So Happy!

Crashtard

This is not a thread asking for help or advice. I'm just fucking ecstatic because I just got a job after almost a month of job hunting in the D.C. area. I'm aware that this violates the H/A rules, but I needed to share with someone!

Crashtard

I lied, I do have a question. Office dress code is business casual. What exactly does that entail? I have suits, does that mean wear a suit, or can I go with pants/shirt/tie?

Septus

I'd say dress shirt, slacks, dress shoes, no tie.

Neyla

The guys I work with here are business casual. they usually wear comfy dress pants and some sort of dress shirt. Nothing fancy really.

Crashtard

Septus wrote: »

I'd say dress shirt, slacks, dress shoes, no tie.

Long sleeve shirt, or does it make a difference?

MagicPrime

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thisisntwally

Septus wrote: »

I'd say dress shirt, slacks, dress shoes, no tie.

This is the key. Also no suit. (Polo's should work, but wear a dress shirt the first day and scope things out)

If you have to give a presentation or meet with Sr. Management, then you bring out the tie.

Trip to headquarters? Now add the suit.

Edit: a short sleeve button up dress shirt should be just fine. especially if you're engineering, it, or accounting...

Dog

Dress as nicely as possible on your first day. Wear a tie too (you can always take it off in the parking lot if you see other people without one, which you will). It's always better to be a bit over dressed and make a good impression right off the bat than be under dressed and make a bad one. Once you see how other people around the office are dressed you can adjust accordingly.


I would also wear a button down on the first day as well.

MagicPrime

IF you wear a polo shirt - tuck it in.

My first day at my current job I wore slacks, a button up shirt and dress shoes.

Now that I've been here a year and some change I wear polos, khakis, and my brown Newbalances every day.

Elin

For a man usually it's usually slacks with a belt, button down shirt with a collar, and dress shoes for the most formal interpretation. Wear this until you see how the other people in the office dress. If the office is more casual, polo shirts and the like then you can do that.

Septus

Crashtard wrote: »

Septus wrote: »

I'd say dress shirt, slacks, dress shoes, no tie.

Long sleeve shirt, or does it make a difference?

Long sleeve. At least to start off. A polo may fly, but I always feel safer with a long sleeve dress shirt, they're good to have anyway for suit use.

The no tie part is important because it generally doesn't look good to wear a tie without a coat.

MagicPrime

As stated above - overdress then gradually downgrade till you match the general atmosphere of the job.

tsmvengy

Wear dress pants and a long-sleeve button-up shirt. No tie. Then see what other people in the office wear and go from there.

Tomanta

tsmvengy wrote: »

Wear dress pants and a long-sleeve button-up shirt. No tie. Then see what other people in the office wear and go from there.

I like this. Wouldn't hurt to have a tie handy.

You see, business casual can mean soooo many things. Overdress first day - make a good impression, and figure out what everyone else is wearing.

tsmvengy

Tomanta wrote: »

tsmvengy wrote: »

Wear dress pants and a long-sleeve button-up shirt. No tie. Then see what other people in the office wear and go from there.

I like this. Wouldn't hurt to have a tie handy.

You see, business casual can mean soooo many things. Overdress first day - make a good impression, and figure out what everyone else is wearing.

Yeah, overdressing the first day is a good idea, but if they say business casual definitely do not wear a suit.

Crashtard

tsmvengy wrote: »

Tomanta wrote: »

tsmvengy wrote: »

Wear dress pants and a long-sleeve button-up shirt. No tie. Then see what other people in the office wear and go from there.

I like this. Wouldn't hurt to have a tie handy.

You see, business casual can mean soooo many things. Overdress first day - make a good impression, and figure out what everyone else is wearing.

Yeah, overdressing the first day is a good idea, but if they say business casual definitely do not wear a suit.

Noted. Thanks for all the replies, I'm going to go shopping tomorrow and get some stuff. Unless someone else has some pressing insights this thread can be locked.

urahonky

Hey congrats on the new job, by the way!! Hopefully your first day isn't as stressful as mine.

Crashtard

Thanks. I think it should go fine, the first week is training. How bad can that be?