When you hear the phrase business casual, what comes to mind? Suit and tie? Dress pants and dress shirt? What is ideal for the business setting, and what’s not? Well we’re going to touch base on that, and the circumstances that come into play. Naturally, if it’s 100 degrees outside, you’re not going to want to wear a full suit. But on the flipside, you can’t walk into a professional setting wearing sweat pants and a tank top either.

So what should you wear? Every company has a different policy, and if their current policy doesn’t suit your needs, you can always vote for a change.

Not saying it will work, but it’s worth a shot right? I think I speak for many people when I say simple dress pants, dress shoes, and a dress shirt with matching tie works well for just about any business setting. If you’re working with people, perhaps in retail, I think it’s even safe to step it down to dress pants and a polo shirt. For those harsh weather conditions that deem it impossible to survive in a suit, short sleeve dress shirts should be allowed as long as you’re not breaking any other company rules such as tattoos.

Some businesses even go as far as to supply you with an outfit or two of what they find to be proper clothing for the job they need done. The funeral business is a prime example of that. In short, I think it would be fair to say that most companies can be understanding when it comes to choosing business casual.

Many people will debate over what business casual is and what’s not, but I think that compromises should be made according to the conditions and work setting. It would also increase productivity. Imagine what it would feel like to work in pajamas. That’s what it would feel like having a good, solid business casual dress code in place.

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