What Do You Think Of Casual Fridays?

I've been wearing a suit & tie daily for a while now, and to put it bluntly it's a pain in the ass. I wish I could just wear nice dress shirts with slacks on a regular basis, or maybe in the 100 degree summer I could rock a peter millar polo.

I'd be all for it, but still would dress up for client meetings.

It's tricky because the worst thing you could do is underdress but you also don't want to look like you have a stick up your a**. I suggest nice jeans, tucked in button up and nice shoes.

Casual Friday in the tech world is pajama day. It's all fun and games till you show up naked not understanding the context.

Bro just chill, rock a button-up and some jeans or chinos, please don't tuck, it makes you look like a grandpa. Personally I wish casual Friday would morph into casual every day.

In my opinion you look stupid being the only guy not wearing jeans when everyone else does and its a firm-wide policy. Nobody will care what you do, but don't think it makes you stand out or more professional than others for not doing it

I think they're great, but I usually wear khakis+polo just in case I have to take a meeting in another building. Khakis are more comfortable to me than jeans anyway.

I find that jeans and STDs have many similarities.

I personally don't have any, but many people do.

It is an old wives tale

My 18 odd experience in the professional workplace is that casual Fridays are normally a sign that pay bumps aren't going to be good.

Wish every day was casual Friday.

Khakis and golf polos everyday for me, casual Friday is shorts and a t-shirt. Captain Casual

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I'll be honest, I pretty much view my work attire like a uniform. White button up shirt, navy slacks...everyday, regardless of the casual Friday policy. Just easier to wake up and grab the same thing everyday without having to think about it.

Khaki shorts, golf polo, and flip flops. Every. Day. Come at me bro.

denim is against company policy at my firm

I thought I'd be like Harvey Specter and wear a different designer suit every day but now I'm only wearing dress shirt and formal slacks to work (in SF) and I frankly think its going to be hell wearing a suit. I long for Fridays when I can slip into sweatpants, sneakers, and a t-shirt

Wore Jeans and a polo to casual friday for the first department/group I was in as a SA and was totally fine. Rotated to a different group, did the same thing, and got absolutely annihilated from the VP there. Definitely double check the conditions for whichever department you're in. If unsure, dress how you normally would.

Anyone else ever observe that all of the firms that blew up in 08/09 were the ones that were business formal? Look it up...

In my last I-banking job, I rocked jeans daily once I got to VP (at a boutique). I left to found a startup, and I wear shorts and t-shirts every day now. As an entrepreneur, you are always on-call, and there is no place to divide work and personal life so you might as well be comfortable.

I love the feeling of proper suit pants - so I just wear that, but instead of wearing a white shirt, I wear a blue one. No tie or so. Some nice shoes...

Harvey Specter Style every god damn day.

Your firm has casual Fridays on a Thursday? That's pretty solid.

Get past the pretense and just focus on the job.

Don't look like shit though.

There are so many horrible attempts at being funny in this thread