tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9934504.post-39856489401124356052008-01-24T11:45:00.000-05:002008-01-24T11:54:45.892-05:00In the Megacity of Toronto, the city (or region) of Vaughn has decide that it needs an official dress-code for its' public officials. Here are a few highlights:<br /><p><strong></strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>These are among the items that would be verboten if the dress code is approved:</strong></p> <ul><li>Flip-flops, sport sandals, running shoes, bare feet</li><li>Hats, head coverings (except for safety, religious or medical reasons)</li><li>Ripped, wrinkled, unclean clothing</li><li>Overalls, shorts, sweat pants, spandex, stirrup pants, leggings, jeans</li><li>Muscle shirts, tank tops, halter and tube tops</li><li>Vinyl garments</li><li>Bared midriff, exposed chest, low-cut apparel</li></ul></blockquote>What's surprising is that people needed to be told specifically <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>to wear these items. Clearly, before this move, apparently town meetings were being held at the beach or a laundromat on a Sunday morning.<br /><br />Muscle shirts and halter tops? WTF? What do their "Dress-down Fridays" look like? Are people showing up high and naked?<br /><br />I think the general respect for work has gone from absurdly official and stuffy to slovenly and ugly. How hard is it to grab a pair of pressed pants and a buttoned shirt? I've seen old timey movie reels of monkeys wearing bow-ties and tuxedos. Even the hobo down in the train yard manages to match his dead-rat slippers with a dead-raccoon cap.<br /><br />Have some respect for yourself and the position you hold. You're not farming gold in WoW. You're representing your city as a paid civil servant. Dress like you earned it.<br /><br />As for me, I'm quite happy coming to work in our ordered apparel. A Panda costume and top hat. With spats!!<br /><br />I'm done here.Mike Classichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638704331766363813noreply@blogger.com