I work in an office that has a dress code. It required men to wear shirts and ties, dress pants and shoes however it does not make such specific stipulations about women's attire. Simply stated, women must dress professionally. One of the guys here thinks women's dress needs to be as explicitly laid out as the men's otherwise it's discriminatory. He also argues that for a woman to wear pants, dress shoes and a sweater is not nearly as professional as a man wearing a shirt and tie. He seems to be the only man in this place with this problem and he repeatedly insists that it is discriminatory.
2007-03-15 03:12:45 · 13 answers · asked by danili 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it's not discrimination when you look a lot smarter...if women in your office starts to wear flip-flops and shorts it'll be unfair.
2007-03-15 03:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is his main gripe in life? Good grief.
Ties are part of traditional business professional attire for a male. Deal with it. Women don't wear ties, and business attire for them is less defined because there is less tradition to stand on. Remember until the 1970's most companies required all females to wear a skirt - no male was ever required to wear a skirt to work were they?
I hate to break it to your friend, but there are differences between boys and girls - including the clothes that we wear. Business attire for a female does not include a tie - sorry! As far a spelling it out word for word - well the company policy for him is only adding one more thing that it does not require for a female....A TIE! I assume the the company requires both men and women to wear something on top, something on the bottom, and shoes.......only difference is men wear ties. (Perfectly acceptable male attire.....if they asked him to wear a bra then things would be different!)
2007-03-15 03:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by Susie D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if the men are required to wear suits and ties, then the women should be required to wear suits as well (without the tie, of course). I agree that pants, dress shoes and a sweater is not as professional as a shirt and tie.
2007-03-15 03:19:32 · answer #3 · answered by Heather Mac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is discriminatory in the sense that men are not allowed to decided what is "professional" as the women seem to do. You can look very professional without a tie, and you can look unprofessional with one.
2007-03-15 03:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by ryushinigami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if you think about it, men only have so many choices when it comes to dressing professionally. women have many other options. we can wear dresses, pants, or even suits. i suppose if he really wanted to make a big stink about it, he could. but the the only thing that is going to happen is that they will amend the dress code to state that women can only wear what they already are, so there really is no point.
2007-03-15 03:17:38 · answer #5 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I completely agree it's discriminatory but women have a larger selection of "professional"attire then men do. When you go to work for a company you have to follow their protocol.
2007-03-15 03:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by Michael S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are the company rules. If the man has such a problem with it, I would recommend he go to work for another company. He must be a joy to work with if this is such a big issue for him. Somehow I don't think he would be missed.
2007-03-15 03:17:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would he like to trade in his tie for a stint in Iraq?
If he has no goiter problems, no health reason for getting so worked up, he needs to shut up.
If e can't shut up, he needs a hormonal and mental evalutation.
This is ridiculously petty.
Next time he says something, stick a pacifier in his mouth and tell him he sucks, the big baby.
2007-03-15 03:19:06 · answer #8 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly have continuously felt that neckties on women persons have been cool, present day, and lovable, and positively positioned on them especially circumstances for relaxing. If my employer required a similar uniform of girls and men persons, i think of i might experience grateful that she or he become treating women and men persons the two. a good number of the time, I certainly have been in circumstances that compelled me to positioned on clothing that have been extra female and much less soft than i might like. One female i be attentive to worked at a nordstroms and informed me she become certainly compelled to positioned on intense heels on a tough floor all day long, and that via the top of the day, her ft and returned have been in agonizing soreness. i will understand although in case you in my opinion do unlike neckties, and which you're feeling that forcing the ladies persons to gown in what you think approximately men's clothing is arbitrary. there is no injury in voicing your opinion on your HR branch. in the event that they are women persons, they may well be surprisingly be attentive to-how pertaining to to your problem. i might positioned on the mandatory uniform till the problem is resolved, yet i might surely communicate out for my ideals. that's worth asking. they could no longer have found out that the tie may well be frightening, and would have felt the uniform become honest and can help sell equality in the artwork ecosystem.
2016-11-25 21:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A company is allowed to have a dress code. Your cow-orker should find another job. Or get a life.
2007-03-15 03:16:45 · answer #10 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wish that's all I had to worry about. He needs to find an issue worth arguing over. What a lame a$$!
2007-03-15 03:23:07 · answer #11 · answered by luvnau 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋