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[agrajag]

The vans with the suit dude.

That way you can party on a board while at the same time be to the extreme in the office.

Wait, slow down... so you said vans WITH the suit? *scribbling down on a notepad*

 

[Schattenjäger]

Thank god I don't work in an office environment anymore. I'd piss off everyone in the fucking building apparently. My dress down technique was wearing a pair of Vans with my suit. Yeah bitches.

good thing you made the right choice and got out of the office environment.. you seem to be not cut out for it.

 

[Dark Octave]

So what if everyone wore pink spandex on fridays? :lol

:lol I'd have the greatest topic ever to be posted on Gaf if one of my co-workers ever did that. He would have to rock a purple fanny pack and a tie die shirt as well. He'd have to.

But I'm sure spandex is against most companie's dress codes for an office environment anyway.

 

[perryfarrell]

I sound like an elitist because I choose not to observe a new, stupid tradition that presidents and CEOs grudgingly put into place? What competent company boss doesn't want his/her employee to come to work dressed professionally, if not openly at least secretly?

you're a jackass/loser/person others don't want to be around/etc.

 

[eznark]

Apparently everyone on GAF works at an office and gets fucking butthurt when someone comes in looking better than them?

What the fuck is wrong with you douchebags?

Don't dress down. Fuck 'em. Do your own thing and let all these office snobs who bicker about petty shit suck the boss' dick under the table to get their measly two-dollar-an-hour more promotion. You work your mojo with those suits.

Thank god I don't work in an office environment anymore. I'd piss off everyone in the fucking building apparently. My dress down technique was wearing a pair of Vans with my suit. Yeah bitches.

woah....

You're like the Fonz.

 

[Sol..]

Wait, slow down... so you said vans WITH the suit? *scribbling down on a notepad*

Yea but don't forget to feast on a mtn dew and a snickers bar before you do it or you'll look like a square.



I mean poser. POSER


I'M COOL.

 

[ToxicAdam]

I totally wouldn't be surprised if the OP's co-workers were doing some playful hazing and the OP took it as a serious threat.

He's going to be miserable and obsessing about his Redline stapler.

 

[Dark Octave]

Yea but don't forget to feast on a mtn dew and a snickers bar before you do it or you'll look like a square.



I mean poser. POSER


I'M COOL.

:lol Hey! Aren't you the one who got busted in the "show your girlfriend" thread by posting a picture of some porn star?

 

[eznark]

Yea but don't forget to feast on a mtn dew and a snickers bar before you do it or you'll look like a square.



I mean poser. POSER


I'M COOL.

XTR3M3 0FF1C3 W0RK3R 15 3XTR3M3!!!!!!1111!!!!!!

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Dress Down Friday is so lame. I agree with the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode about it. I don't like it.

 

[Cheeto]

Apparently everyone on GAF works at an office and gets fucking butthurt when someone comes in looking better than them?

What the fuck is wrong with you douchebags?

Don't dress down. Fuck 'em. Do your own thing and let all these office snobs who bicker about petty shit suck the boss' dick under the table to get their measly two-dollar-an-hour more promotion. You work your mojo with those suits.

Thank god I don't work in an office environment anymore. I'd piss off everyone in the fucking building apparently. My dress down technique was wearing a pair of Vans with my suit. Yeah bitches.

The co-workers were probably kidding around with him since he is new... and judging from the character he's displayed so far, I'd say he's probably over-reacting to their comments.
Looking down on people who dress down on the appropriate day for it...is snobby. Considering yourself above said people because they participate, is pretentious. Thinking that non-participation will get you ahead, is petty.

 

[Sol..]

:lol Hey! Aren't you the one who got busted in the "show your girlfriend" thread by posting a picture of some porn star?

rofl look at my post history....at what point would you think i'd even go out with a woman.

 

[agrajag]

I totally wouldn't be surprised if the OP's co-workers were doing some playful hazing and the OP took it as a serious threat.

He's going to be miserable and obsessing about his Redline stapler.

 

[Dark Octave]

rofl look at my post history....at what point would you think i'd even go out with a woman.

:lol My bad. It was someone who's name must have been similar to yours. Sorry for the attempted derail.

Carry on ya'all!

 

[lastendconductor]

Don't worry OP. People just love to hate on individuals who are different. Keep fighting my friend, it's not your fault you were born a retarded douche :lol I hope your suits burn in a fire :lol

 

[Adam Blade]

:lol My bad. It was someone who's name must have been similar to yours. Sorry for the attempted derail.

Carry on ya'all!

How is Sol.. similar to YakiSOBA? >_>

 

[tak]

I see this as stupid on both ends. It's stupid your co-workers care that much, and it's stupid that you care so much to dress professionally.

If your management thinks a clean shirt and nice pants are more important then the work you put out (assuming you don't work with customers) then they're not very smart.

 

[Duke Togo]

Wow OP, you are a true renegade! Yeah, that'll show em!

 

[nyong]

The co-workers were probably kidding around with him since he is new... and judging from the character he's displayed so far, I'd say he's probably over-reacting to their comments. Looking down on people who dress down on the appropriate day for it...is snobby. Considering yourself above said people because they participate, is pretentious. Thinking that non-participation will get you ahead, is petty.

Highly unlikely.

He got called out on not being a team-player. Which is not a good sign if you just started working somewhere.

The fact is, he chose to work there. You don't have to like it, but you have to respect their workplace culture. If everyone else takes Casual Friday seriously, you sure as shit better do the same. He's making waves and pissing people off at a brand new job. Odds are good he's going to get pulled into an office one day real soon and told that "this isn't working out" and he should seek employment elsewhere.

 

[krypt0nian]

I see this as stupid on both ends. It's stupid your co-workers care that much, and it's stupid that you care so much to dress professionally.

If your management thinks a clean shirt and nice pants are more important then the work you put out (assuming you don't work with customers) then they're not very smart.

How are they stupid? He's being an asshat. If they were privy to the thoughts he's expressed here he'd be out of a job.

 

[tak]

How are they stupid? He's being an asshat. If they were privy to the thoughts he's expressed here he'd be out of a job.

I haven't read the entire thread, so I might be missing something. I was just responding to the original post.

EDIT: Read the thread. The OP is a dick, and you're right, he would be out of a job.

 

[Dark Octave]

How is Sol.. similar to YakiSOBA? >_>

Nah...nah it wasn't yaki. It was someone name "soul" or something.

Did yakiSOBA do that too? :lol WTF is up with these lonley bastards?

 

[Zeke]

fuck yea I love backfire threads :lol
Also sucks for you guys that hate their co-workers I can honestly say the people I work with are really cool people. As a matter of fact we're hitting the bar up right after work. OP you're a douche don't rock the boat you prolly won't there much longer anyway.

 

[tedtropy]

 

[Jamesfrom818]

Nah...nah it wasn't yaki. It was someone name "soul" or something.

Did yakiSOBA do that too? :lol WTF is up with these lonley bastards?

I thought it was a picture of girl that was in a Facebook ad.

 

[Quixzlizx]

Well, no one is going to complain about how you dress at the unemployment office.

:lol

 

[NintendosBooger]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

 

[xsarien]

When both the CEO and the CFO invite me to their next skiing trip, I'll revisit this thread and force feed some of you the finest crow.

If you think they're going to invite you anywhere based on what you wear, friend, you have a lot to learn about the working world. Now, I don't think you're going to lose your job over wearing a suit, but you can potentially lose it for being a condescending douchebag to your co-workers.

Also: You get bonus points for being this uppity about wearing nice clothes to the office on principle while posting with a screenname that has "Booger" in it.

 

[Quixzlizx]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

You are definitely going places.

 

[eznark]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

Take a voice recorder please.

 

[BlackMage]

"Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

by that logic, i should go to work naked.

 

[Relix]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

:lol

You have a point, but you know what? You are not a higher-up, you are a nobody, a peon paid to do the job that makes them money. And no, they will not sympathize with you for the sole reason you are not being a team player, not following a local office policy, and for the sole fact that you are an uptight guy that is like a porn girl looking to ravage some dick to gain some money. That's the way I see it.

 

[malek4980]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

I'm sure they'll love having their time wasted over such a trivial matter.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

 

[Zeke]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

holy fuck this just keeps getting better I hope your co-workers start pulling "pranks" on your uptight ass :lol

 

[ArtG]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

You're such a sweetheart.

 

[Stinkles]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

Are you a salesman? Tell us what you do. It can inform our opinions better.

 

[lil smoke]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

well.... :lol

I'm not sure the wise man had your exact predicament in mind, but... I guess I still tend to side with you, aside from the 'sucking-up' angle.

 

[nyong]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

I'd love to hear how you would handle this.

Here is the simple fact. If your co-workers don't like you, you're out of a job. Period. Especially considering you just started work there. And believe me, if they want to fire you it won't have anything (officially) to do with a refusal to dress down on Friday.

 

[Sol..]

lol i'd like to say shitting on people and cheating attention with suits n' shit aint effective...but it can be.

Do whatcha gotta do, just make sure you post on here with stories of how much everybody hates you and all the times prostitutes run off with your wallet or attempt to stab you.

 

[Cheeto]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

Looks like you stole this response right from an early season six script.

 

[LCfiner]

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be."* That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

*except on Fridays.

 

[Dark Octave]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

OMG you're disgusting!

I truly pitty anyone who ever works over, under, or around you.

 

[Agent Ghost]

You come off as an asshole. They put this in place so people can feel comfortable at work, it helps relieve anxiety. You're the new guy and you shit on the whole thing.

 

[krypt0nian]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

You don't have the position or place that your head tells you you do. You are a tooth on a cog who thinks he should be winding the watch.

As many others have said, not being a team player guarantees that you never will be a higher up.

The person you've turned out to be is disgusting.

 

[captive]

I like how some of you are gleefully predicting I'll lose my job.

All the higher-ups wear suits regardless of what day it is. If my direct manager comes to me again about this dress down bullshit, all I have to do is walk into any one of their offices and explain to them the situation. I'm sure they'll sympathize being professionally dressed, SUCCESSFUL earners.

A wise man once said, "Don't dress where you are, dress where you want to be." That's rare wisdom you won't get everyday on GAF, folks, so remember it, chums.

:lol
At you actually thinking any of the executives want to talk to you let alone actually be forced to look at you.

 

[y2dvd]

I hate OP for having DDF and not taking advantage of it. We have to donate $5 just to have DDF, which I had to do today. >=\

 

[KHarvey16]

You'd think a lifetime of being told he was an asshole would prepare the OP for not being liked at his job.

 

[MidiSurf]

I'd love to hear how you would handle this.

Here is the simple fact. If your co-workers don't like you, you're out of a job. Period. Especially considering you just started work there. And believe me, if they want to fire you it won't have anything (officially) to do with a refusal to dress down on Friday.

You have to have good reason to fire somebody and not dressing casually isn't good reason. They have to point out that he's not a team player and ignoring DDF doesn't mean you are not a team player. If the DDF isn't mandatory then he is safe.

And we really don't know anything about OP's job so it might even be that you don't have to be a team player to rose up in the ranks.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

You have to have good reason to fire somebody and not dressing casually is not good reason. They have to point out that he's not a team player and ignoring DDF doesn't mean you are not a team player. If the DDF isn't mandatory then he is safe.

Not really. This was mentioned before but in some states you can fire people just cause you want to.

 

[lil smoke]

You have to have good reason to fire somebody and not dressing casually is not good reason. They have to point out that he's not a team player and ignoring DDF doesn't mean you are not a team player. If the DDF isn't mandatory then he is safe.

Yup. Would never fly in HR. Companies are scared shit of lawsuits. However, OP would have to be completely on point at his job.

I'm saying... do your job better than everyone else, and there is nothing anyone can do. You just have to accept that your co-workers are going to make your job harder for you, and you are going to be in a spiteful/grudge environment.

Not really. This was mentioned before but in some states you can fire people just cause you want to.

My company has the clause. It is possible that the supervisor can just say "we don't need you anymore", but he is a new employee and there had to be a reason to hire him in the 1st place. But that rule is not that black and white. There has to be some reason. He has rights!