{"id":46,"date":"2008-09-19T14:05:27","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T13:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.offices.net\/news\/?p=46"},"modified":"2008-10-17T13:46:22","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T12:46:22","slug":"dressing-for-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/dressing-for-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressing for the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-109\" title=\"Businessman\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/officeattire-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/officeattire-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/officeattire.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Office dress codes vary from employer to employer, and since, in your professional life, a book really is judged by its cover, it&#8217;s very important to dress appropriately. Sticking to what is considered professional and acceptable at your workplace is crucial. If you are just starting your new job it&#8217;s always better to dress smartly until you can observe what other co-workers are wearing.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now this may sound like your mom, but clean, ironed clothes are a must. Dragging yourself into the office in crumpled, stained clothing &#8211; especially from the night before &#8211; is an absolute no no. If you are the sort of person who gets caught out like this on occasion, perhaps keep some spare clothes under your desk.<\/p>\n<p>Women should always make sure their skirts are of a modest length, and that not too much cleavage is on show. You&#8217;re here to work and project a professional image, and although you may get a lot of male attention dressing provocatively you certainly won&#8217;t be getting any respect. There is nothing wrong with showing your femininity, but keep the skimpy clothing for your social life. The same goes with bra straps, make sure they aren&#8217;t on show and that if your shirt is a bit on the see through side, you wear a slip underneath.<\/p>\n<p>Investing in a tailored suit for those all important job interviews or power meetings is a good idea. From time to time you may need to dress to impress. If your budget doesn&#8217;t stretch that far, try to find a well fitting suit from a retail shop and keep it in good condition.<\/p>\n<p>So keep your shirt collars clean, buttons sewed on and iron your work clothes. Shoes should be kept polished &#8211; you may not be in the army, but in your professional life you&#8217;re under inspection at all times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Office dress codes vary from employer to employer, and since, in your professional life, a book really is judged by its cover, it&#8217;s very important to dress appropriately. Sticking to what is considered professional and acceptable at your workplace is crucial. If you are just starting your new job it&#8217;s always better to dress smartly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,11,14],"tags":[392,391,393,6],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-regulations","category-office-etiquette","category-office-code-of-conduct","tag-office-etiquette","tag-office-relations","tag-office-code-of-conduct","tag-office-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}