The amount of pajamas in the workplace has gotten out of control

[Hodgo88]

Disclaimer: I work in tech, YMMV. This is me being a grumpy old man and should be taken with a grain of salt.

When did it become acceptable to show up to work in pajamas? Not just sweatpants, but actual honest to God pajamas, looking like you just rolled out of bed. It just doesn't scream "ready to work" to me.

 

[teletail]

If anyone actually shows up in pajamas they should be sent to HR for counseling on appropriate work place attire, then sent home to change. This coming from someone who spent the last 20 years as an IT manger wearing jeans and t-shirts.

 

[Bortyeast]

You've not been to a Wal-Mart in several years, have you...........

 

[Short on cash]

You must not go out in public much.
I see it everywhere.

"It's a sorry world"...Tim Wilson

 

[Knows3Chords]

When I started in IT people at the least wore dress pants, a shirt and tie. Many wore suits. I knew people that worked for Ross Perot's EDS that had to wear a jacket and tie. The only time they could take their jacket off was at their desk. No facial hair either. Women wore dresses, skirts or pant suits. When I became a Data Center shift supervisor I wore a tie everyday up until the last few years. This was on midnights too. At the end no one wore ties anymore. Friday's were "dress casual". You could wear jeans and a collared shirt. The company I worked for was very strict on dress codes. I would probably stick out like a soar thumb at the workplace these days.

 

[trev333]

I think all office workers should wear bunny slippers to work....

 

[Sparky472]

I’ve always been of the opinion that pajamas should only be worn in the home. But nearly every day I’m reminded that my opinion doesn’t matter.

 

[Dan German]

I am assuming the OP’s “tech” workplace does not require said employees to be the public face of the company. As such, there is less need to insist on business attire. But there is a line to be drawn, and PJs are waaay on the wrong side of that line. IMO.

When I worked in an electronics manufacturing facility, shorts were not allowed for safety reasons. OK, fine. However, there were no rules against skirts and dresses. I think you can see where this is going. For the record, I look pretty good (or I did in my 20s) in a mid-thigh pleated skirt. I suspect management’s first response was to ban the skirts/dresses, but their fear of the sizeable female percentage of the workforce made them be reasonable. I do not know of any leg injuries following the lifting of the shorts ban.

 

[Ricky D.]

I always felt that you shouldn’t work in the same clothes you wear to just hang out. You get squared away in decent clothes. I don’t hang out in work clothes, it’s a separate set of clothes that’s just for work. When you do that, your head gets into the right orientation.

 

[mr natural]

I work in a very corporate environment. I started 16 years ago and the rules were shoes, not sneakers. Slacks or khakis, not jeans and a shirt with a collar. Jeans permissible on Fridays. These days, the younger cats are wearing sneakers and I have noticed that long hair on young men is making a huge comeback. Facial hair has about peaked and is starting to decline slightly. I still stick to the dress code from when I started there.

 

[Knows3Chords]

The company I worked for would actually send out an email to every employee every summer about what women could not wear in the workplace. Things like skirt length, heels and tops were strictly enforced. I can only imagine how an email like that would be taken today.

They took all the fun out of it.

 

[Peegoo]

It gets even worse at companies like Google: they allow people to show up in furry costume every dang day. If you tell them it's unprofessional, they go to HR, and HR cracks down on you.

Yeah, it's gotten stupid. I wish I were making this up. And you thought comfort animals on planes was a bad idea.

 

[Dan German]

For the record, I like jobs where I have a uniform. It saves me the trouble of thinking what shirt to wear. It’s THAT shirt. It’s always THAT shirt.

And just look at my profile pic—I used to happily dress as an 1851 gentleman for work every day. But at least I didn’t have to make a decision about my shirt.

 

[P-Nutz]

someone who spent the last 20 years as an IT manger

… no crib for a bed …

 

[johnny k]

reminds me of south park again... They get things right most of the time !
from wiki
an angered Garrison excoriates the students, and tells PC Principal, who has overheard the commotion, that the children are unresponsive and unfocused. Admonishing the students for not appreciating their teacher, PC Principal forbids them from wearing pajamas on Pajama Day, which is described as the "Met Gala for kids." When the students complain, he furthermore admonishes them not to invoke N*** Germany when they fail to get what they want, which serves as a recurring gag in the episode

 

[ABetterTelePlayer]

Disclaimer: I work in tech, YMMV. This is me being a grumpy old man and should be taken with a grain of salt.

When did it become acceptable to show up to work in pajamas? Not just sweatpants, but actual honest to God pajamas, looking like you just rolled out of bed. It just doesn't scream "ready to work" to me.

Actually, that's nothing.

Try working in a factory. When in summer, the young, fit women wear tiny shirts, tight tops, maybe yoga attire wherewhich you can clearly see no underwear is worn.....

Their excuse?

"It's too hot to wear normal clothes!!!"

And, yes, all high end factories accept this.

 

[gimmeatele]

I won't wear sweatpants in public let alone to work!

 

[1293]

I won't wear sweatpants in public let alone to work!

I live in sweatpants at home during the winter months. I'm not comfortable wearing them to walk down to the mailbox, let alone in public.

 

[slauson slim]

My wife worked at a major Silicon Valley tech company. She told me that on her first day at work, welcome and orientation day, a fellow new employee shows up wearing a tie dye t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops, with dreadlocks down to his waist.

Around here yoga pants are accepted as business attire.

 

[effzee]

So, what you're saying is

Some people's hot
Some people's cold
Some people's not very
Swift to behold
Some people do it
Some see right through it
Some wear pyjamas
If only they knew it

The pyjama people are boring you to pieces?