Dress Code

Employees are dressing more casually for work these days, and it can be uncomfortable for supervisors to publicly criticize it -- particularly when those workers are women, and the supervisor is a man. That's been the case for one Tennessee judge, who sparked a controversy by writing a memo urging female ...

By Debra Auerbach For some, having to wear a uniform or suit to work every day may be a blessing. Not everyone enjoys buying clothes or putting together a work-appropriate outfit. For others, fashion is a form of personal expression. They look forward to creating outfits and don't want to be restricted ...

There are tech startups that allow employees to come to the office in pajamas and do their work while sitting in massage chairs and drinking from a complimentary keg. But these companies generally are founded by young people. Most other employers -- including virtually most of the Fortune 500 -- are fighting ...

By Seth Fiegerman Every office has that co-worker who chews gum too loudly or dresses inappropriately -- just make sure it isn't you. No matter how hard a worker you may be, if you annoy other people in the office, it will come back to haunt you. "The way you move up the corporate ladder is by making people ...

Navy blue is apparently the weapon of choice when it comes to colors in the C-suite for men, while women stick to the slimming effects of all black clothing. A recent CareerBuilder survey went behind the mysterious culture of CEOs, finding out what they typically drive, how they do their hair, their social ...

Tom Vitale decided to make a change this summer. He hung up the suit and tie that he's worn to work for two decades, and opted instead for a breezier ensemble: khakis and a sportcoat. At his New York law firm, Mayer Brown, Vitale is a belated arrival on the bandwagon. ...

The March on Selma it may not have been, but 15 analysts of Deutsche Bank (DB) decided to take a stand. The DB 15 showed up to work earlier this month wearing golf shirts after one of their colleagues was reprimanded for wearing a similar outfit. It fell short of the mandated dress code for men as stipulated ...

Likely it will take a lot more than a 43-page booklet on how employees should "Dress for Success" to restore the battered UBS banking brand. But, nevertheless UBS is sure trying. Earlier this month, you might recall that trustee for the Madoff Ponzi scheme victims Irving Picard filed a complaint against UBS ...

Dressing for work can be a battle, but only if you don't know what you're doing. The way you look and dress in the office makes a statement about what people can expect from you and how you feel about yourself. Here are five areas you should focus on when it comes to having great work style, from the ...