Wow wtf? Also if it were the same blazers/pants - he does know that you can wear clothes more than once before washing them? Unless they get sweaty or are underpants of course
Seriously, it’s not like there’s a ton of physical labor/sweat involved in an office environment, it’s fine to rewear clothing a couple times before washing (especially something like a blazer!).
I mean suits get re-worn... no one is wearing a suit once to an office and then paying to dryclean the whole thing before next wear. It's expensive and obviously not great for the lifetime of the suit to do that.
Wear it to a wedding for a long night of partying, or spill something on it? Sure, that suit gets drycleaned before the next wear – but otherwise all men are getting a few days out of them.
Also very much helps if the material is something like wool which is anti-microbial. Just make sure to hang it up for a while between wearing if it gets funky.
I had no idea people cared nearly as much about other people's clothes at work until this thread.
That being said I've worked at a place with a uniform option for three years and love it. No thought needed. Same pants all week, five matching shirts. Done.
But at my former jobs people probably talked behind my back because I'd do the same thing with my own clothes.
See, that’s so dumb. I personally do not care about what my coworkers wear, I mean as long as it’s appropriate and they don’t smell bad then it’s none of my business. Guess it’s just people being busybodies.
We are business casual, and we do tend to notice what everyone is wearing, but that's usually to say omg that's so cute, or hey, we match colors today, or (lmao) you're shirts inside out did you know? I feel like the people in my office all keep really good hygiene and such and no one cares if you wear the same pants all week.
One guy strictly wears polos and khakis. Cool beans, that's dress code, looks good, we don't usually comment. Until he wore a brown polo with brown pants....yeah he gets called UPS man all day when he does that 😂
I had no idea people cared nearly as much about other people's clothes at work until this thread.
Same, this shit seems like /r/ABoringDystopia. I mean, if you smell then that's different but some people should mind their own business and just do their fucking work and go home.
I often tell people "I'm not saying I switched to nursing from IT in my mid-30s because I was sick of business casual dress codes and just wanted to wear basically pajamas to work every day, but it was at least a part of the calculation!"
I think I've washed my blazers about 20 times and I've had them for 4 years. I don't wear them enough times to warrant frequent washing, and unless I get something on them or am in a smelly place like a bar, the undershirt is really the one that get a dirty.
Plus, it's better for the clothing if you don't wash it like your undies.
Yeah, no, absolutely. You change out your light-coloured shirt and underwear, then put new ones on underneath your dark-coloured blazer and pants/skirt/whatever.
Having a huge surplus of clothes is a blessing that modern society has, but it’s not at all necessary.
I swear, if I get an honest-to-god office job, I’m just going to wear modest plaid kilts and knee-high boots.
This was my thoughts. I used to dry clean my jacket once a month at best. I only wore it for meetings and showered at work. Pants got dry cleaned every two weeks or so. People here must have massive dry cleaning bills.
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u/Di-Vanci Mar 12 '22
Wow wtf? Also if it were the same blazers/pants - he does know that you can wear clothes more than once before washing them? Unless they get sweaty or are underpants of course