Workplace attire discrimination against men!

Jonny Arson

Going into work wearing a sticky shirt, a tie choking your neck, a pair of trousers you wouldn't be seen dead in on a Saturday night and expensive uncomfortable shoes is hardly the way you want to be working especially in hot weather.......

so what makes things worse? Going into work seeing your female colleagues wearing casual t-shirts, dresses, skirts, combats, runners while you are dressed as if you're still in school!

I'm wondering is this the way things are in your company? Are women free to wear nearly anything they want or do they have to dress in an ''appropriate manner? It annoys me because I and any other man could be sacked (going by my contract) if I wore in casual clothes yet the women in my place get away with murder! Turn the tables around and this would end up in the court of human rights or some other shite like that!

Sangre

Its illegal to hold one sex to a higher standard in work then another. You can't even tell a man to cut his hair aslong as there is one woman with long hair.
Mention to HR if its a big company and I'll guarantee they'll do something very fast.

Jonny Arson

They do say on my contract that ''all staff'' are to dress appropriately wearing blah blah etc. but it's quite clear the rules are bent for the ladies as nothing is ever said.... I only working there for another month so it would be pointless for me to go fighting HR (I don't want to be hated by women afterall!) over dress code but it's certainly an interesting insight into how double standards over dress code still exist

Sangre

Just go in wearing a tshirt knowing full well they can't do anything to you individually.

Rb

Sangre wrote:

Just go in wearing a tshirt knowing full well they can't do anything to you individually.

Exactly, go in as casually as the women are and if anythings said/done about it then kick up a fuss about sexual discrimination etc.
They can't be treating the men and women differently afterall

Toolach

It is far easier for women.

In my office - they dress very casually.

Crucifix

God I'd wear a skirt in this weather if they'd let me.

grimloch

That's true, my superiors should consider themselves very lucky that I'm even wearing pants in this weather.

At least get rid of the tie though.

Karl Hungus

Crucifix wrote:

God I'd wear a skirt in this weather if they'd let me.

I imagine if you were wearing a skirt, a discrimination case would be very easy if they took exception.

Gone West

pft, just wear better shirts, more comfortable trousers, and nicer shoes.
Silk shirts and ties all the way.
Also, comfortable suits are good when its not too hot.

If you did complain, they would just ask the women to wear in more appropriate clothes. Not the other way around. You'd just drag them down with you!

Anyways, who wants all the women in an office wearing boring conservative clothes. Especially during summer >_>

abetarrush

Its just easier for girls to be more casually appropriately dressed

They can wear a shirt, trousers, skirts etc

All us guys can wear is a Suit, or else trousers and a shirt

At my job we dont hafta wear ties, and Friday is casual day

alantc

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Going into work wearing a sticky shirt, a tie choking your neck, a pair of trousers you wouldn't be seen dead in on a Saturday night and expensive uncomfortable shoes is hardly the way you want to be working especially in hot weather.......

If the tie is choking your neck then you bought a shirt that was too small for you. This shouldn't be happening. The rest of your clothes don't sound 'expensive'. Expensive clothes tend to be comfortable.

Maybe you should tell your employer that it is very warm and that you'd like the air conditioning turned on.

Where I work women get to wear a much larger variety of clothes than men.

Gillo

it's summer, the weather is warm, live with it