They get around it by claiming you can deduct it from your taxes but you can only do that if you itemize your return which means you need at least (roughly, last year, married couple IDK the other filing statuses) $25k in deductions just to break even. To work at a job that is very likely to pay you minimum wage.
At my job, they give out company polos and t-shirts, but no requirement to wear them. We’re just being asked to wear them if a client is coming or if there’s an in-house exhibition.
As someone else wrote, I also prefer to wear out the gifted clothes rather than my own.
Same here, re: the first paragraph. I received two shirts and a (good quality) windbreaker. I’ve never heard anyone having to buy company uniforms, but I’m in Europe.
As an American, I think the only time I’ve ever paid for a company-branded clothing item was when one company offered us (completely optional) customized soccer jerseys in celebration of that year’s World Cup. They were actually pretty nice! But, I’ve never worked anywhere a uniform was mandatory.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment in losing my last job (besides the steady paycheck and the best health insurance plan I’d ever had) was that I’d only a couple months earlier collected enough corporate t-shirts to wear a different company-branded shirt each day of the week.
My first job did, for some reason. It was just a polo, so it wasn’t a big deal, but I did think it was weird since we never had customers or anything like that at the office 🤷♂️
I once worked as paid practice at a company that required all employees to wear a business suit and tie or whatever the female version of that is. Every day, to go sit in front of the computer and meet literally always the same people, tie and a suit.
My practice ended, and they were very happy with me and asked me to stay longer. I said Lol no and left to never look back.
Programmers have uniforms? WTF?
Any job can have a uniform if your leadership has brain damage
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I don’t mind uniforms. At least I don’t wear out my own clothes, the ones from work are free.
The majority of workplaces I’ve seen with uniforms require you to buy them. Maybe that’s changed in the last 10 years or so, that would be nice.
Lmao that sounds illegal
Oh wait, America is a thing
They get around it by claiming you can deduct it from your taxes but you can only do that if you itemize your return which means you need at least (roughly, last year, married couple IDK the other filing statuses) $25k in deductions just to break even. To work at a job that is very likely to pay you minimum wage.
This is fucked up.
Bertucci’s made me buy stupid uncomfortable black shoes that I never used outside of work. For a minimum wage job.
I’m in Europe
And if they don’t have brain damage, are they really corporate leadership material?
At my old job we had “uniforms” which meant: a polo with a logo on it.
I heard about dress codes before, even about enforcing them, but never about uniform requirements. Wild.
At my job, they give out company polos and t-shirts, but no requirement to wear them. We’re just being asked to wear them if a client is coming or if there’s an in-house exhibition.
As someone else wrote, I also prefer to wear out the gifted clothes rather than my own.
Same here, re: the first paragraph. I received two shirts and a (good quality) windbreaker. I’ve never heard anyone having to buy company uniforms, but I’m in Europe.
As an American, I think the only time I’ve ever paid for a company-branded clothing item was when one company offered us (completely optional) customized soccer jerseys in celebration of that year’s World Cup. They were actually pretty nice! But, I’ve never worked anywhere a uniform was mandatory.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment in losing my last job (besides the steady paycheck and the best health insurance plan I’d ever had) was that I’d only a couple months earlier collected enough corporate t-shirts to wear a different company-branded shirt each day of the week.
From my fast food work experience - all those people helping you paid for their own uniforms.
I like WFH where there’s no dress code and pants are optional
I also like Wild and Flamboyant Hedonism but how is that related
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My first job did, for some reason. It was just a polo, so it wasn’t a big deal, but I did think it was weird since we never had customers or anything like that at the office 🤷♂️
We had $company-shirt day where we were encouraged to wear them, but no hard requirement.
I once worked as paid practice at a company that required all employees to wear a business suit and tie or whatever the female version of that is. Every day, to go sit in front of the computer and meet literally always the same people, tie and a suit.
My practice ended, and they were very happy with me and asked me to stay longer. I said Lol no and left to never look back.
Yup, as mentioned in the job postings. Not all but some do.
Besides shorts and t-shirt/tank top?