I like jeans. One of the things I enjoyed about where I work is that we were able to wear jeans. Not any more.
An edict came from the CEO that those of us in the downtown office must "look professional" and that jeans apparently don't fit that description. I'm ok with this in principle, however this edict came with a "NO EXCEPTIONS" clause. Here's the thing, I spend about 1/2 of my work day crawling around either under desks, in a dirty warehouse, or in a server closet. I'd much rather were a durable pair of denim jeans, even if their black., than a pair of "professional" dockers or khaki's that will tear or show dirt more easily.
I went to my supervisor and requested he speak with the powers that be, explain about my work day, and that at a previous employer I wore out a pair of dress pants on average every month. I was told there would be no exceptions.
Obviously I'm not going to quit over this but really, what do they care what I wear as long as I get the job done and act professional doing it?
