Dress code, ties, H&S, IT support engineer....

[Capt Doufos]

My main problem with wearing a time why lugging PC's\servers etc around all the time was I constantly plucked them, they were tatty in no time.

 

[ahar]

I did a similar role for my first job in IT and wore a tie. To be fair to the OP, it was a bit of a pain at times but I just tucked it away in my shirt when necessary.

Over time I've found common sense tends to win out (even over HR drones ) and I'm now a militant non tie wearer. I have to put them on in work situations occasionally (meeting with new client, until you suss out what is and isn't acceptable) but my sympathies go out to the OP if you don't have a choice.

 

[UncleRuckus]

I work in an office playing computer fixer, networky stuff, sysadminnig and hardware installerer. The usual clambering about under desks, lifting printers about, moving desktops etc, a pretty physical job.

I wonder how many of the comments in this thread are from office monkeys, and not IT Professionals.....

CaNsA 2013 - IT Professional

 

[HangTime]

Yip. I used to love weightlifting an Epson C4200DN. A piffling 38kg or so and a bloody awkward shape to boot.

There was an even heavier Lexmark A3 jobbie we had a few of. They were a 3 man lift.

Looks absolutely tiny compared to the Xerox DP90 I used to run (220kg assuming you've emptied all the trays and removed the mandatory Sun box and monitor from on top of it)

 

[schumi84]

Shirt and tie has been standard in our IT Dept for many years and it's a massive pain the rear, especially in the warmer weather during term time. I don't see the problem with a polo shirt and smart-ish trousers but the headmaster insists on shirt and tie.

Luckily, during the Half Terms/Easter and Summer Holiday we can wear what we want. There is a new head starting in September so it may be an opportunity to try and get things changed.

 

[peterwalkley]

A tie as dress code. How quaint !

Last place I worked like that was 16 years ago. I used to rebel by wearing the stupidest looking ties I could find. The day-glo green kermit the frog always went down well.

I'm a software engineer, so presumably that counts as an IT Professional.

For a customer visit I'd still expect to smarten up though. I did recently for a sales visit in the US and was the only one ! They probably thought it was a 'Brit' thing along with bad teeth and alcoholism.

 

[Boycie]

I do a similar job and wear a company branded fleece with a t-shirt underneath, black trousers and a pair of black timberland boots. I only just get away with the boots though to be fair as they have white stitching etc on them.

 

[m4cc45]

As long as shirt and tie is being enforced for females as well i'd have no real problem with it. It is annoying when you're opening up the side of a PC and your tie goes inside it though.

If it's not being enforced I think you should do what the Swedish Bus Drivers did:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3129401.stm


M.

 

[LordSplodge]

CaNsA 2013 - IT Professional

I lol'd.

A tie as dress code. How quaint !


I'm a software engineer, so presumably that counts as an IT Professional.
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Nah, code monkey. Get back to your dungeon.

 

[jakehall109]

Jeans and a tshirt should be worn when doing a job like this. Smart clothes for bending down under a desk and changing toner isnt required for any company imho.

 

[Raikiri]

Males must wear a shirt and tie, smart trousers and shoes.

Just claim sexism. Unless women have to follow the same dress code it's clearly sexist.

 

[Hyburnate]

There is a new head starting in September so it may be an opportunity to try and get things changed.

Make you and the team go in without a tie and when the headmaster asks what's going on, say there never was a rule?

that's never going to work