tonyh29 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 what if the sun is out and its 80 degrees outside , would you really want to be in a suit ? Trick question, I live in England. Suits aren't just to impress though. You don't go to a funeral to impress people, do you? It makes people take things more seriously. Like CVB says, if someone is in bootcut stonewash jeans and shit running trainers they clearly don't give a shit. true , i always prefer my builders and plumbers in a suit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I see Shillz and Arte essentially said what I was typing in my last post before me. Kind of like school, if everyone wears the same uniform people won't get picked on for what they wear. In work if everyone is in work attire nobody is going to take an opinion bob is lazy because he picked up the clothes off his floor he was gardening in yesterday and came to work in them when Bill is wear a rather nice suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 true , i always prefer my builders and plumbers in a suit Work appropriate attire then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 People who wear brown shoes with black suits. Like please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowychap Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 yeah i'd be pissed off having to wear a suit Mon to Thurs as well the rule is simple .... good at your job wear what you want otherwise wear a suit ...... suits are for funerals and weddings onlyIt's not often that I side with Tony but I do on this.I think my real problem is with ties, though, so I would ban them (other than a bow tie with a dress shirt and DJ) which ought, obviously, to make the wearing of a jacket obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 People who wear brown shoes with black suits. Like please Now those people are bastards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Not sure why this pisses me off, as these people are really nice. I'm friends with a family on FB and they have a weird thing they do, for example when the sister talks about her brother (they are late twenties) she calls him brother Dan, then when he talks about her, he calls her sister Sue... they have a little brother and he (when the mum says he has done something) calls them brother/sister their names. It's weird. Not sure why it annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Not sure why this pisses me off, as these people are really nice. I'm friends with a family on FB and they have a weird thing they do, for example when the sister talks about her brother (they are late twenties) she calls him brother Dan, then when he talks about her, he calls her sister Sue... they have a little brother and he (when the mum says he has done something) calls them brother/sister their names. It's weird. Not sure why it annoys me. Freaks! The lot of em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2014 In my early days in IT/education, suits and ties were de rigeur. Oddly, I used to quite like it, for the same reason I never minded wearing a school uniform - it gave me something to change out of, and into my 'real me' clothes when I got home. It delineated the work and off-duty worlds quite nicely. In latter years, everybody went into work dressed casually, but I still felt I had to change into some other casual gear when I got home. My factory worker dad had the same thing in reverse - worked in dirty overalls, came home and felt he had to put on smart clothes (sometimes even a tie) before he could relax. Same principle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Karen Brady made a life peer. So much pissed offedness on so many levels. (Hey you can turn emoticons into hyperlinks!! Continue reading the main story Related Stories Peers fight for space in crowded HouseFootball boss and Apprentice TV show star, Karren Brady, is among 22 new peers announced by the government.Ms Brady will take a seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords alongside former Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose. Other new working peers include former MEP and EastEnders actor Michael Cashman, who will become a Labour peer. There are 12 new Tory peers, three new Labour ones, six Liberal Democrats and one DUP member of the Lords. Conservative donor Ranbir Singh Suri is also being lined up for a seat in the Lords. The jewellery tycoon and his company have given more than £300,000 to the party since 2006. The peers are nominated by the party leaders but are vetted by the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission. The full Conservative list is: Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham FC and senior non-executive director of the Syco and Arcadia brands Martin Callanan, former Conservative MEP for North-East of England Carlyn Chisholm, co-chairman of the Conservative candidates committee Andrew Cooper, former Conservative Party director of political operations, founder of pollsters Populus Natalie Evans, director of the New Schools Network, the charity advising groups on how to set up free schools Michael Farmer, founding partner of RK Mine Finance group, trustee of the Kingham Hill Trust and Conservative Party treasurer Dido Harding, chief executive of TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC Arminka Helic, government special adviser on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones Nosheena Mobarik, businesswomen, founder of the Scotland Pakistan Network Sir Stuart Rose, former chief executive and chairman of Marks & Spencer Joanna Shields, digital adviser to David Cameron, chairwoman of Tech City UK Ranbir Singh Suri, businessman, formerly general secretary of the Board of British Sikhs The new Labour peers are: Michael Cashman, former MEP for West Midlands MEP, former actor Chris Lennie, former deputy secretary general of the Labour Party Dame Gail Rebuck, chairman of Penguin Random House UK publishers The new Liberal Democrat peers are: Chris Fox, PR director at GKN engineering and former Lib Dem chief executive David Goddard, former leader of Stockport Council Barbara Janke, former leader of Bristol City Council Kath Pinnock, former leader of Kirklees Council Paul Scriven, former leader of Sheffield City Council Dr Julie Smith, senior lecturer in international relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Cambridge University The Democratic Unionist Party has nominated William Hay MLA, the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, who has chosen to sit on the crossbenches. Edited August 8, 2014 by Eames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2014 What's her title going to be? Lady Scum of the Sty? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Haha! Working for the Conservatives and is a vice-chairman for West Ham. Couldn't get a more chalk and cheese career could you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 My factory worker dad had the same thing in reverse - worked in dirty overalls, came home and felt he had to put on smart clothes (sometimes even a tie) before he could relax. Same principle. i guess that makes sense , i could never work out when I used to visit my grand-dad as a kid why he would be sitting around at home in a suit at a weekend , could well be he had the same sorta outlook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I like dress-down Friday, it eases us into the weekend nicely. Basically... Monday to Thursday are work days, Friday is the day that you are the least productive, and spend the day talking about what you're doing over the weekend. But I do agree... this is why banks are a load of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Not sure why this pisses me off, as these people are really nice. I'm friends with a family on FB and they have a weird thing they do, for example when the sister talks about her brother (they are late twenties) she calls him brother Dan, then when he talks about her, he calls her sister Sue... they have a little brother and he (when the mum says he has done something) calls them brother/sister their names. It's weird. Not sure why it annoys me. They're Serial Killers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 When you have a shower and are squeaky clean, then you have to poo after... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) This should piss me off but this is the best place for it... some arsehole has put a dent in the side of my car, no note, no apology, nothing. I once hit scraped another card by accident and left a note and fully paid up for damages, it's so annoying when other people are just dicks. No idea when it happened either as it's on the passenger side. grrrr.... Edited August 8, 2014 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 My factory worker dad had the same thing in reverse - worked in dirty overalls, came home and felt he had to put on smart clothes (sometimes even a tie) before he could relax. Same principle. The dress codes in factories used to be quite strict and gradations of rank were all indicated: brown overall for unskilled, blue for skilled and white for foremen. You could even see the same gradation of rank in management, although it was a lot more subtle: coloured shirt and sports-jacket for first tier staff, then suits of increasing quality and white shirts for 'managers' (all with ties of course). All perfectly Veblenesque to an egregious degree. The indications of rank were shown in ever possible way, from the way tea was served, to how toilets stalls are constructed, to the type of toilet-paper, soap and towels. It was all about control. It always struck me that lower rank workers actually deliberately dressed down, with their travelling-to-work-clothes, so not to challenge the hierarchy. Changing your clothes after work is divesting yourself of the identity enforced on you by the workplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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