Tie Poll

[andrewducker]

Poll

Comments

[a_pawson]

Nobody here wears a tie on a daily basis. We do dress in suit/tie if we have to, say when an important customer is visiting, or if we have an external appointment, but other than that it seems pointless.

[naath]

I work for scientists... I've not seen anyone wear a tie here, ever. Not even for important meetings.

I like ties sometimes, but I dislike mandatory ties. Indeed I dislike most dress codes.

[clevermynnie]

I work with scientists and I've definitely seen ties... not often, though, and usually in situations like, the head of our funding organization is visiting, let's all look professional. And even then it's mostly the older people who bother.

[philmophlegm]

I'd clarify my answer by saying that in my office most of the men wear ties some of the time. Client-facing ones more often than ones like me.

Ties make a smart and good quality suit smarter but make an average or crap suit look less smart. In my opinion.

I don't consider them to be "professional" in and of themselves, and when someone claims that they are, I point out that most chartered accountants (of which I am one) don't where them but bus drivers often do.

[andrewducker]

That's an excellent response!

[wildeabandon]

I'm male, and I sometimes wear a tie to work. I like the way they look, but don't find them particularly comfortable.

[aiela]

I work in a pretty relaxed law office. When going to court (which in our line of law is very rare) the male attorneys will wear ties.

Most of the time, however, they're in shorts and tees or shorts and polos. (In the summer, of course. Lots of jeans in the winter.)

[gwendally]

I am female working in a CPA firm so the equivalent for me is "wear nylons and heels". I do this *ONLY* when going to a bank to ask to borrow money. I should also do it at association meetings, but I show up with bare legs (and Teva sandals) or trousers and flats.

A conversation I was in recently about climate change and carbon footprints made it clear that an office that requires you wear extra layers of clothing is also an office that requires you use air conditioning for months on end. My office does not have air conditioning. During the worst heat waves I will knock off work early. This happens about four days a year.

I've come to consider "business suits" to be equivalent to local laws saying you can't hang out your laundry or put solar panels on your roof. Outdated and damaging to the world.