A very honest & serious question, why do formals even exist? Like honestly, I want to know the origin of formal clothes! How one of the most uncomfortable & stiff clothes ever, came into being as the staunch dress code at places where we work.
Yesterday, I had this amazing opportunity of wearing formal clothes for the very first time in my life. Well, not an opportunity, it was compulsory to wear formals, I had no other choice. And how I wish it was also the last time I had to wear formals.
To say that they were uncomfortable is a major understatement. I swear I couldn’t concentrate on the seminar for more than 11 seconds at a stretch at once. And I also couldn’t sit with my knees & legs making a normal 90 degree because guess what, I just couldn’t fold my knees.
The day before the seminar, we got a notification regarding our industrial trip saying that it was compulsory to wear formals for the visit. More than half the kids backed off after this notification. At that moment, I wondered why kids backed off entirely and everything made perfect sense when I wore formals myself.
Here’s why they should be banned or at least, NOT made compulsory for Beyonce’s sake!
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They are uncomfortably uncomfortable.
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Considering that a normal work day consists of 8-10 hours, isn’t it imperative that employees be allowed to wear something comfortable to work?
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Right to Freedom, duh! We should be allowed to wear what we want as long as it’s not too casual for an official corporate set up.
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Convenience. No explanation needed. And don’t forget the convenience of cost, everyone knows how cheap & easy to maintain formals are :)
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The coming generation of workers will consist of the youngest core of millennials & the Gen-Z’s. These people don’t believe in strict dress codes at all, they’re actually pretty expressive. Their personality & individuality is key to them.
- If you look at the biggest & fastest growing companies today, they are driven by innovation, creative inputs, & young talent & none of them have rigid formal dress codes.
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And I hope these corporates ain’t gonna ignore the fact that people come to work after travelling for a solid 2-3 hrs each day. Travelling in those jam packed metros & getting through Rajiv Chowk isn’t an easy feat. It’s the survival of the fittest.
So, here’s the deal then, why on the face of mama Earth are “strict formals” still a ‘strict dress code’ at almost all interviews & workplaces? F***in’ devils-in-disguise.
Disclaimer : And I know formals come in various types, but the ones I wore & every other kid around me wears for college placements were legit satanic! Peace!
Akshay below shows exactly what I want to do to them when I’m wearing one :
