IH-634SV - The Vulcan - 18oz Raw Straight Cut Jean (With Hidden Pockets)
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I think rigorous dress codes in most professional settings are antiquated and counterproductive. You ain't my daddy, it's not your place to tell me how to dress. It creates tension that's simply not necessary between employee and employer and makes employees think they are being esteemed on appearance instead of performance. Let your employees be themselves, and if you hire the right employees, this will pay for itself, guaranteed. There are certain customer-facing situations where a higher dress code is necessary, but otherwise it's not.
We have people with tattoos, dyed hair, and piercings who wear jeans, boots, and wallet chains, and we have people in khakis and cardigans, and we have people who wear sports coats and loafers without fail. Our GM wears golf shirts and jeans, and the only time I've seen our CEO not wearing a hoodie and jeans or shorts is when he has to suit up. I assure you our creative output and productivity are just fine, thank you very much, and morale is great too.
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Our company policy is no shorts, sweat pants, sandals (for men) or t-shirts with logos/wording. pretty easy to live with - and for the most part people exercise good common sense. unless of course you work in, or have reason to visit the dreaded "HQ" office: there it is business attire only (no tie is ok). I hate everything about that life-sucking place.
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I wear polyester pajamas at work. All day, everyday.
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Yes, exactly. What is the anticipated advantage?
I've read that in certain types of business, a relaxed dress code has led to lower productivity and more employee problems (infractions for "too casual", complaints of unprofessional behavior, interpersonal disputes, etc.). As a result, some companies have chosen to remove the issues by removing the casual dress code.
This is 100% spot on as to why. I looked at the execs when they were initially enforcing it on my team and said guys, I know this is not silicon valley, but let me assure you the smartest people in our industry are in hoodies and jeans, that we (and I do not) associate clothing with a professional state of mine. I've stood next to multimillionaires IT guys in Jeans and T. Steve Jobs wore skivys and Levis 501's. It has NOTHING to do with clothing. Call was shot down based on the justification of above. The output is not where it needs to be, so the dress needs to raise to help get the output back. I also said that I run a back of house function and if sales are bring potential clients around, and I was a potential I'd be shocked and untrusting if the IT staff were professionally dressed, that went down like a sack of shit.
I ended up in my 3 year old IH-9461Z's anyhow, so last laugh's on them. It's just another nail in the No Fecks Given train that has me working on my resume. I moved beyond formal wear years ago. If you're judging performance by such counters, I'll play your game, but you no longer get the benefits of mine.
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That is like stealing…
If I didn't have a pair already. Get em people, that 18oz is good stuff.
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absolutely great fit !
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