So stupid of United. Why is it that Freepers take the position that anything a private company does is A-OK? This is ridiculous. I am against dress codes of any kind in any situation. What difference does it make? As long as the person shows up? Sheesh! The company should be roasted for this.
The reason why society and businesses need dress codes in certain cases is that you cannot rely on good judgement by everyone. And no matter how low you raise the bar, there is always someone trying to lower it further.
I can assure you that if the simple rule was that you were 100 % required to cover your private parts, and that was the ONLY stipulation, there’d be a long line of naked ugly people trying to push the envelope...
And THAT my friend, is why the world needs dress codes.
Assuming you are ever obligated actually to look for a job (it may happen sooner than you think,) make sure you don't put that on your resume...