Cozy comfy workplace attire (in person at office)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just started new role at new company. Everyone is in person at least 4 days a week. My colleague today wore black athletic yoga pants/leggings, flats and an oversized baggy casual top. Colleague in question is late 40s. I dressed in pencil skirt, low heels, and tucked in button-down long sleeved white shirt (open at neck in v with feminine style collar). Colleague made a joke to me that I must have not gotten memo that the attire in the office is cozy comfy. I only dress down at home and on weekends. I am always comfortable in business attire at work. I also notice a lot more senior people are more dressed up. The interaction with colleague was a little weird. To me, if she wanted to dress in athleisure, to each their own.

I do think we are getting a little too cozy comfy in the workplace. It feels a little sloppy.
Thoughts?

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[Anonymous]

Ignore her. She's feeling either jealous or threatened. Or she's just aggressive and nasty in general.

When I began my job at DOJ I wore suits most of the time and got nasty comments from a few of the women in the office who were very dressed down. I was dressing the way the chiefs did. Who do you think was ultimately promoted, me or the women in the sloppy clothes? Of course it wasn't just the clothes, but how you present yourself is part of a mindset that is either professional, or, as you put it, sloppy.

[Anonymous]

I like that a lot of different attire is acceptable these days. I’m a little sad that my wardrobe of theory reiss and other items don’t get as much use, I still keep them for more formal stuff like when I’m presenting at a conference or something. I wear jeans a lot. Sometimes more ‘business’ casual just because that’s what I have in my closet and I didn’t buy a ton of new stuff during and after the pandemic. When I wear a pulled together look it feels nice and the compliments are nice. Athleisure is a little too informal for me and to me, it’s never a stylized look, but whatevs. Let them do what they want. You do you OP.