User post: Do you dress for success - every day?

There are 100's of websites and books centered around "dressing for success" but nearly all of them focus on doing so for job interviews.  But what about after you get the job?  Do you continue to dress the part?  Or do you stray back toward the most casual look allowed? 

Bottom line:  does your company dress code work for you?

A dress code establishes the minimum standard of presentation as prescribed by the needs of the workspace which translates into how to best serve customers.  Many companies go to great lengths to outline an expected dress code for employees.  There is often a "uniform" - whether that puts everyone in red and khaki, requires men and women alike to "suit up", or simply allows jeans and t-shirts because the work space never sees an actual live customer. 

This sounds reasonable enough on the surface, yet dress code policies can have employees seeing red and venting resentment to anyone who will listen.  Why?  In my 20 years as a manager, it comes down to two main reasons:  a) there is a disconnect between what company owners state as requirements and what employees see a legitimate need and b) dress code policies are not equally or universally enforced among employees.

How do YOU approach the dress code in your work place? 

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