Worst work outfits you see?

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest faux pas I see from the 20-somethings in my office is going braless.

As has been covered by previous posters, leave her be. She’s doing god’s work.

+1, they know what they’re doing. We know what they’re doing. It’s a win-win at least for the dudes.

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Leggings.

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Richard Simmons

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Anonymous wrote:Leggings as pants.
Going braless. One of our 20s staff bent down and her loose top gave the security staff quite a show earlier this summer. Sigh.

Short dresses or skirts. Try to aim right above the knee if you want to go shorter.
Super tight bodycon anything. Goes for the super tight pants some guys wear as well.

Athleisure all the time. If someone wore it once in a while, it wouldn't be an issue.

God bless this woman and all who do this. Makes the world a better place. Spread some joy.

She's a sweet young woman and seemed to be clueless she was flashing everyone. Once one of her female coworkers let her know why the security guards enjoyed talking to her so much, she stopped flashing everyone.

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This morning saw a young man on the elevator at my office building (gov't agency) that had on a nice button up shirt, with clean, shiny hard-bottom shoes, but had on ripped tight skinny jeans. They looked so uncomfortable!! All I could do was SMH. Why does he think that is appropriate to wear to work??

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Anonymous wrote:Leggings as pants.
Going braless. One of our 20s staff bent down and her loose top gave the security staff quite a show earlier this summer. Sigh.

Short dresses or skirts. Try to aim right above the knee if you want to go shorter.
Super tight bodycon anything. Goes for the super tight pants some guys wear as well.

Athleisure all the time. If someone wore it once in a while, it wouldn't be an issue.

God bless this woman and all who do this. Makes the world a better place. Spread some joy.

She's a sweet young woman and seemed to be clueless she was flashing everyone. Once one of her female coworkers let her know why the security guards enjoyed talking to her so much, she stopped flashing everyone.

The female coworkers are just jealous and should not be shaming her in that manner.

Women should be able to enjoy their own bodies and share whatever they want others to look and admire.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally think shorts or skirts for work should be closer to your knee that to your crotch. So whatever that midpoint is, don’t go above it.
Also, I see this all the time on metro…..check the back of your skirt. Lots of young women seem to not realize that if a skirt is the same length in the back as the front, if you have any butt, it will then be shorter in back. If you have a really curvy butt, it might be a LOT shorter in back. I see women all the time that have skirts that are reasonable length in front, but from the back we are staring at the bottom of tjeir butt cheeks. Check the back and keep in mind the angle of the metro escalator and whether you want to give a show to the person behind you on the escalator.

I don’t care about wet hair so long as it’s not a client meeting or court or you’re leading a presentation.

Ill add carrying a backpack tends to pull up skirts in the back somehow.

No sneakers (fine for commuting but change at your desk), no flip flops, no shorts, no sweatpants, no sweatshirts. No visible bra or nips. If a trendy high schooler would wear it, don't wear it to the office.

I’m the previous poster and I wear sneakers all the time. Foot health is more important than anything else. Your should see my mom’s bunions from years of professional shoes. Sneakers are fine.

I am 60 years old, and I basically wear nothing but sneakers anymore. Sneakers with my suits, with dresses and skirts, etc. I am the highest-ranking woman in my office--happy to send the message that heels are not required here.

I love you for this, but I’m still uneasy with sneakers (Such a funny word! We were more literal and called them tennis shoes.) with dresses or skirts.

Are you literally going to play tennis in them?
My tennis shoes (for clay or hard courts; grass are different) are literally tennis shoes. Otherwise they are, yes, sneakers in this country. Or "kicks" if you're cool.

DP - Tennis shoes vs sneakers vs gym shoes is a regional thing throughout this country.

NP- Actual tennis shoes have a different sole. They're not the same as sneakers.

Yes but a ton of people in the country describe any athletic shoe as “tennis shoes” no matter what they’re designed for. Like pop vs. soda.

Agreed. I grew up referring to all athletic type shoes as "sneakers." I moved out of NYC as a teen and suddenly everything I thought of as "sneakers" were now "tennis shoes."

I'm the 60-year-old sneaker-wearing PP, and yes I grew up in the northeast. I call every sporty shoe "sneakers" unless they are designed for a specific purpose (running shoes or tennis shoes, e.g.).

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One of my non client facing admins is a 240lb 5ft7 PG lady that wears one piece solid colored oneies (I think thats what they are called) and you can see moisture/sweat spots in her creases- crotch, pits, as crack, elbow folds, etc. it is repulsive.

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I grew up in Boston. I call them all running shoes.

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Anonymous wrote:My direct supervisor - head of HR in 300 person + dept - recently wore this (and she's size 2x AND it was tight on her)


THANK YOU DCUM for giving me a place to speak of this - i have been holding it in waaaayyyyyy too long.

It makes me sad that someone woukd wear this at all, especially at work.

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Visible tattoos.

The hand tattoos make you look dirty honestly.

Also random arm tattoos are not professional at all.

If you did it and love it then you made a choice to wear long sleeves year round.

Btw I have a ton of tattoos but my coworkers will never see it unless the bump into my at a pool

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I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but improper undergarments are also part of not being appropriately dressed.

I am shocked and appalled at the number of women who don't wear shapewear beneath their clothes. Even for smaller women, shapewear is essential to achieve a smooth, professional, and well-groomed appearance.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but improper undergarments are also part of not being appropriately dressed.

I am shocked and appalled at the number of women who don't wear shapewear beneath their clothes. Even for smaller women, shapewear is essential to achieve a smooth, professional, and well-groomed appearance.

Oh hell no. As long as you wear a bra, any bra and undies you're good. This isn't the Oscars.

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Anonymous wrote:TLDR men need to stop wearing skinny slacks hemmed an inch or two above their shoes. It looks like a bad fitting elementary school outfit that they never grew out of. Also, now that it’s summer, please wear an undershirt. No one wants to see your pit stains first thing in the morning. The pentagon special of slacks of slacks, ties and sneakers is a bad look. Finally, get everything tailored. Untailored and wrinkled clothes are just the worst.

Fortunately, the little lord fauntleroy suits seems to have come an end. No man over the age of 15 can look good in that tight, short, cropped thing. Any man wearing that today is very fashion backwards. Baggy - excessively so - is where it's at now.

As for women, men are going to note all the curves no matter what anyone wears. There's no avoiding that. Fortunately, women can ridicule men for wearing tiny little suits or for looking like a disheveled blimp in their fashion-forward baggy suits. There's no win anywhere. So wear whatever is comfortable and unobjectionable.

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Anonymous wrote:One of my non client facing admins is a 240lb 5ft7 PG lady that wears one piece solid colored oneies (I think thats what they are called) and you can see moisture/sweat spots in her creases- crotch, pits, as crack, elbow folds, etc. it is repulsive.

What is a PG lady?