The company I worked for before starting university have a casual/smart casual dress code; shorts, jeans, hoodies, and t-shirts. that sort of thing. which was good as that summer we were hit by a heatwave and the office had no air con. but when I went for the interview I did feel awkward as I was wearing a suit.
I was just wanted to ask the DEV community about there experiences with different companies dress codes.
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No dress code, I wear the same I always wear.
Black jeans, black T-shirt with some kind of snarky quote, movie graphic or just a cool design, black sweater and black Converse.
I'm starting to see a pattern here...
I know, right. 😂
I'm currently wearing:
I think we may be spotting a trend here
Can we establish some kind of "developer alliance standard uniform"? 😂
As a Muslim, I love to wear an abaya. In Islamic culture, the abaya dress is regarded as one of the essential pieces of women's apparel. It is a lovely, beautiful Islamic outfit with the original essence of upholding Islam's dignity. Abaya is a loose-fitting robe worn over the body to conceal all the body except the face, hands, and feet. Women must wear this Islamic clothing when they leave their houses.
The dress code at my workplace is basically "use your common sense"--aka just don't come to work naked (or smelly)!
T-shirt, jeans and sneakers comprise my day-to-day wear. I'll swap the t-shirt for a collared button-up shirt and sneakers for casual shoes if I have to meet with upper management or other important folk.
Generally, no one here bats an eye about what people choose to wear to work. Heck, I'm 40+ and the majority of my t-shirts are not just understated and plain, but full graphic tees from The Mountain and bygone Disney World vacations! :)
I think most tech companies understand that people perform better when comfortable. I should probably get some smart looking shoes if I want to work freelance, to be honest, currently wear vans. I was great reading your comment, thanks.
I'm working from home so I do tend to lean toward the casual side, BUT, I definitely make a point to get out of my PJs and into some normal clothes everyday... even if my normal clothes include cotton shorts with a draw string, haha! 😀
It's good to get into the mindset of work versus non-work and I can see how clothes might help some folks get into that mode. But, I'm so happy we don't have a dress code. I mean I'd be pretty bummed if I had to wear a suit while working from home. Kidding... 😝
I agree its essential switch your mindset to work from non-work, allows for complete focus and concentration. I tend to get distracted if I study or work from home, so take full use of my university's 24/7 library. Haha. Thanks for the input.
There's no such dress code. Even the upper management wear t-shirt and jeans. It seems they are easily approachable since they are not looking too formal. That's very important for productivity I think.
no dress code here! Right now it's summer sooo, I'm currently wearing a panda stamped t-shirt, light faded blue skinny jeans, opalite earrings with gold touches (they're my fave!) and and grey vans like shoes from steve madden that are super worn out cause they're mega comfy (which is what the sales lady told me, so I can recommend them).
When I'm cold I use a jacket that is a gift I received from the receptionists at my first internship :D
Coding comfy is really nice ~
I like being comfy when coding as well, but too comfy then I risk doing no work. Thanks for sharing
Black carpenter jeans and black or gray "workwear" shirts.
I think this allows for a neater appearance than a tshirt without being in-your-face formal. The clothes are cheap, forgiving of wrinkles from sitting all day and don't show intraday stains so much.
I completely understand, a bit more of a professional look to industry outsiders.
The company I do my internship at has no dress code. Most of the time, I'm wearing jeans/t-shirts and a hoodie because I'm always cold. It is pretty basic, but I'm limited in my choices since I'm 6'8". I can't easily find variety in clothes that fit me.
☹️ I guess work hard you could afford to have custom made clothes. but thanks for sharing.
I always overdress for interviews or specifically ask what the dress code is (both for interviewees and the office).
We do not have a dress code at IBM, but different offices across the globe (even just within the US) have different office vibes.
My rule has always been no athleisure, no mid section showing, no PJs, no shorts. I would relax the no athleisure and shorts rules for myself if there was no air conditioning because that sounds awful!!!
When I started I had to wear a suit... which was crazy because the only people that I saw everyday was a bunch of other suited-up programmers. After that: jeans and a t-shirt. Now I work from home, so comfortable clothes, but when I'm in the office I wear jeans and a smart shirt, as I have a lot of visibility to the business.
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