When I worked at GAO there was a no denim rule. David Walker was known to rush down the hall to inspect fabric if it was that certain blue, lol.
When I worked at CRS, you had to be ready to go to brief staff or Members. Dress and blazer, pants and jacket, suit, no toe cleavage.,
When I worker at OTA most of the time no one cared. They defunded us, lol. Better to dress to expect a client call than know one isn't coming.
Lore from the 80s-90s

You can buy a men's blazer real cheap off eBay. Got my dh one to keep in the office.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh come now. People won't take you seriously if you start complaining about minor things.

Troll.

I'm not a troll, and I am scandalized at all the cuts (I've got neighbors and friends who were let go), the RTO, and the general nastiness and humiliations.

But to the honest, I applaud a more professional dress code for the federal government. Americans are notoriously lax in dress and I don't think it's a good thing.

And for the people who need to buy stuff... I buy my clothes on Poshmark.

I don't believe you. This is not an effort to bring a more professional dress code, this is a tactic to get people to leave. And the concern trolling about how people won't take you seriously if you complain about something is a constant refrain no matter what the topic.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh come now. People won't take you seriously if you start complaining about minor things.

Troll.

I'm not a troll, and I am scandalized at all the cuts (I've got neighbors and friends who were let go), the RTO, and the general nastiness and humiliations.

But to the honest, I applaud a more professional dress code for the federal government. Americans are notoriously lax in dress and I don't think it's a good thing.

And for the people who need to buy stuff... I buy my clothes on Poshmark.

So…which agency?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh come now. People won't take you seriously if you start complaining about minor things.

Troll.

I'm not a troll, and I am scandalized at all the cuts (I've got neighbors and friends who were let go), the RTO, and the general nastiness and humiliations.

But to the honest, I applaud a more professional dress code for the federal government. Americans are notoriously lax in dress and I don't think it's a good thing.

And for the people who need to buy stuff... I buy my clothes on Poshmark.

I’ll adhere to a dress code when the DOGE boys do.

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Anonymous wrote:If we have such a dress code imposed I will be creative with it! In fact, it might be time to dust off my retired husband’s suit jackets, shirts and ties. Maybe I will splurge for a fedora to really make a statement. B

Don’t forget, only one person per office gets to be that guy who always wears a bow tie. Get in quick and there’s no reason that guy can’t be you ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

This wins the thread

Anonymous wrote:Saw the email today- dress code is coming for my agency. "Suit and tie for men, equivalent for women."

I get that they are just trying to make people quit and this just annoys me.

What agency or office?

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Anonymous wrote:A friend at DHS got a dress code a week or two ago: no t-shirts, no revealing clothes, jeans must not have holes.

Oh good, sneakers ok!

I wear sneakers (Ok, running shoes) every day.

-NAVSEA engineer

Anonymous wrote:If we have such a dress code imposed I will be creative with it! In fact, it might be time to dust off my retired husband’s suit jackets, shirts and ties. Maybe I will splurge for a fedora to really make a statement. B

Don’t forget, only one person per office gets to be that guy who always wears a bow tie. Get in quick and there’s no reason that guy can’t be you ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

Really twisting the knife here

Anonymous wrote:If we have such a dress code imposed I will be creative with it! In fact, it might be time to dust off my retired husband’s suit jackets, shirts and ties. Maybe I will splurge for a fedora to really make a statement. B

+1. I think I'd have a tie or scarf for every day of the year!

People used to wear suits regularly. I used to wear suit bottoms and a nice collared shirt as a teacher in the aughts. Buy two cheap ones and rotate. Don’t let DOGE get you down.

At my agency we are required to eat Trump steaks for lunch every day.

Anonymous wrote:Saw the email today- dress code is coming for my agency. "Suit and tie for men, equivalent for women."

I get that they are just trying to make people quit and this just annoys me.

This is DOGE trolling to see what will get people upset.

I’ll just get some cheap blazer from old navy, slacks and boom suit.