This came off the corporate emails recently:
We would like to remind all employees to be aware of our Dress Code and Clear Desk Policy. The key elements are outlined below for your attention:
- As per recent announcement by global senior management, we will return to formal business dress with immediate effect. Fridays will remain smart casual.
- For Singapore, the dress code will be long sleeve shirt and tie for gentlemen, and smart business attire for ladies.
- For Hong Kong, business suit is the norm for gentlemen, and smart business attire for ladies.
Do I have something to say about it? Not much except for this:
Junichiro Koizumi is asking workers to cast off their collars and ties in a national effort to use less energy on air conditioning.
To show how serious he is, Mr Koizumi has ordered government ministers to shed their suits to set an example.
Japan often endures hot, humid summers, forcing offices and bars to ramp up air-conditioning systems.
Just in case anyone wonders what I am whining about, Singapore endures PERPETUAL hot, humid summers!
And before they asked us to put on a tie some clown in the office has already been ramping up the air-conditioning in the afternoon, as if 24 deg. Celsius isn’t just good enough to keep cool! It is always set to 22 deg. Celsius so that some idiot could feel cool while I am freezing my balls off because the air vent is directly over me.
Yet another one for the morons in my Europe head office who obviously implemented yet another policy that is just for show that goes no way to improve the bottom line. Not to mention I have to waste money buying ties and a tip clip for this stupid policy.
On second thoughts, maybe I’ll just f*ck care. When you look smart, it doesn’t really make you smart anyway. After all, a monkey that puts on clothes after showering, will still be a monkey.