could choose to work in a T-shirt and boxer shorts whenever they wanted?
Companies just have to allow WFH and that could happen.
Nah…
I have to say, I find it weird how focused Americans are on dress codes in offices. In Germany that’s pretty much not a thing, unless you have direct contact to customers (bank teller, etc).
Granted, as a developer standards are lax anyway, but I don’t even own a dress shirt or suit.
I’m American and that describes my job experience across 3 industries pretty closely:
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first industry, sometimes client-facing: polo/dress shirt
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second, client-facing: suit and tie, clean shaven (I quit this one pretty quick)
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third, rarely talk to clients virtually: don’t look homeless. I wear a hoodie most days I’m in the office and once didn’t shave for 3 months
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Could you get away with whatever you went to sleep in though? That’s the advantage of WFH. Get up, do your work, don’t bother getting dressed unless there’s a meeting. If you need a shower and a change, you can do it on your break.
I agree that American office dress codes are bullshit, but being allowed to be as comfortable as you like in your clothes is, I am guessing, frowned upon even in Germany.
I worked a hybrid schedule. I didn’t bother getting dressed until the other half of the day I went into the office. And I was more productive at home because I was more comfortable in every way including the fact that I could just do my work in boxers and a T-shirt.
Not getting dressed at least somewhat is a sign of depression.
When I still went to the office, I wore the exact same cloth I would wear when I was just going outside. Clean, not significantly more holes than intended.
Nonsense. It’s a sign of comfort. Why should I get dressed if I don’t have to go anywhere? I’ll get dressed if I need to go somewhere.
It can be either. Things like thar absolutely are warning signs of depression, and ignoring that is dangerous. Doesn’t mean everyone (or even the majority) of those that do have depression, but that doesn’t change that it is a warning sign.
That’s fair, but this other person seems to think it’s my duty to get dressed in the morning from the continued conversation I’m having with them.
You get up and work. Unwashed, dirty clothes. That’s not comfort, that’s concerning.
And yes, you and your clothes are dirty after sleeping in them. You sweat about half a liter every night.
Okay? Your clothes are dirty after wearing them all day too. I shower and put on clean clothes before I go to bed.
… And then you sleep in them, thus making them dirty. That’s not that hard.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
But a new trend flooding Chinese social media takes casual to the next level, with young workers sharing videos of themselves wearing their “grossest” clothes to the office.
Experts say it’s part of a wider rebellion by young people against the rigidity of the workplace and the grueling working hours it takes to succeed.
It refers to the changes people can go through when they start working a 9-to-5 job — ending the day feeling lethargic and giving up on their appearance due to fatigue.
Social media users have joked that if you wear your favorite outfit to work, it’ll be contaminated by the “Ban Wei” as the office vibe creeps into your personal life.
Yet, the same people showcasing their gross work outfits are those who wear more fashionable attire for social occasions, Jack Porteous of China-focused consultancy firm TONG Global told Business Insider.
Short of just “lying flat” or “letting it rot,” the “gross outfits” are perhaps the closest Chinese professionals can get to venting their grievances without outright quitting their jobs.
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I’m sure they still cost loads.
“It’s so convenient for both work and home. I have essentially reached a state where the office and my home have become one,” she said.
This is what happens when companies expect you to live and breath for their bottom line.
