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What the fuck is business casual?
Zeon
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So, i got a new job recently through a friend, and despite what my buddy told me, they want me to dress business casual for the first few weeks. Problem is, every job ive ever had is casual dress, so i dont own anything business casual or even really know what it looks like these days, to be honest.
Anyone got any links or pictures or anything with some modern business casual dress? Also ideas on where to shop for it would be great too. I live in Toronto, so we've got lots of stores, i just dont wanna drop a shitload of money on new clothes I'll only have to wear for a couple weeks before i can go back to casual dress.
Anyone got any links or pictures or anything with some modern business casual dress? Also ideas on where to shop for it would be great too. I live in Toronto, so we've got lots of stores, i just dont wanna drop a shitload of money on new clothes I'll only have to wear for a couple weeks before i can go back to casual dress.
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it's nothing to get excited over.
Button up shirt and sweatervest, etc.
You don't have to wear a tie and a jacket, but putting one of each in your car every morning is a good idea. I've been saved from being the most underdressed guy in the room at a couple of surprise or emergency meetings due to having a jacket and tie onsite.
Wear business shoes and dress socks, too.
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Seriously, unless your a male stripper I have no idea how this could work.
Go to Kohls, Old Navy or any place in the mall that sells normal dude clothes.
edit: If you are daddy warbucks "I own suits", you can also go to Express. They are having a really good sale right now. Their clothes are excellent but a little more expensive.
Keep a tie in the vicinity in case you need to dress it up unexpectedly, it happens.
Avoid polos. They're lazy and look terrible. You can look casual and classic at the same time.
Agreed on the first and last points. Polos are not business casual. The only time I've seen them allowed is when the office isn't business casual, it's just no jeans allowed.
Easy. No jeans and no tie.
To be safe, just go with a button down shirt and some slacks. You can get that shit at Target for 15 bucks. Total.
Oh good, I can wear my wife-beater and clown shoes.
However, university / art-trendy business is not really Business Casual by what most people deal with. The important part is to observe, and err on the side of too dressed until you get the feel of it.
For me, I work downtown at a consulting firm. Business Casual is very clearly going to be on the dressier side, as we work among the full business dress crowd, and our clients are often part of that.
Dressing for business is all about situational awareness, but if you don't have the situation nailed down, go dressy. Sounds like it's too late for you, but you should be scoping things out during the interview (where you'll usually be full dressed) to see what your specific office is wearing.
I guess ill hit up Old Navy or Walmart or something. I just wasnt exactly sure on the definition of "business casual" since again, for the last 10 years or so I have never had to wear anything more formal than jeans and a tshirt, aside from suits for special events or client meetings or interviews and what-not.
Im also not too worried about having to dress up at a moments notice either. The office was pretty casual when i went in there, lots of jeans and tshirts, i guess just for the first little bit they want me to wear business casual because ill be meeting with the higher ups while i go through orientation. They actually specifically said I wont have to wear a suit in the email they sent explaining the dress code.
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For the first day, I'd wear one of the suits and keep the jacket and tie in your car. During the day, try to scope out what the rest of the new hires are wearing, or ask somebody there. Then you can hit the store after work and pick up what you need.
Polos are usually fine, but nobody is going to object to a full button-down shirt.
They're lazy but they can look good on certain people.
But that's why I have like 15 knitted sweaters. Cause it's lazy but looks fine and is OK per our companies standards.
there you go. that's how you should look.
As far as "what" business casual is, I find that it varies, especially East coast/West coast. I work in a West coast office, and our version of business casual is jeans and a polo shirt, or any kind of button up shirt. Honestly anything but a t-shirt. Our home office in New York City, business casual is slacks, with a button up dress shirt, with or w/o tie....anytime one of the head honcho's visit our building we all have to "dress up" as it were, because even though we have our own dress code, we don't want managment to change our dress code for us. I will mention that we are a closed site, so we don't have "customers" coming in or anything. We process claims and take phone calls only.
Men's Warehouse shirts.
They have a lot of good FAQs too.
Wear button-ups and some slacks your first few days until you get a feel for the workplace.
It's not "we're a Business, we dress Casual, BUSINESS CASUAL!"
The photos have it all pretty much, except Tuesday. Tuck that shit in.
Also, I agree completely with the polos hate in this thread. Theres no situation when given the choice you could wear a polo that a dress shirt wouldn't look better.
The man may be a genius.
I'm that guy at my office.
It's dress pants and a button up.
If you want to dress it up look at a jacket or a vest.
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