If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be?
Simple answer, I’m already doing it.
Either, jeans or dark shorts and a polo shirt.
These are the clothes I feel most comfortable in. It has been many years since I felt the need to wear anything more formal.
When I first started work, it was in a small (8 people) engineering works and then, later with the MOD as a Fitter/Turner apprentice. During my apprenticeship and later, on my tools, I typically wore jeans and a t-shirt under my overalls. A few years later, still in the MOD, I became a Ratefixer / Planner. Here, the expectation was that you dressed like a “professional.” If not wearing a suit, certainly smart trousers, jacket, collar and tie.
I left the MOD to join IBM where I stayed for 38 years. In the beginning the dress code was quite formal. But over the years, in line with the real world, the requirements were relaxed. As long as you weren’t customer facing. And I definitely wasn’t. So, over the years, I ditched the jackets, tossed the ties and reverted to my natural slob.
And so here I am, back where I started, wearing the same outfit, day after day ….. my retirees uniform.
Jeans / shorts and polo shirt / t-shirt
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