Host Wearing Denim Jeans - Page 6

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

I don't care what the hosts wear. The only thing that would bother me would be bedroom slippers.

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

I find it hard to believe in @Foxxee 's middle / upper class area that nobody wears jeans. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians all wear jeans. I'd say all classes of society do - unless they were classes on the Titanic. I'd also say that all classes of society shop at Walmart too.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

I work at a university so dress code is very relaxed. I'm in jeans at work, or a skirt & top. I wear a suit when we have meetings & go to other universities. I wore a suit when I first interviewed. they told me wheat the dress code is. The only "civilian" job I had (I worked my first summer after high school in a bank) I always wore dresses. When I was leaving, they introduced Jeans Friday. On that that day, you could wear jeans. Both men & women. We didn't work with the public. I worked at the administrative part of the bank. After going back to university, well I was in jeans. They introduced that jean thing after reading how the productivity went up with more casual dress.

Newgate · ‎09-05-2014

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
When I started working years ago we had to wear classy business attire. By the time I left we had dress down Fridays.
DH went from suits & ties to jackets no ties,to no jackets, to business casual,to jeans & tee shirts.The exception is when he has a business meeting in NYC every few months. This didn't hinder his ability to do his job. Nor did it interfere with his many promotions.
My point is like it or not we've become a more casual society.I have no problem with hosts wearing jeans.As long as they look good in what they choose to wear.
Six years ago my son, just out of college, went for a job interview in NYC. He was told by the guy who interviewed him that though qualified, he wasn't getting the job because he came dressed in a suit & they're a casual business!! The interviewer wore jeans.

@NicksmomESQ I don't think the interviewer of your son was very smart to say what he did to your son. Your son did not know that they were a casual business and he dressed the way most young men would dress for a interview. And, he told him he was qualified?? He should have said "you are hired but you can dress casual here!"

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@guuuus wrote:
Regarding not being hired because you wear a suit has nothing to do with discrimination. You should study and get to know the company to see if you are a good fit and that includes dress codes. His being turned down is probably because he showed he had not done his "homework" well enough.

Exactly rght @guuuus .
In this age of the internet, companies expect a potential employee to do their research and know something about the company.

That young man made a fatal error that probably could have been avoided.

ITA with you both. Absolutely not discrimination; he did not do his due diligence. If he couldn't find any info on social media about that company, he could have called anyone at all at that company - the main number and asked. He could have sat outside and watched employees go in. He didn't learn about the culture of the company.

NicksmomESQ · ‎08-19-2014

@Mj12 wrote:
@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@guuuus wrote:
Regarding not being hired because you wear a suit has nothing to do with discrimination. You should study and get to know the company to see if you are a good fit and that includes dress codes. His being turned down is probably because he showed he had not done his "homework" well enough.

Exactly rght @guuuus .
In this age of the internet, companies expect a potential employee to do their research and know something about the company.

That young man made a fatal error that probably could have been avoided.
ITA with you both. Absolutely not discrimination; he did not do his due diligence. If he couldn't find any info on social media about that company, he could have called anyone at all at that company - the main number and asked. He could have sat outside and watched employees go in. He didn't learn about the culture of the company.

@Mj12 Your comment doesn't make any sense.First of all the company is located in a skyscraper in NYC with many tenants.You are stopped upon entering the building & have to be cleared to proceed.How is a person supposed to stand outside & watch how the people who enter are dressed? As far as calling the main number to ask how to dress who does that? He dealt with a head hunter, who is very respected in the business world.He told my son that they were completely out of line.An employment attorney said the same thing.
The headhunter & employment attorneys both said that if an employer doesn't state dress preference in the questionnaire he was given by the headhunter when listing the job, then the interviewee should always where a suit.

Andreatoo · ‎04-04-2014

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
I find it hard to believe in @Foxxee 's middle / upper class area that nobody wears jeans. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians all wear jeans. I'd say all classes of society do - unless they were classes on the Titanic. I'd also say that all classes of society shop at Walmart too.

@San Antonio Gal

Her security/anonymity excuse was not so believable either! LOL I was going to tell her that that ship has already sailed but she's deleted all the posts! LOL

She's already vulnerable just being online. Naming her city wasn't going to make it easier for us to hunt her down!😏

Katcat1 · ‎07-21-2011

Denim is accepted everywhere today. It is worn torn (and most that wear denim love the torn look). I don't think there is anything wrong with wearing denim on air. This is not a Paris fashion show.

kindness is strength

Pook · ‎03-20-2010

I would think we don't know the real story about one poster's son not being hired. He may have presented as too conservative for the company and he just read in between the lines why he was not hired. Very rarely is a decision on hiring made at the time of interview and there should have been a formal letter advising him he was not hired.

Cumbercookie13 · ‎05-06-2016

Back in the late 90's I worked at a Saks Fifth Avenue call center. Although we never interacted with customers and were at a cubicle on the phone all day, we weren't allowed to wear jeans or sneakers. Because it was Saks, we were expected to dress more professionally and the higher-ups thought no jeans meant a more professional attitude. Many of us felt that was ridiculous, because our calls were always monitored, so we had to be professional and make sure we were sticking to the required script, so it really didn't matter what we were wearing. I think after I left, the dress code was relaxed and reps could wear jeans.

We've been in casual leisure mode for years now. Jeans have become a work staple. Unless you work in an industry which requires corporate dressing, such as legal firms, political offices, or a uniform is required, nearly everyone is wearing jeans and casual clothing. And if hosts are doing cooking, gardening, cleaning shows, I don't expect them to wear dressy attire. Causal clothing doesn't mean looking sloppy or being a slacker.