What do you find unprofessional at work?

[Anonymous]

-wearing perfume
-even worse, putting on perfume or scented lotion while sitting at your desk. Go to the bathroom if u need to groom yourself.

[Anonymous]

I am an interior designer. We are passionate about what we do and don't have fun at the expense of others. And....we love it if you love to work with color!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am an interior designer. We are passionate about what we do and don't have fun at the expense of others. And....we love it if you love to work with color!

How does this answser the question?

[Anonymous]

What's with all the people who say wearing perfume is unprofessional? As long as it's not too much perfume, I really don't see the problem. Is it also "unprofessional" when men wear cologne?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's with all the people who say wearing perfume is unprofessional? As long as it's not too much perfume, I really don't see the problem. Is it also "unprofessional" when men wear cologne?

Yes, cologne is even worse.

Many people are allergic to perfume or get migraines when around it.

Many who aren't allergic still find it tacky.

Skip perfume at work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thigh highs that drop below the hem of your skirt
Fingertip length skirts
Cleavage
Booties with a skirt
(Previous 4 items were all on the same person on the same day at my firm)
Golf shirts with college or sports team logos
Wearing all black all the time

I agree with pretty much everything else on this thread except this. I'm from NYC and I can promise you that some of the most sophisticated, successful professional women I know rock this look. It has to be done right, of course -- the blacks have to match, the clothes must be beautifully tailored and lean more toward classic than trendy, and the makeup and accessories have to be impeccable. I also disagree with the idea that it's unprofessional to wear similar clothes from one day to the next. If my outfit is professional on Monday, the same outfit is professional on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

It sounds like someone you dislike wears a lot of black, but that doesn't make it unprofessional. (And no, I don't wear all black almost ever. I just take issue with your premise.)

[Anonymous]

eating at your desk/office.

i find that disgusting. eat outside or in the cafeteria. hate having to smell 50 different kinds of food in teh work area.

we aren't animals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The female marketing director sitting on the lap of the male senior programmer during a meeting...professional or not professional?

if they're hot, its professional

[Anonymous]

Plus a million to the quotes/colors/guant wiggly font in the email signature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's with all the people who say wearing perfume is unprofessional? As long as it's not too much perfume, I really don't see the problem. Is it also "unprofessional" when men wear cologne?

Yes. Look. 1980 is over. Lay off the obsession, and just it for at night. You are in an office not on a date.

[Anonymous]

If your email signature contains one of those Jesus fish icons.

Also if your email signature reads like this:

Mark Twatwaffle
Director & Father of three
Project Management Office

You suck a thousand sucks.

[Anonymous]

Painting toenails at your desk.

Discussing your sex life to anyone who will (or won't) listen

[Anonymous]

Talking to yourself at your desk, or worse, singing to yourself at your desk. SHUT UP!

[Anonymous]

I'll see your cleavage (ha ha) and raise you an off-the-shoulder top. (Think "Flashdance.") The offender was an attorney, at a professional conference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your email signature contains one of those Jesus fish icons.

Also if your email signature reads like this:

Mark Twatwaffle
Director & Father of three
Project Management Office

You suck a thousand sucks.

Whaaat? People actually do this? Men?