What do you think of casual dress Friday?

Lighten up. In the UK this practice developed in London’s financial institutions – bankers with country homes would come to work in more casual clothes and then leave Friday afternoon to spend the weekend at their other homes.

I think if these things really do upset you, you need to get busier and/or worry about the bigger picture! :)

@davidshoukry Harumph!
I think everyday should be casual dress day

Yep, I’d like casual clothes every day too!

I think this really depends on where you live and where you work.

We don’t get to do casual dress Friday (or any other day, for that matter) in the military so I don’t have an informed opinion about it exactly.

I do have a couple of friends that work in places where they do observe this practice and they’ve told me that they like it because it is like a more relaxed and comfortable work day than usual.

I would think they pick Fridays because it is the day before the start of the weekend and maybe it’s like a little reward for the employees after their previous 4 days of the work week.

I like the idea. I also like how at my law firm the ‘casual fridays’ = buckets of beer at the conference tables, at least during the winter.

Let’s face it, you need to lighten up. It’s the last day of a hectic work week.

That would be cool, thinking about it every day would be cool!

You are the best beer on Fridays and laid back for the rest of the day!

Don’t worry now there’s a recession the practice will come to an end as everyone will want to look busy and professional all the time to stop their bosses getting the idea they’re not working and can do without them.

Lighten up….?
more like “Light it up”.
that would make for a pretty sweet casual day

I like casual dress Friday. I would rather walk about in clothing I find to be comfortable. I’m always on the comfy end of the dress code here. Sure, I could wear a suit every day but it would put me constantly on edge. This way I can be more relaxed and just focus on my work.

Wow, i’ve never seen anyone get so worked up over casual Friday in my life. I don’t know where you work, but casual Friday at my job doesn’t mean you come in shorts and a t-shirt and look like a slob. Why Friday? Well lets see, it’s the start of the weekend, where people usually relax and have fun? Also, it’s not like you required to dress casually on Friday if you don’t want to. You can come to work in your suit and tie if you REALLY feel you need to. I agree with everyone above me, you need to lighten up just a bit.

So don’t dress down. You don’t have to be a slob just because everyone else is. What’s the big deal?

You don’t have to participate. In my office no one comes in with pj pants on fridays. During the week the men wear button downs with ties so on Fridays maybe they’ll sans the tie and the girls will maybe wear corduroy pants for a more casual look.

It’s nice to end your week in casual clothing.

Where I work I started the casual fridays thing. Now there is a department-wide dress code, because someone ruined it and looked looked totally inappropriate when she had to go to court. However, in my department what they have been doing lately is asking if you want to wear jeans for every Friday in the month, they take a $10 contribution toward a charity. So I gladly give the $10, helps the charity and i enjoy my Fridays a little more.

I think you sound a little resentful of dress down Fridays, and I can’t figure out why. Live and let live, and if you don’t want to join, then don’t.

I’m a knowledge worker. What I wear is completely irrelevant to the quality of the work I do. As such, I think corporate dress codes that require anything beyond clean and covering everything that needs to be covered are stupid. “Professionalism” has to do with the quality of the work you do, not how you look while you are doing it.

Interacting with clients who are going to judge the company by your dress? Sure, dress up for that. But if you’re doing the same work with the same people, you might as well be comfortable. And ties serve no practical purpose whatsoever.

I did not mean to give the impression that this is a major issue with me, more like a small irritation. It would appear that I am in the minority in my opinion, so far a minority of 1.

In the film and TV world, unless you’re working at the studio’s executive offices, EVERY day is Casual Friday. I can’t imagine working in a suit and tie on a set or a production office. Unless you’re acting in such an outfit.

Before I started working for myself, currently in pj pants and a t-shirt, I worked at a place that had casual Fridays; however, no jeans, no pants that were not of normal length – meaning regular pants. Polos were fine, but nothing without a color. The list went on and on – believe me, it was easier to just dress normally.

I see no problem with casual days at work. To me, if it makes the employees feel just a little bit more relaxed and comfortable – you just might find they are a little more productive.

I know the employees in the file room loved it! I always thought it was awful that they made them dress in a “corporate” manner, despite the constant physical work they were doing.

Lurve it. Obama instituted casual Friday. If the people in charge of the country can do it, so can we.

Who wants to primp on Friday?

Casual Friday where I work is business casual, no jeans or tennis shoes. I tend to wear a black shirt and khakis on Fridays.

Still love it