Now, in the midst of my job search, I am learning the dark side of constant casual dress. When looking through my wardrobe, not just for the purpose of interviewing, but for the future purposes of possibly having a new job, I quickly realized that I have very little appropriate clothing!!
The Society for Human Resource Management reported in 1999 that 95% of U.S. companies had some sort of "casual day" policy, in comparison to only 24% in 1992. Levi Strauss also claimed in 1999 that 75% of U.S. workers dressed casually every day in 1999. This trend changed a bit in the 2000's, with 19% of fortune 500 companies reinstating business dress policies, but the percentages still remain high of those that allow casual dress.
What does this mean for me? Well, my foreseeable future budget is a bit different. I am now not only working in bill payments, but I am working in clothing costs too. And it is also something that I wouldn't necessarily want to go out and replace completely in one fell swoop. Due to the trends that clothing stores follow seasonally, I would prefer to replace the missing wardrobe over time, so that I have a mix of clothing styles and colors.
Don't get me wrong - I'm definitely not complaining! I mean, a reason to go spend money?! Heck yeah!! It just makes me wonder - how often do people go through this due to job changes? Not only ones like I'm going through, but also people who go from working from home to working in an office, or people who haven't been working in a while, and then start working again?
So, long story short, a new wardrobe is in the making. We shall see how it grows!!
No comments:
Post a Comment