Employee dress code

**James** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-13-2006, 08:43 AM

I am reviewing an employee manual this week for a client to see if any changes might be in order. I was comparing mine to his to see how I “measured up”.

I found this in there, with respect to pants, that really got me to laugh.

"Pants may not be baggy or sag away from the body. Crotch of pants must fit at the natural crotch. Bottom of pants may not extend past the bottom of the shoe. Pants must be worn at the natural waist. Belts are not required; however, if necessary a belt or suspenders will need to be worn to keep pants at the natural waist. Belts should not extend more than 6" from buckle."

demobud · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2006, 03:19 PM

So, no gangstas allowed? I had temp a few weeks ago whose pants were so intentionaly loose the waist was below his butt. I sent him home to get a better fitting pair of pants after I explained about how he could get caught in moving machinery.

oldrustycars · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 08:29 AM

its insane that someone would have to put that in a manual. our manual calls for no short pants. what idiot would wear shorts to a demo job? but obviuosly someone did. myself, i wear bib overalls, and im a driver.

**James** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-21-2006, 08:32 AM

It’s insane, but you have to do it, it happens all the time. Especially with temps or day laborers, they seem to always come with there pants down to there knees. I don’t even know how they walk in them, let alone work in them.

But I guess that is why they are temps.

blast1 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 02:30 PM

I firmly believe in an appropriate standard of dress. Operating as a sub most of the time, it helps identify people on your side better. I fell ashamed seeing a persons "crack"! It generates derogatory remarks, can disrupt harmony and can be taken very wrong by female employees, who by the way, never seem to have that problem.
We require bright orange or yellow shirts so that operators can see you. It's a good alternate to wearing a vest.
Have you ever seen an ironworker "busting a sag"?

demobud · #6 (**permalink**) 08-05-2006, 06:43 AM

I recently toured an installation where the owners buy large quantities of international orange T shirts with the company logo on them. They are like a combination safety/dress code/ promotional item and they get them so cheaply they give them away to their workers.

**James** · #7 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blast1

I firmly believe in an appropriate standard of dress.

I agree most definitely.

I also believe that estimators and project managers should be dress appropriately. When I would go to a walk, I would call the contractor if I didn’t know if it was an active site or not. Find out what the appropriate dress was and dress what was required.

Most of the time I would be in dress slacks and a buttoned shirt. It amazes me on when I have walked through attorney’s office getting remodel or a really nice public area and some of my competition is dress in holey jeans and a ratty t-shirt.

demobud · #8 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 11:16 AM

I agree, first impressions are critical. I really appreciate it when people say, "You don't look like a demo guy".