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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be prepared for pushback. I have addressed a few of our contract employees with "please no jeans or denim at the office." The response was "these are the only pants I have besides shorts."

You have to be prepared to  enforce the dress code or say then you can't work here. [/quote]

And I hope your reply back to them was something like "I remember what it was like when I first started working. I built my professional wardrobe slowly, but started with a pair of black pants, a plain solid colored top, and back loafers. Those are pieces you can buy at any price point"

When I was 25 years old, my 45 year old male boss asked me to counsel another young woman on her attire because it was not professional (she was dressing for happy hour, not for client meetings). This has been happening forever and you just need to suck it up and be clear..[/quote]

The above is very good advice. When I was starting out and needed to build a professional wardrobe, I was advised to go to consignment stores and it was great advice. That's easier than ever now with online thrift options and buy nothing groups.  There's also professional fast fashion. You can get a passable blazer at H&M for $30.

Gen Z seems very attuned to language and online presence, so perhaps explain to them that just as you can't use emojis and text abbreviations at work or on your resume, you can't wear your weekend clothes to the office. You present yourself differently on LinkedIn versus on Instagram, and dressing is like that too.[/quote]

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