Posted on 09/17/2002 7:20:27 PM PDT by 1L
Edited on 07/19/2004 2:10:41 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
New York, Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos. wants employees to suit up or ship out.
Two years after adopting a casual dress code at the height of the dot-com boom, the sixth-largest U.S. securities firm has reversed course and will require workers to don ``formal business'' attire, according to an e-mail sent to employees today.
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Women dig them. That was reason enough for me.
Tradition, they used to have a purpose.
Like piercings and high heeled shoes and thongs? LOL
Ah, but public pressure can succeed in changing those "employer desires" whereas the employees may not be able to. I'll send my email.
It makes NO sense. Have you ever actually thought about the concept of the suit and tie and asked yourself, WHY?? What the heck??? I have. Its ridiculous and silly looking. Never catch me dead in one. And I mean that literally. Its in my will.
I never had any of those either :)
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