| Our work culture nestles into a daily life interspersing | | | | Similarly organisations with this attitude like publications, |
| and making it also the same. Sometimes individuals find | | | | magazine houses and tour agencies allow their |
| it hard to keep their personal and professional life | | | | employees to dress down. And does that work. Yes it |
| different. One of the instances is the clothes one | | | | does. Employees are motivated to get the work done |
| wears to office. | | | | than staring at each others branded clothes. With the |
| Mostly as organisations have it, formals are to be | | | | dress down policy anybody can wear what they |
| worn to work. While some have a Saturday dress | | | | please so there is less thinking in the morning as to |
| down syndrome some have formals even on | | | | what do I wear today and employees show up on |
| Saturdays. As the working professional gets immersed | | | | time. They can sit comfortably and work better that |
| in work and the atmosphere, he or she gets to | | | | increases productivity which is ultimately the underlying |
| wearing formals anywhere and everywhere. | | | | reason for any organisation. |
| So even on a day off, when the employee is out with | | | | But at the same time getting dressed down does not |
| family his dressing sense remains formal, this is | | | | mean you can wear shorts and Bermudas to office. |
| because it is hard for him to break away from the | | | | That is going overboard. This never really happens but |
| routine code. Besides, wearing an executive attire | | | | sometimes you get employees who take the entire |
| ushers in an atmosphere very formal as against a | | | | hand when you give them the finger. |
| casual and a cool environment. | | | | Being speculative about how employees will change |
| If one goes into an ad agency you will find most of | | | | their attitude with the dress down work code is natural. |
| them are very casually dressed. Infact the senior | | | | So you can introduce it backwards. Like Saturdays |
| creative guys wear dusty torn jeans, a shirt pulled out | | | | and Fridays are dress down days. See how your |
| and slippers on bare feet. Not because they do not | | | | employees react to it. Give it a month or two. If it really |
| have the money to spend, but because they want to | | | | affects the attitude, aptitude and growth level. Then |
| feel comfortable in their attire and hence work | | | | introduce it for the rest of the days or keep it |
| comfortably. | | | | reserved for a few days only. |