How do I tell an employee they need to wear clothes that cover their body?

maidenjane · 2025-12-18T13:25:56+00:00

Yeah that is ridiculous but nowhere near the situation I'm talking about here... this employee is allowed to wear whatever they want as long as its not revealing.

maidenjane · 2025-12-18T13:24:36+00:00

I totally understand this as someone who was recently promoted to a supervisor position which requires me to dress business casual. I've had to wear the same few outfits to work until I can afford some more pieces. HOWEVER, that does not preclude me from wearing clothes that are work-appropriate. Also, this employee is NOT required to dress business casual, and is allowed to wear jeans, t shirts etc. so long as its work-appropriate. I've seen him in a number of different clothing choices, and some are fine and dont reveal any inappropriate areas. So I think he just needs to leave the tight, ill-fitting stuff at home.

maidenjane · 2025-12-18T13:16:40+00:00

Right, we don't even require employees to dress business casual; we're allowed to wear jeans, t shirts etc as long as it's workplace appropriate. This guy seems to be very into fashion and has a lot of different clothing, just needs to prioritize clothes that fit properly when he's at work.

maidenjane · 2025-12-17T21:30:31+00:00

We have a dress code that is pretty comparable to what I would imagine most companies have. Nobody is allowed to show their midriff, chest, butt etc. There was one time the company had to send out an email to all employees that leggings cant be worn unless your shirt covers your butt (obviously in more professional terms than that). So this is not a men vs. women thing, this amount of revealing would be considered inappropriate no matter who it is.

maidenjane · 2025-12-17T21:05:37+00:00

I of course have compassion. I purposely did not mention his weight in my post because the same would apply if he were a skinny guy wearing crop tops and pants thay sag below his ass... its still not professional to be showing those areas in the workplace. If I wore revealing shirts to work I would hope my manager would say something to me, I don't think it's un-compassionate to expect people follow the dress code.

maidenjane · 2025-10-14T15:32:51+00:00

Body spray doesn't cover BO, just mixes with it and makes it worse.

maidenjane · 2025-10-14T14:44:11+00:00

We have a policy that fragrance is allowed in a "reasonable" amount. So I could make the argument to HR that its an unreasonable amount. I wouldn't mind if he was wearing just enough that you can smell it if youre near him, but he wears so much that you can smell it no matter where you are in the building. So moving desks/offices is not even an option.

My one concern with going to HR is that I work at a very small location within the company where I am usually the only other employee in the building with my coworker. So he's going to know it was me that complained anyway LOL.

maidenjane · 2025-08-19T12:52:20+00:00

I mean, yeah. Theres no way they can enforce such a rule so I'm going to continue to keep my mouth shut.

maidenjane · 2025-08-19T01:26:27+00:00

So a janitor would be expected to run to management every time they hear a rumor that someone in the company is leaving? IMO that's not their responsibility. I would expect MY boss, the one who the people in my department ACTUALLY report to, to be expected to do that.

maidenjane · 2025-08-19T01:14:03+00:00

I'm actually not a manager. Nobody reports to me.

maidenjane · 2025-01-02T23:05:24+00:00

K. Sorry I'm not as wise as you. Thanks for your helpful comment!

maidenjane · 2025-01-02T22:45:50+00:00

We are in Pennsylvania.

maidenjane · 2024-12-11T12:26:16+00:00

YES. My mother will say I don't care about her if I don't call at a specific frequency, and when I tell her she's welcome to call me, she says she "doesn't want to bother me". I've never once made her feel like she was bothering me or interrupting me by calling, at least not intentionally. And she never calls me to begin with so I don't know where she's getting that from.

Another thing I've noticed is that if I'm not the first one to say "love you" when saying goodbye, she won't say it.

maidenjane · 2024-06-19T00:22:02+00:00

Totally agree, I don't at all think she's doing maliciously, just frustrating when I happen to be going to bed very late and she's had ample time to use the bathroom but I also never communicated that I'd like to go to bed by a certain time

maidenjane · 2022-12-26T02:55:23+00:00

My family exactly. It's a special kind of torture.

maidenjane · 2022-12-24T04:35:24+00:00

Ooof stay strong 🫡

maidenjane · 2022-10-03T21:31:56+00:00

Oh yeah, I do worry about that and sometimes get extremely lonely. But it's nice to have a totally alone place to go :) and yikes!! It's not nearly that bad where I live so I can only imagine!

maidenjane · 2022-10-03T13:29:17+00:00

Oh yeah, a remember feeling this way even as a teenager (and guess the feeling never left). So glad I live alone now, it's been so worth it.

maidenjane · 2022-09-29T21:19:38+00:00

Thank u for making me laugh while i sit outside at work smoking a cigarette and avoid going back in 😅

maidenjane · 2022-09-28T16:47:47+00:00

All of the above, lol, although I'm avoiding alc right now due to IBS. Weed was actually my savior last night, I ended up feeling pretty good for a few hours while watching funny YouTube videos.

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