dress code

[Cooper Electrical]

hello all, I just started my company and was looking into just a t-shirt with my company name on it. Someone told me that it might look better if I used a button up shirt with company name on it, but I think thats impractical in our biz. Just wondering how you dress in your companies ?

[peter d]

The last company I worked for had uniforms. I never once wore them. I'm not a fan of button down shirts and "Dickies" style pants.

[iwire]

The last company I worked for had uniforms. I never once wore them.

It was really embarasing....he kept showing up to work naked. :grin:

[cadpoint]

hello all, I just started my company and was looking into just a t-shirt with my company name on it. Someone told me that it might look better if I used a button up shirt with company name on it, but I think thats impractical in our biz. Just wondering how you dress in your companies ?

John Shirt, Three button down front, no collar, with Logo ...
I sweat like a dog in Tee shirts, JMO ...
You might even consider button down front & collor, helps stay cool ... :rolleyes:

[peter d]

It was really embarasing....he kept showing up to work naked. :grin:

Yeah, really pale guy w/o clothes. A lot of people went blind.

[480sparky]

I prefer the button-down shirts and work pants. T-shirts rarely have pockets, and I carry something to write with, so a higher-grade shirt works out better. I can't stand guys who show up to work with ratty t-shirts and torn-up jeans. I think it looks so unprofessional.
I prefer Aramarks 201 pants (http://www.aramark-uniform.com/wgweb.dll and 102 shirts.

[stickboy1375]

We have t-shirts, sweatshirts, & long sleeve shirts all with company logo, I prefer carhart pants, but my boss wears blue jeans....

[celtic]

How about one of these stylish workman's kilts?
http://photo.net/bboard-uploads/009Oi6-19509484.jpg

http://www.ritilan.com/archives/images/2004/09/17/091704-utilikilt.jpg

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Bravehearts/images/3.L.jpg

http://www.kiltmen.com/uk-olive.jpg

You wear a kilt...EVERYONE is going to ask what you do and they will never forget you!

[stickboy1375]

You wear a kilt...EVERYONE is going to ask what you do and they will never forget you!



Is that your claim to fame? :grin:

[celtic]

Is that your claim to fame? :grin:

Guys want to be like me...Chicks want to be with me :)


I've got all sorts of crazy mad skills :D

[peter d]

Guys want to be like me...Chicks want to be with me :)


Yeah.......welll......

Guys don't want to be like me.....and chicks don't want to be with me......

SO THERE!!!

[brian john]

We furnish.
Sweatshirts, T-shirts, polo type shirts and full dress style shirts, up to the employee what style they wear, IMO levis or Dickies are fine.

I do believe being presentable is number one, uniform follows closely, to achieving that look.

[mattsilkwood]

jeans and pocket tees with the company logo. and leave the ratty jeans for the 80s hair bands :grin:

[celtic]

Yeah.......welll......

Guys don't want to be like me.....and chicks don't want to be with me......

SO THERE!!!

Maybe it's the chicks that want to be like you and the guys want to be....:roll:

LOL


j/k
:)

[LarryFine]

How about one of these stylish workman's kilts?

"Excuse me, but is anything worn under the kilt?"

"Nae, lass, it's as good as it ever was!"

[mdshunk]

I think something along these lines should suit the minimum dress code requirement:

http://www.balford.com/mww0207b.jpg

And, don't forget to add this passage to the employee handbook:

"Pants may not be baggy or sag away from the body. Crotch of pants must fit at the natural crotch. Bottom of pants may not extend past the bottom of the shoe or boot. Pants must be worn at the natural waist. Belts are not expressly required, however, if necessary a belt or suspenders will need to be worn to keep pants at the natural waist to assure compliance with this section. Belts should not extend more than 6" from buckle, and suspenders must be of a color that co-ordinates with the uniform colors (blue, black, grey)."

[ceknight]

I do believe being presentable is number one, uniform follows closely, to achieving that look.

I love going to the supply counter on hot days. I show up in shorts and a polo shirt, while guys who work for real shops are there in long pants and uniform shirts. Makes them wish they were trunk-slammers, too. :)

[andinator]

At the shop I work at we wear Aramark button down shirts which I like O.K. There has been quite a stink raised at our very safety conscious comp. over the fact that the shirts are 40% polyester. I'm a thinkin its akin to "only wear cotton when you fly":grin: so when that sucker crashes your shirt doesn't melt to your body. Any one stick (no pun intended) to 100% cotton. I think, but ain't sure, that OSHA has something to say about it

[celtic]

"Excuse me, but is anything worn under the kilt?"

"Nae, lass, it's as good as it ever was!"
aye...

http://tartanstore.net/club_images/items/sr_swhdr_whatsunderthekilt.jpg

Any one stick (no pun intended) to 100% cotton. I think, but ain't sure, that OSHA has something to say about it
I try and wear only 100% cotton or leather.
No syntethics ( with one exception that I am aware of *¹ )

Rayon, polyester, etc ...can become a "second skin" under certain conditions...although this may be true for most fabrics, the conditions that would cause a sysnthetic second skin are lower.


*¹ Polypropelyne (sp?) socks in the winter under my double layer of cotton.

[celtic]

I think something along these lines should suit the minimum dress code requirement:
.......

he needs a paintbrush
LOL

[al hildenbrand]

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. If there is not a new man, how can the new clothes be made to fit? If you have any enterprise before you, try it in your old clothes. All men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.. . . . . . .

[jaylectricity]

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. If there is not a new man, how can the new clothes be made to fit? If you have any enterprise before you, try it in your old clothes. All men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.


Haha...awesome quote.

Anyway, I sweat profusely. I wear shorts into late December. I wear tank tops into September usually. I work residential so it normally isn't a problem. If I had to wear a heavy fabric, golf type button up I would probably die...hopefully on workman's comp.

[Bob Kraemer]

I wear the polo/knit style of shirts with a pocket and jeans. Long pants for commercial work were OSHA may show up & shorts for everything else.

[mattsilkwood]

i dont know but something tells me kilts and ladders dont mix:grin:

[celtic]

i dont know but something tells me kilts and ladders dont mix:grin:
It all depends where you stand....on the ladder or under it...LOL

[JJoyce]

Pay attention this is the winning formula. :grin: I use Polo's and tees for Construction and full uniforms for service.

[got_nailed]

I don’t like a uniform policy. Right now I have to wear a company shirt. They give you 3 a year. I have a total of 9 now they are all ripped to shreds, shrunk till wear they don’t come down to my waist, and some of them look like mussel shirts on me.

I’m all for it as long

As long as the shirts are long so I can bend over (tucked in with out it all coming out, with pants at my waist) and this would be after they shrink.

They don’t just give you 3 and tell you that you have to wear them every day.
After how long to they get holes?
On a hot day what if I want to change for a fresh one? This would be thinking of my coworkers when it’s 110* in what they call AC.
I will pay 5 bucks a shirt all day long as long as they will let me get 10 to start, the don’t shrink to where they don’t fit, and they order a box of my size for when I want more.

[stickboy1375]

One of my biggest gripes also is quantity, don't give me four shirts for a 5 day week, I only do laundry once a week...

[mdshunk]

One of my biggest gripes also is quantity, don't give me four shirts for a 5 day week, I only do laundry once a week...
Right! For summer uniform shirts, two for every work day is closer to right. Some days, you might need to change your shirt between every customer if you do service. I know these last few weeks, I've been going through two or three a day.

[j_erickson]

I give my guys 4-5 T-Shirts twice a year for short sleeved and once a year for long sleeve. Also sweatshirts (regular and hooded) when the spirit strikes. They are not required to wear a company shirt every day (though they usually do). I just tell them to look presentable at all times. Also some nice baseball hats. I like to spend the money for good quality stuff, or else nodody will wear it.

If I were a service oriented company, then uniforms would be more standardized.

[ITO]

Why OSHA require long pants?

[George Stolz]

And, don't forget to add this passage to the employee handbook:

"Pants may not be baggy or sag away from the body. Crotch of pants must fit at the natural crotch. Bottom of pants may not extend past the bottom of the shoe or boot. Pants must be worn at the natural waist. Belts are not expressly required, however, if necessary a belt or suspenders will need to be worn to keep pants at the natural waist to assure compliance with this section. Belts should not extend more than 6" from buckle, and suspenders must be of a color that co-ordinates with the uniform colors (blue, black, grey)."
A couple weeks ago, I patched a couple pairs of my pants that were coming apart at the knees, to get through a couple paydays before buying new pants.

So then I go to buy some, and nobody seems to carry pants that fit right. I settled on three pair, one of which was a pair of carpenter pants. They are really baggy, but I don't think they're any less presentable than holy jeans on the jobsite, IMO.

My company also charges for shirts, a lot of guys don't buy them but I bought a couple - sometimes, it serves as a sort of ID when you don't know where to go, people can help.

[480sparky]

Why OSHA require long pants?

Because they can.

[andinator]

I thought I saw something one of my bosses was looking at (from OSHA )restricting synthetics when working around live circuits.

[Dennis Alwon]

hello all, I just started my company and was looking into just a t-shirt with my company name on it. Someone told me that it might look better if I used a button up shirt with company name on it, but I think thats impractical in our biz. Just wondering how you dress in your companies ?

I would advise you to not do t-shirts at first. As a beginning business I think it could be a mistake to take on more expenses than necessary. After awhile you may want to go that route but for now be conservative ( I don't mean politically):grin:

[mdshunk]

So then I go to buy some, and nobody seems to carry pants that fit right.
No kidding. They all seem to say right on the rack or tag "relaxed fit" or "loose fit". Where do they stock the "regular-ordinary fit"? :grin:

I did manage to find some Levi's recently in the regular ordinary cut at a Sears store. I mostly wear Red Cap pants for work (pretty much like Dickies) because they're much cooler than jeans and they wear like iron. You can get several years (3 or 4) out of a pair of Dickies type pants, where you'd be lucky to get a year out of a pair of denim jeans.

[stickboy1375]

I buy all my pants from Gemplers (http://www.gemplers.com/), I wear odd/hard to find size pants...

[Dennis Alwon]

I buy all my pants from Gemplers (http://www.gemplers.com/)

Now we are getting a little too personal Stickboy:grin: :grin:

[wireman71]

Why not buy hats? Everyone wants a nice company hat. No old school ball caps either. Has to be newer style. And I won't wear a polo shirt.. LMAO, I'm a construction worker, not a cabana boy!

[celtic]

Why not buy hats? Everyone wants a nice company hat. No old school ball caps either. Has to be newer style.
Pick your hat :D

http://www.thehatco.com/media/Novelty_Hats/Elope_Hat_Stand.jpg



ITO has a cool hat.

[wireman71]

I'm liking that orange and yellow one. Call my company pimp electric!

[celtic]

I'm liking that orange and yellow one. Call my company pimp electric!

Dammit..I wanted that one ...I'll grab the red one the right "Pimpin' n' Power"

[480sparky]

Ya gonna put 'spinners' on your truck as well?:grin:

[stickboy1375]

http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/vanning_1.jpg

This should do...

[celtic]

Ya gonna put 'spinners' on your truck as well?:grin:

Spinners look fly on a minivan :cool:

[electricguy]

http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/vanning_1.jpg

This should do...

Thats pretty pimped out :D

[mdshunk]

This should do...
Naw. For professionalism, you need to stay conservative. This works better:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n277/mdshunk/pontiact1000.jpg

[stickboy1375]

Naw. For professionalism, you need to stay conservative. This works better:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n277/mdshunk/pontiact1000.jpg


I'm not sure that will even start... :grin:

[iwire]

I am thinking that this should be the uniform for any electrician.

http://forums.mikeholt.com/image.php?u=70044&dateline=1168656430

[480sparky]

http://www.code-elec.com/content/00/01/53/48/38/userimages/redneck14a.JPG

[stickboy1375]

I am thinking that this should be the uniform for any electrician.

http://forums.mikeholt.com/image.php?u=70044&dateline=1168656430


That was FUNNY....:grin: :grin: :grin:

[mdshunk]

That was FUNNY....:grin: :grin: :grin:
Not that funny. :roll:

[iwire]

Not that funny. :roll:

You want funny....this is my photo...:roll:

http://forums.mikeholt.com/images/Bbadger.jpg

[stickboy1375]

Not that funny. :roll:


Marc, I didn't think your picture was funny, I liked Iwire's creativeness to link your picture thats all...

[mdshunk]

Marc, I didn't think your picture was funny, I liked Iwire's creativeness to link your picture thats all...
I know. I thought it was kinda funny too. Just not that funny. Bob's photo looks like it must be 10 years old also.

[mdshunk]

Here's a picture of the paperhanger who does his work in a shirt and tie:

http://www.ngpp.org/winningwalls/2003images/ComHonD.jpg

Check out this guy's uniform: http://www.thefriendlybrit.ca/aboutus.html

[iwire]

Bob's photo looks like it must be 10 years old also.

I guess thats a good thing as that photo was taken last winter. I badly needed a hair cut but Mike Holt wanted a photo for the forum.

[tonyou812]

Hey Celtic my mother in law is an importer of fine Scotish Kilts and clothes or anything else Scotish or Celtic. I have personaly helped her along with my wife at many Scotish Highland games all over the country. What you have in your picture there is a fine "Utili Kilt" in a lite tan. They come in many colors but sadly they are not made in Scotland. I beileve they are made in china. Let me know if you are interested in her web site.

[celtic]

Kilts made in China?
What's next?
American flags made in North Korea?

:-?

[ITO]

When I lived in Japan, I noticed everyone had a uniform of some type. Almost every job was defined by a uniform, even construction workers wore very distinctive pants and shoes.

[peter d]

You want funny....this is my photo...:roll:


He's much scarier at 7:00 AM. :D

[benaround]

That's what 16,000 posts will do to you.

[iaov]

The kilt is a nice touch but how does one climb a ladder and maintain ones modesty/ dignaty.

[bandacoo]

I want to make 2 comments about a dress code.

1. When I hire someone to come to my house and do something, if they look like a slob, I don't call on them again. When the guy looks like a professional, that is who I recommend to other people. If your on a big construction job and not in the public eye, it is a little different.
2. Whatever you decide to wear, watch what kind of materials you wear. Use cotton, not any synthetic material in case of a flash.

[Bulldog1401]

I wear 100% cotton full buttons down the front short sleeve shirts with a collar in the summer and long sleeve in the winter. Two front pockets for pens and volt ticks, etc... trousers are a 100% (or nearly so) cotton short in the summer cut near the knees (similar to fed Ex) and a good grade of work jean in the fall and winter (carhart etc...) as for baggy, I think that if you are working, the clothes should be cut for work.. loose or relax fit allows you to bend and move properly...baggy are unprofessional..also the natural waist line is important...no pants around your a** on my helpers or he wont be coming back... No holes.. at all.., and as previously stated in substance, I am not going to put someone in a customers house that does not positively portray my company image.. if he is too lazy to get a haircut or shave that day, what other shortcuts does he routinely take? My company thrives on positive references..

[augie47]

before I went to the expense of buying the shirts, as has been mentioned here, I would look at the OSHA requirements in regard to protective wear.
It's been a while since I looked into it, but I believe even the simplist of task requires all cotton (perhaps burn resistive) shirts and perhaps long sleeve (sorry I don't recall specfifics).. this is one of those situations of "a good deed going sour"..you might provide shirts which, if not done so with OSHA in mind, will be costly if there is ever a burn injury.

[chris kennedy]

You want funny....this is my photo...:roll:

http://forums.mikeholt.com/images/Bbadger.jpg
Is that an eight foot tall tool box your standing in front of? If your a "little person" no offense intended. Its just I've been looking for an eight foot tool box.

[iwire]

If your a "little person" no offense intended.

LOL :D

It's not a 8' tool box, I am sitting in a chair. :)

[George Stolz]

And yes, he always looks that happy.

[mdshunk]

LOL :D

It's not a 8' tool box, I am sitting in a chair. :)
Since it's take a swipe at Bob night, I wonder does your barber cut men's hair too?;)

[George Stolz]

Since it's take a swipe at Bob night, I wonder does your barber cut men's hair too?;)
Hey-o! That's my boy there! :D

767

What, you just get back from a toothbrush convention? :D

[iwire]

Since it's take a swipe at Bob night, I wonder does your barber cut men's hair too?;)

I Will ask Xaviar if he can pencil you in....:wink:

[George Stolz]

I don't even merit any bald jokes at my expense? :-? :grin:

[iwire]

I don't even merit any bald jokes at my expense? :-? :grin:

I thought you shaved your head as a choice.....bald is just so HOT! :grin:

[robh]

I work inside of a manufacturing facility. Standard dress is Cotton Carhart pants, cotton shirts, short and long sleeve. Any time we switch, open a cabinet door, test live circuits, we wear the always cool in the summer Nomex/Cotton coveralls (seems to be most of the time), hard hat, class 00 gloves. When ever we throw a 110 or 220 vac breaker in a lighting panel or similar its all cotton clothes and safety glasses. Thanks NFP 70E! Safety first, comfort last. Think of it this way, if your not safe you might not be around to be uncomfortable.

[lbwireman]

Gentlemen, you will be pleased to learn that these garments are one of the few things still NOT made in China. They are in fact, according to their website, "Proudly made" right here in the good ol' US of A. Seattle WA, to be specific.
http://www.utilikilts.com/index.php?page_id=5

[GUNNING]

Clean, no stains, rips, fresh Pocket Tee; and clean jeans. Image, its what will drive your success. Tees have logo on pocket and back, it reinforces your name and image. You will get your tees ripped stained worn etc. get about 12 a year good quality 100% cotton. The printer will help you get a design together and you will be set. Also use a subtle cologne to impact the senses and reinforce your image. A fresh Tee for each service call may be called for during the summer or after a really long rummage under a house or in an attic. Keep a couple of extra clean Tees in the van. Nobody likes the large stinky old fat electrician rummaging around the house.
Get stickers for all panels you work in also, If they are going to the panel it will be a free referral!