Casual Friday

Since coming to joining this company, “Casual Friday” has taken on a whole new meaning. The people in the office I work out of were once a start-up company that was bought out by a larger company. These folks all have back grounds with Microsoft and the Dot Com era so they tend to be a little more casual. Just this week we had visitor come and spend a few days in the office and the VP of Technology sent us all an email asking us to dress in more business attire and maintain normal business hours.

I for one have a closet full of ‘business’ attire so that is what I where every day except Casual Friday when I will allow myself to wear a pair of nice jeans a jacket or sweater and nice shoes. No tennis shoes (except for while I am on my afternoon walk), no t-shirts, no sweat shirts.

For the rest of the team since they think business casual means a pair of jeans and a sweater or a nice t-shirt, Casual Friday is a sight to behold. The last couple of Fridays I have been in the office my boss has worn his Grey Sweatsuit. Now I’m not talking about a nice warm up or jogging suit. I’m talking about the plain, no logo anywhere with elastic cuffs at the ankles sweatsuit.

Maybe I’m just a little on the old fashioned and set in my ways, but I know that dressing for success is important. The way you dress not only effects how you behave, but it effects how others perceive and treat you. How hard it is to take my boss seriously and with respect when we are having an in-depth business discussion and he is dressed like this: