Shorts at the office. Yay or nay?

Howiefan · 04-21-08, 05:11 PM

I'm working at this office type of place for the summer doing some administrative stuff and it's really hot in there. Would it be appropriate to wear nice shorts (not too short) in an office setting? Perhaps with a nice shirt//polo?

The place is pretty casual already since nobody is wearing fancy suits or anything (I've seen lots of people wearing jeans).

big whoppa · 04-21-08, 05:15 PM

Unless you work at a start up computer company, I doubt it. Way too casual. Ask your supervisor.

Liver&Onions · 04-21-08, 05:17 PM

Or wait and see what others do once the weather heats up.

The Bus · 04-21-08, 05:21 PM

Is it UPS or a mini-golf course? Then, no, don't wear shorts.

(Don't wear short-sleeve shirts with ties either).

gilbertr76 · 04-21-08, 05:22 PM

I'm currently wearing cargo shorts and a Cubs T-shirt. Anybody got a problem with that?!?!

Ronnie Dobbs · 04-21-08, 05:27 PM

Why is this even a question? NAY.

stay classy

superdeluxe · 04-21-08, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Howiefan

I'm working at this office type of place for the summer doing some administrative stuff and it's really hot in there. Would it be appropriate to wear nice shorts (not too short) in an office setting? Perhaps with a nice shirt//polo?

The place is pretty casual already since nobody is wearing fancy suits or anything (I've seen lots of people wearing jeans).

Yes, there is no dress code, go for what makes you feel comfortable.

rennervision · 04-21-08, 05:29 PM

Years ago my office used to wear shorts until one day a VIP came to visit and said he felt like he was at a beach party. The dress code soon changed after that.

big whoppa · 04-21-08, 06:10 PM

Instead of Casual Fridays, I'd prefer Nude Fridays.

Lee Harvey Oswald · 04-21-08, 06:20 PM

Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.

Groucho · 04-21-08, 06:28 PM

I prefer to watch full length features at the office myself, but whatever floats your boat.

VinVega · 04-21-08, 06:50 PM

Shorts in an office setting? No chance.

This isn't Australia.

pedagogue · 04-21-08, 07:08 PM

1. Do you live in S. FL?
2. Do you work at a start-up company?
3. Do you own the company?

If you don't have one or more of the following, I'd probably say no.

Lateralus · 04-21-08, 07:09 PM

dtcarson · 04-21-08, 07:15 PM

If you have to ask, then no.
There's a wide range between "not wearing suits" and "wearing shorts".

SpaceBoy · 04-21-08, 07:54 PM

I say yes. My office always has people wearing shorts in the summer you should see what the girls wear...

Then again I work at an advertising firm so it's pretty open to about anything.

innocentfreak · 04-21-08, 07:58 PM

I say no. If it is anything like my office it is business casual with the focus on casual. Shorts are only allowed on Friday which is casual day. At the same time all the women, 90% of the office, wear the knee length shorts which seem to be the current fashion trend including the manager who has stressed that shorts aren't allowed.

Mercury&Solace · 04-21-08, 08:01 PM

Man I rock the shorts in the summertime at the office for sure. Our office environment is SOOOOO casual, shorts, flip flops, I even go sleeveless when the guns are all tanned. I rarely shave, my hair is messy. Chicks rock the mini skirts, capris and tank tops, its hawt. (well on the hot chicks its hot)
And this is a Bio-Tech company we are talking about here.......

Ron G · 04-21-08, 08:06 PM

I teach my summer courses in shorts and a square-bottomed button-up that doesn't need to be tucked in.

Too hot and humid in the Midwest to get dressed up, and the AC is often unreliable.

Academia, of course, is rather casual. Still, if you're not seeing customers you need to impress, what's the harm?

pedagogue · 04-21-08, 08:15 PM

I have a similar style as Ron G....(when I'm not seeing patients), as it is too hot and humid in FL to not wear shorts or super light weight pants from June-Sept.

fumanstan · 04-21-08, 08:20 PM

Just wait and see if anyone else does it.

I wear shorts, but then again working at a video game company helps. Heh.

Artman · 04-21-08, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by fumanstan

I wear shorts, but then again working at a video game company helps. Heh.

Same.

MartinBlank · 04-21-08, 10:11 PM

dadaluholla · 04-21-08, 10:23 PM

All the women in my office are wearing those terrible looking capri pants, which for most of them just end up looking like long shorts. They look like they are going out to work in the yard, and for some reason it's ok.

pedagogue · 04-21-08, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dadaluholla

All the women in my office are wearing those terrible looking capri pants, which for most of them just end up looking like long shorts. They look like they are going out to work in the yard, and for some reason it's ok.

Do not talk bad about capri pants!!!!

04-21-08, 05:11 PM	#1
Howiefan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,354	Shorts at the office. Yay or nay? I'm working at this office type of place for the summer doing some administrative stuff and it's really hot in there. Would it be appropriate to wear nice shorts (not too short) in an office setting? Perhaps with a nice shirt//polo? The place is pretty casual already since nobody is wearing fancy suits or anything (I've seen lots of people wearing jeans). Last edited by Howiefan; 04-21-08 at 05:16 PM.

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big whoppa DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Location: Under Golden Gate Bridge Posts: 10,912	Unless you work at a start up computer company, I doubt it. Way too casual. Ask your supervisor. __________________ "I Choked Linda Lovelace" - on Joe Dirt's T-Shirt

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The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,620	Is it UPS or a mini-golf course? Then, no, don't wear shorts. (Don't wear short-sleeve shirts with ties either). __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

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gilbertr76 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 3,514	I'm currently wearing cargo shorts and a Cubs T-shirt. Anybody got a problem with that?!?! __________________ Can you tell I have daughters?

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rennervision DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,924	Years ago my office used to wear shorts until one day a VIP came to visit and said he felt like he was at a beach party. The dress code soon changed after that. __________________ “It will soon be possible to create a new ‘original’ negative with whatever changes or alterations the copyright holder of the moment desires…. In the future it will become even easier for old negatives to become lost and be ‘replaced’ by new altered negatives. This would be a great loss to our society. Our cultural history must not be allowed to be rewritten." - George Lucas, 1988

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big whoppa DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Location: Under Golden Gate Bridge Posts: 10,912	Instead of Casual Fridays, I'd prefer Nude Fridays. __________________ "I Choked Linda Lovelace" - on Joe Dirt's T-Shirt

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pedagogue DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 27,949	1. Do you live in S. FL? 2. Do you work at a start-up company? 3. Do you own the company? If you don't have one or more of the following, I'd probably say no. __________________ Everyone is against racial profiling....unless it is called Affirmative Action. -kvrdave Coors Light is sex in a canoe. Natural Light is masturbating in a puddle. -The Bus

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dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,082	If you have to ask, then no. There's a wide range between "not wearing suits" and "wearing shorts". __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson

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SpaceBoy DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 4,513	I say yes. My office always has people wearing shorts in the summer you should see what the girls wear... Then again I work at an advertising firm so it's pretty open to about anything.

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innocentfreak DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,733	I say no. If it is anything like my office it is business casual with the focus on casual. Shorts are only allowed on Friday which is casual day. At the same time all the women, 90% of the office, wear the knee length shorts which seem to be the current fashion trend including the manager who has stressed that shorts aren't allowed. __________________ Humans United Against Robots 360 Gamertag: Nobrumski Steam: Nobrumski

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Mercury&Solace DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rainy ass Seattle yes the weather sucks here, so do our sports teams. Posts: 1,082	Man I rock the shorts in the summertime at the office for sure. Our office environment is SOOOOO casual, shorts, flip flops, I even go sleeveless when the guns are all tanned. I rarely shave, my hair is messy. Chicks rock the mini skirts, capris and tank tops, its hawt. (well on the hot chicks its hot) And this is a Bio-Tech company we are talking about here....... __________________ The night I laid my eyes on you, I felt everything around me move, Got nervous when you looked my way, But you knew all the words to say, And your love slowly moved right in, All this time, oh my love, where you been Mi, amore Don't you know, My love I want you so, Sugar, You make my soul complete, Rapture tastes so sweet

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Ron G Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 964	I teach my summer courses in shorts and a square-bottomed button-up that doesn't need to be tucked in. Too hot and humid in the Midwest to get dressed up, and the AC is often unreliable. Academia, of course, is rather casual. Still, if you're not seeing customers you need to impress, what's the harm?

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pedagogue DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 27,949	I have a similar style as Ron G....(when I'm not seeing patients), as it is too hot and humid in FL to not wear shorts or super light weight pants from June-Sept. __________________ Everyone is against racial profiling....unless it is called Affirmative Action. -kvrdave Coors Light is sex in a canoe. Natural Light is masturbating in a puddle. -The Bus

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fumanstan DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 33,359	Just wait and see if anyone else does it. I wear shorts, but then again working at a video game company helps. Heh. __________________ 3x Sheep Champion VG Round 1b \| VG Round 7 \| NFL

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dadaluholla DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, OH Posts: 5,449	All the women in my office are wearing those terrible looking capri pants, which for most of them just end up looking like long shorts. They look like they are going out to work in the yard, and for some reason it's ok.