Casual Friday - Corporate Hell Thread

limey · 10-08-2007, 04:57 PM

When I worked in The City (financial district of London) I and my colleagues loathed the introduction of "dress down Friday" when we were told we could wear "smart casual" clothes to work. None of us had "smart casual" so almost everyone (especially the guys, as it happens), went out and bought special clothes for Fridays. Me? I just ignored it and wore the usual smart stuff. My home clothes (jeans, T shirts, scruffy sweaters) were a long, Long, LONG way from what I wore to the office (skirt suits, heels, statement jewellery items) and was not going to pay out extra money for clothes to be worn one day of the week only.

10-08-2007, 04:57 PM	#27
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	When I worked in The City (financial district of London) I and my colleagues loathed the introduction of "dress down Friday" when we were told we could wear "smart casual" clothes to work. None of us had "smart casual" so almost everyone (especially the guys, as it happens), went out and bought special clothes for Fridays. Me? I just ignored it and wore the usual smart stuff. My home clothes (jeans, T shirts, scruffy sweaters) were a long, Long, LONG way from what I wore to the office (skirt suits, heels, statement jewellery items) and was not going to pay out extra money for clothes to be worn one day of the week only. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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