Workers Share Their Company Dress Codes And How They Sneakily Defied It Without Technically Breaking Any Rules
The outpouring of stories came after someone shared how their manager filed a complaint about their red Converse.
One workplace dress code dispute turned into a very petty fashion standoff, and the shoes at the center of it were bright red Converse.
The original poster works across both the corporate and catering sides of the company, so his outfits shift depending on where he is. In the office, he wears jeans, a white shirt, and his signature Chuck Taylors, but one manager decided the shoes were a problem and started pushing back hard.
That is where the story gets interesting, because OP found a way to follow the rules and still make his point. Read on.
His department had a different idea and was constantly on OP's case, complaining about his red Chucks.
She has been nagging OP about his red shoes until she finally wrote him up for his "violation." When they were called to discuss the issue, OP promised he wouldn't wear his red shoes anymore, and the manager couldn't have been happier.
She looked like she had won the battle over OP's red shoes. Her smugness disappeared the next day when OP showed up to work wearing his checkered orange and white Vans.
rebelscumcshThat tiny detail became the whole battle.
OP was quite pleased with the outcome. He proved his point that his manager's fussiness about his shoes was just her own issue to deal with.
rebelscumcsh
rebelscumcsh
Who has the energy to harp on someone about red shoes? Honestly.
Who has the energy to harp on someone about red shoes? Honestly.
rebelscumcsh
Other people had plenty to say about it.
Reddit showed OP that he wasn't alone in this petty but necessary fight for dress code.
theyarnllama
Should have made more effort to get to know people first before pushing your newfound power.
theyarnllama
Sense the room, Bob.
NYCQuilts
Some commenters clearly thought the manager was overdoing it.
Also, consider the office snack betrayal where someone refused to share after a coworker crossed a line.
They call them paper pushers in some fields.
pitirre1970
In all honesty, their positions are supposed to be vital for the benefit of the team.
Laringar
But they end up becoming a mouthpiece for whatever agenda the boss is pushing.
Laringar
Then the thread drifted into other workplace dress code rebellions.
Comments about people doing their own versions of defying their workplace dress code — like this person who was by the book but also dressed like a pirate.
Stitchapuss
If they're going to turn you into a penguin...
Reaper0700
... better be the most flamboyant penguin!
Reaper0700
This person was just following orders.
u2125mike2124
Imagine asking your CEO's secretary to schedule you for a meeting about Mandarin collars.
nsfwns
That's enough activism for the '50s.
leesto88
Be careful what you ask for because you will get exactly what you want. It may not be exactly what you expected, but it is in the spirit of what you asked for.
OP's manager could have asked him first about the story behind his red Chucks before berating him about it and writing him up. Well, she didn't, and now she has to silently fume while staring at OP's bright orange Vans.
That backfired in the most satisfying way.
For a similar lunch-standoff, see why they secretly altered a coworker’s meal prep lunches without permission in this AITA about changing lunches due to strong odor.
